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He was seconded to the A.I.F. as a temporary brigadier on 17 February 1941 and made deputy judge advocate-general of the A.I.F. in the Middle East. Back in Australia in June 1942, he became D.J.A.G. at Land Headquarters, Melbourne. On 23 September he succeeded W. J. MacKay as director-general of security.
Book of Remembrance entry
LL.B. : Driver, 11th Field Coy., Engineers, A.I.F., France. Enlisting in July, 1915, was retained in Australia as lieutenant, A.M.F.
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1894Birth in Balmain -- NSW, Australia 12 June 1894
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1894Birth 12 Jun 1894 at Balmain [ NSW Australia ]
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?Early education at Fort St Model School
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1915Enlisted 1 Jul 1915
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?Military service as Driver at France --, France
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1920Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1920
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1920Admitted to the Bar 6 May 1920 at New South Wales [ NSW Australia ]
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1922Legal Officer 1922
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1925Married 8 Jul 1925 at Scots Presbyterian Church [ Sydney Australia ]
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1942Director Commonwealth Security Service at Canberra -- ACT, Australia 23 September 1942
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1966Death in Marrickville -354 Illawarra Road- NSW, Australia 24 November 1966
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