About Bob Lansdown
Lived 1921 – 2006 (aged 84). Bob Lansdown was an Australian civil servant and public servant.
Robert Broughton Lansdown (9 May 1921 – 6 May 2006) was a senior Australian public servant and policymaker.
Life and career Bob Lansdown was born on 9 May 1921 in East Maitland. At the age of 14, he first joined the Australian Public Service, as a post office bicycle messenger in Strathfield.
During World War II, Lansdown joined the Second Australian Imperial Force, serving in the Middle East and New Guinea.
Awards and honours Lansdown was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for housing, environment and community development in 1977. In 1991 he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for service to communications.
In 2009, a street in the Canberra suburb of Casey was named Lansdown Crescent in Bob Lansdown's honour.
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Who was Bob Lansdown?
Australian public servant
When was Bob Lansdown born?
Bob Lansdown was born on 9 May 1921 in East Maitland.
When did Bob Lansdown die?
Bob Lansdown died on 6 May 2006.
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Bob Lansdown was a civil servant and public servant.
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Bob Lansdown was Australian.
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