Booth, Edgar Harold

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M.C., D.Sc., F.Inst.P. : Captain, 5th Divisional Artillery, A.I.F., France. Enlisting 20th September, 1915, was stationed at Liverpool Camp till September, 1916, and, sailing on 14th, served with Trench Mortar Batteries (medium and heavy), 1916-17, as Artillery Reconnaissance Officer 19 17-18 and Staff Captain 1918-19. Awarded M.C. 24th October, 1917, and Mentioned in Despatches. A.M.F. : Major, 15th August, 1923. Lecturer in Physics, 1918-37. Warden, New England University College, Armidale, 1938-. President, The Union, 1922-24. Early education at Fort St. High School.

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1893

Birth in Petersham -- NSW, Australia 12 February 1893
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Early education at Fort Street High School, Millers Point, NSW, Australia
1914

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1914
1915

Enlisted 20 Sep 1915
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Military service as Captain at France --, France
1917

Military award: M.C. Military Cross on 1917-10-24
1919

Acting Lecturer & Demonstrator in Physics at Camperdown -University of Sydney- NSW, Australia 1919
1919

Lecturer at Camperdown -- Sydney, NSW, Australia 1919
1936

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1936
1937

Founding Warden at Armidale -- NSW, Australia 1937
1955

Tertiary education at University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia 1955
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Military award: Mentioned in Despatches on
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Member of Science Teachers Assoc. NSW
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Member of Royal Society of NSW
1963

Death in Vaucluse -- NSW, Australia 18 December 1963

Gender

Male

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