Birks, Walter Richard

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1886

Birth in Hectorville -- SA, Australia 11 March 1886
1902

Early education at Prince Alfred College, Adelaide, SA, Australia 1902
1909

Tertiary education at Roseworthy Agricultural College, Roseworthy, SA, Australia 1909
1910

Tertiary education at Adelaide University, South Australia, SA, Australia 1910
1911

Manager at Booborowie -- SA, Australia 1911
1913

Inspector of Agriculture at New South Wales -- NSW, Australia 1913
1915

Military service as Bombardier 1915
1919

Military award: British War Medal on 1919
1919

Military award: 1914-15 Star on 1919
1919

Military award: Victory Medal on 1919
1919

Studied 1919 at Cambridge University [ Cambridge England ]
1920

Assistant Director at AIF Education School -- Cambridge, England 1920
1927

Principal at Roseworthy -Roseworthy Agricultural College- SA, Australia 1927
1927

Principal at Dookie Agricultural College -Dookie Agricultural College- Dookie, Australia 1927
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Kuhne, Frederick John
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Sandland, Arnold Cooper
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Best, Sydney Harold Thomas
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Brown, Evan Owen
1960

Death in Heywood -- VIC, Australia 1960

Gender

Male

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