About Lloyd Bott
Lived 1917 – 2004 (aged 87). Lloyd Bott was an Australian civil servant.
Lloyd Forrester Bott (8 April 1917 – 8 September 2004) was a senior Australian public servant.
Early life Lloyd Bott was born on 8 April 1917 in Thornbury, Melbourne. He attended Northcote High School.
John Gorton appointed Bott Secretary of the Department of National Development in 1969. He was later Secretary of the Department of Tourism and Recreation, between 1973 and 1975.
Bott retired from the public service in 1977, his final appointment being Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs, which he had held since December 1975.
Awards and honours Lloyd Bott was honoured with a Distinguished Service Cross in 1945, for his "gallantry, enthusiasm and great devotion to duty while serving in HM MGB 502 in hazardous operations".
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Lloyd Bott was born on 8 April 1917 in Thornbury.
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Lloyd Bott died on 8 September 2004.
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Lloyd Bott was Australian.
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