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Life Summary

Name	John Mayston Béchervaise
Born	11 May, 1910 Malvern, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	14 July, 1998 (aged 88) Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	pneumonia
Religious Influence	Anglican Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Law, Phillip Garth (work colleague)
Education *	Working Men's College (Melbourne) Preparatory School (student, ?-1925) Melbourne College of Advanced Education (student, ?-1930)
Occupation or Descriptor *	schoolteacher (1928-1935) Victoria, Australia art teacher (1935-1949) Victoria, Australia physical education teacher (1935-1949) Victoria, Australia pacifist (1939-1945) Victoria, Australia expeditionist (1945-1962) Victoria, Australia poet (1945-1950) Victoria, Australia journalist (1949-1952) Victoria, Australia travel writer (1949-1952) Victoria, Australia schoolteacher (1962-1972) Victoria, Australia school administrator (1963-1972) Victoria, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (conscientious objector)
Awards	Polar Medal (recipient, 1956) Member of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1960) Medal of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1993)
Legacies *	Bechervaise Island (Antarctica) (eponym) Bechervaise Plateau (Tas) (eponym) Mount Bechervaise (East Antarctica) (eponym)
Key Organisations *	Geelong College Exploration Society (member, 1947)
Workplaces *	National Bank of Australasia (employee, 1926-1927) Dept of Education (Vic) (schoolteacher, 1927-1934) Mount Eccles State School (Gippsland, Vic) (schoolteacher, 1930-1934) Geelong College (Vic) (master, 1935-1937) Geelong College (Vic) (master, 1945-1949) Australian National Publicity Association (assistant manager, 1949) Walkabout (magazine) (editor, 1949-1952) Australian Antarctic Division (manager, 1953-1960) Geelong Grammar School (Vic) (schoolteacher, 1960-1972)

* Dates are approximate