Williams, Francis Edgar

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1893

Birth in Malvern -- SA, Australia 9 September 1893
1914

Tertiary education at Adelaide University, South Australia, SA, Australia 16 December 1914
1915

Military service as 2nd Lieutenant 7 June 1915
1918

Military service as Captain 18 February 1918
1919

Military award: 1914-15 Star on 1919
1919

Military award: British War Medal on 1919
1919

Military award: Victory Medal on 1919
1921

Tertiary education at Oxford University, Oxford, England 1921
1922

Anthropologist at Papua New Guinea --, Papua New Guinea 1922
1928

Tertiary education at Adelaide University, South Australia, SA, Australia 21 December 1928
1939

Member of Australia & NZ Association for the Advancement of Science since 1939
1941

Tertiary education at Oxford University, Oxford, England 1941
1941

Military service at Papua New Guinea --, Papua New Guinea 1941
1943

Death in Owen Stanley Ranges --, New Guinea 12 May 1943

Gender

Male

From the archives

Article on his work as an anthropologist part 1 [ jpg ]

Article on his work as an anthropologist pt 2 [ jpg ]

Article on his work as anthropologist part 3 [ jpg ]

Article on his work as an anthropologist part 4 [ jpg ]

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