Wallace Vernon Fyfe

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Wallace Vernon Fyfe
Born1894
Died1982
Nationality Australian
OccupationGeographer

Wallace Vernon Fyfe (1894 - 1982) was an Australian geographer who served as the Surveyor General of Western Australia from 1938 to 1945. [1]

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Biography

He was born at Albert Park, Victoria on 07 April 1894. [2] He was the second of four children born to Alexander Parker Fyfe, and his wife Marion, née Howard. [3] [1]

He was married to Venetia Thompson (1892 - 1975), a tennis player. [4] [1]

He died on 17 January 1982 and was survived by his two daughters. [3] [1]

Career

Military Service

He served in the Australian Infantry Battalion of the Australian Army during the World War One. He reached the rank of private and served in France. [5] [6] [7] [3] [1]

He also worked for the Commonwealth Public Service. [2]

Surveyor

In 1910, he was apprenticed to the surveyor Marmaduke Terry. [2] [1]

He became a licensed surveyor on 21 October 1919. [8]

He was a member of the Institution of Surveyors of Western Australia. [9]

He became the director of land settlement in Western Australia in 1945. [3] [1]

He retired on 7 April 1959. [3]

Bibliography

His notable books include: [10] [11]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Obituaries". Australian Surveyor. 31 (4): 284–285. December 1, 1982. doi:10.1080/00050326.1982.10435004 via Taylor and Francis+NEJM.
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  9. "Obituaries". Australian Surveyor. 31 (4): 284–285. 1982. doi:10.1080/00050326.1982.10435004.
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