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Name	Wilfred Lawrence Conroy
Born	22 September, 1921 Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	2011 (aged ~ 89) New South Wales, Australia
Religious Influence	Catholic 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.
Education *	Marist Brothers High School (Darlinghurst, Sydney) (student, 1934-1938) University of Sydney (student, 1939-1942)
Occupation or Descriptor *	agricultural scientist (1942-1978) Papua New Guinea army officer (1942-1945) Federal, Australia public servant (1947-1978) Papua New Guinea entomologist (1978-1990) New South Wales, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (army officer)
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1975)
Key Events *	Nutrition Survey Expedition (PNG), 1947 (participant)
Key Organisations *	Australian School of Pacific Administration (lecturer)

* Dates are approximate

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