Sear, William James

 Person: id 5358
University connections
USyd
Event flag
World War I
Family name
Sear
Given name(s)
William James
Initials
W.J.
Gender
Male
Tertiary education
Sear W.J. : Economics.B.Ec., 1921, University of Sydney
Combined start dates
1917
Birth
Sear W.J. : Life.Birth 5 Jul 1900 - @ Petersham [ NSW Australia ]
Survived
Survived WWI
Occupations
Sear W.J. : Draughtsman 23 Feb 1917 - NSW Lands Department @ Sydney [ NSW Australia ]Sear W.J. : Draughtsman 1933 - Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics @ Canberra [ ACT Australia ]Sear W.J. : Senior Draughtsman 1947 - Department of the Interior @ Canberra [ ACT Australia ]Sear W.J. : Chief Cartographer 16 Mar 1950 - 1965 Department of the Interior @ Canberra [ ACT Australia ]
Professional Association Memberships
Sear, William James : Australian Institute of Cartography
Other events
Sear W.J. : Relationships.Married 1925 - @ Ashfield [ NSW Australia ]Sear W.J. : Life.Lived at 1935 - @ Ainslie [ ACT Australia ]
Death
Sear W.J. : Death 21 Sep 1986 @ Queanbeyan [ NSW Australia ]
OCRd book entry or other narrative
Ec.II, His surname and initials were listed in the back of the Book of Remembrance as a member of the University who joined the Company, volunteered for active service, and having been accepted for the A.I.F., was in camp at Liverpool preparatory to leaving for the Front, October 1918. Served in WW2 1942- 1945.
Publications
One in a Million, an article in Cartography 1964, Vol 5 Nos 3&4 pp55-58
The Projection Story an article in Cartography 1967, vol 6 no2 May 1967 pp64-72
Visible notes
Sear also served in WW11 as N393925, 11/6/42-30/9/45. 21st bn. Volunteer Defence Corps.
Discovering Anzacs
https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/records/366964
Other URLs
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/105758948http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/131840280
Basic Information needed
No
SourceInfo
UniComp
UniCompDegree
Ec.Deg. II.
UniCompStatus
Combatant
 
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