Australian Dictionary of Biography

26 December, 1921
Glenhuntly, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

4 June, 1991 (aged 69)
Murrumbateman, New South Wales, Australia

cancer (not specified)

• 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.

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• Buchanan, Herbert James (senior officer)
• Becher, Otto Humphrey (senior officer)

• Hampton High School (Vic) (student, 1934-1938)
• Royal Naval College (Dartmouth, UK) (student, 1939-1941)
• Royal Naval Staff College (Greenwich, UK) (student, 1958-1959)
• Imperial Defence College (London) (navay officer, 1966)

• navy officer (1939-1978) Federal, Australia
• winemaker (1978-1991) New South Wales, Australia
• governor (1982-1985) Victoria, Australia

• World War II (navy officer)
• Korean War (navy officer)
• Vietnam War (navy officer)

• Officer of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1978)
• Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (recipient, 1982)

• Doonkuna (NSW) (owner, 1978)