Back, John

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B.A.; B.Sc. (Syd. et Oxon.) : Lieutenant, 55th Battn., A.I.F., England and France. Enlisting 25th October, 1915, and sailing 23rd June, 1916, after being commissioned 6th January, was appointed Area Gas Officer Southern Command in January, 1917. Crossing to France, was wounded at Bayonvillers 10th August, 1918. Appointed Staff Captain Training Brigade, England, 16th January, 1919, returning 16th August, 1920. Granted scholarship by Department of Industrial and Scientific Research, England. Mentioned in Despatches. Early education at Sydney High School. Later at Teachers' College, and New College, Oxford.

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1887

Birth in Minto -- NSW, Australia 20 June 1887
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Early education at Sydney High School, Surry Hills, NSW, Australia
1904

Pupil-Teacher at Maclean -Harwood Island- NSW, Australia 1904
1911

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1911
1915

Assistant Teacher at Surry Hills -- NSW, Australia 1915
1915

Enlisted 25 Oct 1915
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Military service as Lieutenant at Wingate, England --, United Kingdom ; France --, France
1918

Science Master at East Maitland -- NSW, Australia 21 December 1918
1920

Tertiary education at Oxford University, Oxford, England 1920
1927

Secondary School Inspector at New South Wales -- NSW, Australia 1927
1940

Staff Inspector of Schools at Cooyar -- QLD, Australia 1940
1940

Superintendent of Secondary Education at New South Wales -- NSW, Australia 1940
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Military award: Mentioned in Despatches on
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Science Master at Ultimo -- NSW, Australia
1972

Back J. : Death 18 Nov 1972

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Male

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