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- ↑ It's an Honour - Distinguished Service Order
- ↑ "No. 35745". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 October 1942. p. 4479.
- ↑ "World War II Nominal Roll". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ↑ It's an Honour - Officer of the Order of Australia
