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Biographical entry Banfield, Henry Evans (1887 - 1974)
- Born
- 1887
Bega, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 3 August 1974
- Occupation
- Meteorologist
Summary
Henry Evans Banfield served in the AIF in the First World War and was awarded the Military Cross for outstanding bravery. After the war he transferred from the Postmaster General's department to the Bureau of Meteorology in Sydney. After time in Brisbane and Melbourne he took up a position in Adelaide in 1938. He served in the RAAF Meteorological Service during the Second World War, was Regional Director, Bureau of Meteorology, Tasmania, and then Regional Director, South Australia, 1948-1952, retiring in 1952.
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- National Library of Australia, 'Banfield Henry Evans', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1477062. Details
See also
- Federation and Meteorology, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/fam/scripts/fam-dynindex.php3?EID=P003222. Details
Helen Morgan
Created: 10 May 2001, Last modified: 24 May 2006
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