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Name	Wallace Charles Wurth
Born	14 January, 1896 Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
Died	16 September, 1960 (aged 64) Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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] McKell, William John (colleague) Lynch, Aileen Elizabeth (colleague) Heath, Harry Frederick (colleague) Bland, Henry Armand (mentored) Gutmann, Felix (related entry) Ward, Russel Braddock (related entry)
Occupation or Descriptor *	public servant (1912-1960) New South Wales, Australia soldier (1916-1919) Federal, Australia public service head (1939-1960) New South Wales, Australia university chancellor (1955-1960) New South Wales, Australia

* Dates are approximate