Robson, Leonard Charles

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Appointed CBE in 1955 but did not formally accept. A founder of the Headmasters Conference of Australia in 1931. His portrait by Sir WIlliam Dargie won the 1947 Archibald Prize.

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M.C., B.Sc.; M.A. (Oxon.) : Lieutenant, 18th Battn., A.I.F., France. Enlisting in A.A.M.C. in August, 1915, transferred to Infantry early in 1916, joining 18th Battn. in France 30th August and serving in all important engagements, including Somme, Ypres, Villers- Bretonneux and Hindenburg Line until the Armistice, being adjutant from 8th January, 1917. Demobilised in England, 30th January, 1920, later returning to Australia. Promoted second-lieutenant, 23rd October, 1916; lieutenant, 29th January, 1917. Awarded M.C. 3rd June, 1918, and Mentioned in Despatches. Rhodes Scholar, 1916. Headmaster, Sydney Church of England Grammar School. Early education at Sydney Grammar School. Later at New College, Oxford.

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1894

Birth in Waverley -- NSW, Australia 17 October 1894
1906

Early education at Stanmore Superior School, Stanmore, NSW, Australia 1906
1907

Early education at Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia 1907
1915

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

Enlisted 1 Aug 1915
1917

Military service as Lieutenant at France --, France 1917
1917

Military award: Mentioned in Despatches on 1917
1918

Military award: M.C. Military Cross on 1918-06-03
1920

Tertiary education at New College, Oxford University, University of Oxford, Oxford, England 1920
1920

Senior Mathematics Master at Geelong -- VIC, Australia 1920
1920

Married 29 Nov 1920 at St Stephen's Parish Church [ Hampstead England ]
1922

Headmaster at North Sydney -Sydney Church of England Grammar School- NSW, Australia 1922
1925

Tertiary education at Oxford University, Oxford, England 1925
1964

Death in Canberra -- ACT, Australia 5 December 1964

Gender

Male

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Portrait of L.C. Robson by Sir William Dargie [ jpg ]

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