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Life Summary

Name	Jack Lawrence Kelly
Born	25 September, 1920 North Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	20 April, 1999 (aged 78) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Cultural Heritage	Manx Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Religious Influence	Anglican Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Fadden, Arthur William (employer)
Education *	Brisbane Grammar School (student, 1933-1936) University of Queensland (law) University of Queensland (student, 1937-1941) University of Queensland (student, 1947-1948)
Occupation or Descriptor *	public servant (1937-1946) Queensland, Australia army officer (1941-1982) Federal, Australia sales representative (1946-1947) Queensland, Australia barrister (1949-1970) Queensland, Australia private secretary (1950-1952) Federal, Australia judge-advocate (1969-1970) Federal, Australia judge (1970-1972) Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea judge (1972-1990) Queensland, Australia judge-advocate (1976-1982) Federal, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (army officer, 1941-1945) 9th Battalion (army officer, 1941-1945) 7th Brigade (soldier, 1945)
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1982)
Clubs *	United Service Club (Brisbane) (member, 1946-1990) United Service Club (Brisbane) (president, 1979-1980)
Key Organisations *	Licensing Commission (Qld) (member, 1957-1970) Licensing Commission (Qld) (chair, 1960-1970) Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for the State of Queensland (member, 1965-1970) University of Queensland (law) (board member, 1965-1970) Bar Association of Queensland (vice president, 1968-1970) Parole Board Queensland (chair, 1983-1985)
Workplaces *	Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea (judge, 1970-1972) Supreme Court of Qld (judge, 1972-1990) Supreme Court of the Solomon Islands (appeal judge, 1982-1984)

* Dates are approximate