Hodgson, William Roy

Furthermore

He was involved in the formative stages of the United Nations Organization and was Australian delegate to the first General Assembly, held in London in 1945-46, and Australian representative on the Security Council and the Human Rights Commission.In 1949 he was sent to Tokyo as British Commonwealth representative on the Allied Council for Japan. From ADB entry

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1892

Birth in Kingston -- VIC, Australia 22 May 1892
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Early education at Ballarat School of Mines, Ballarat, VIC, Australia
0191

Married 18 Oct 191 at Christ Church : South Yarra [ Vic Australia ]
1911

Early education at Royal Military College, Royal Military College, Duntroon, ACT, Australia 1911
1914

Military service as Lieutenant 5 August 1914
1916

Military award: Croix de Guerre avec palme on 1916
1917

Military service 1917
1918

Military service at Melbourne -- VIC, Australia 1918
1925

Head of Military Intelligence at Melbourne -- VIC, Australia 1925
1929

Tertiary education at University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia 1929
1929

Consultant 1929
1934

Assistant Secretary at Canberra -- ACT, Australia 1934
1934

Appointed O.B.E. Order British Empire 1934
1935

Secretary 1935
1937

Attended Imperial Conference 1937 at London [ England ]
1945

Australian Head of Mission 1945
1945

Acting Australian High Commissioner at Canada --, Canada 1945
1945

Ambassador to France 1945
1946

Delegate to Paris Peace Conference 1946
1951

Appointed C.M.G. 1951
1952

High Commissioner at South Africa --, South Africa 1952
1957

Retired 1957
1958

Death in Sydney -- NSW, Australia 24 January 1958

Gender

Male