Walter Crocker
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Life and career
Crocker was born in Broken Hill, New South Wales, the eldest son of Robert Crocker and Alma Bray.[1] He served in World War II with the British Army, becoming a lieutenant colonel.[1]
He was ambassador or high commissioner to eleven countries, including India (twice), Indonesia, Canada,[2] Italy, Belgium, Nepal, the Netherlands, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda.[3] He headed the Department of International Relations at the Research School of Pacific (and Asian) Studies, Australian National University, 1949–1954.[4]
Crocker was a Lieutenant-Governor of South Australia for more than nine years.[1] He and his wife, Claire, had two sons, Robert and Christopher.[5]
Books
Crocker authored a well-received biography of Jawaharlal Nehru titled Nehru: A Contemporary's Estimate (1966).
Awards
Crocker was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1955 while Australian Ambassador to Indonesia.[6] He was later promoted to Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in 1977, in recognition of his service to the public.[7]
References
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Further reading
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- Nehru: A Contemporary's Estimate by Walter Crocker with a Foreword by Arnold Toynbee (1966). New York: Oxford University Press.
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External links
- The Memoirs of Sir Walter Crocker held at Churchill Archives Centre, Cambridge
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- 1902 births
- 2002 deaths
- People from Broken Hill, New South Wales
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Australian Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Ambassadors of Australia to Indonesia
- Ambassadors of Australia to Italy
- Ambassadors of Australia to Ethiopia
- Ambassadors of Australia to Belgium
- Ambassadors of Australia to the Netherlands
- High commissioners of Australia to India
- Ambassadors of Australia to Nepal
- High commissioners of Australia to Canada
- High commissioners of Australia to Kenya
- High commissioners of Australia to Uganda
- Australian men centenarians
- Lieutenant-governors of South Australia