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Name	Theodore Eric Nave
Born	18 March, 1899 Croydon, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died	23 June, 1993 (aged 94) Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia
Occupation or Descriptor *	sailor (1917-1921) Federal, Australia navy officer (1921-1925) Federal, Australia cryptographer (1925-1930) Overseas defence forces personnel (British) (1925-1930) Overseas cryptographer (1930-1949) Federal, Australia intelligence officer (1930-1959) Federal, Australia navy officer (1930-1949) Federal, Australia public servant (1949-1959) Federal, Australia
Military Service *	World War I (sailor) World War II (navy officer)
Key Events *	Olympic Games (Melbourne, 1956) (in charge of security) Royal Tour, 1954 (in charge of security)
Key Organisations *	Brighton Horticultural Society (Melbourne) (member) Naval Association of Australia (member) Naval Association of Australia (president, 1960)
Workplaces *	Dept of Railways (SA) (employee, 1913-1917) ASIO (senior officer, 1950-1959)

* Dates are approximate