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Name	Walter Henry Eastman
Born	29 March, 1920 Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Died	16 March, 1993 (aged 72) Western Australia, Australia
Education *	Australian Forestry School (Yarralumla, ACT) (student, 1946-1948) Oxford University (student, 1957-1958)
Occupation or Descriptor *	soldier (1940-1945) Federal, Australia forester (1949-1980) Western Australia, Australia public servant (1949-1980) Western Australia, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (soldier) 2/28th Battalion (soldier) 9th Division (soldier) Borneo Campaign (1945) (soldier) Rats of Tobruk (soldier)
Awards	Russell Grimwade Fellowship (recipient, 1957)
Key Events *	Dwellingup Bushfire (WA) (1961) (forester) Western Australia bushfires (1961) (forester)
Key Organisations *	Institute of Foresters of Australia (member, 1952)
Workplaces *	Forestry service (WA) (forester, 1949-1980)

* Dates are approximate

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