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Fysh, Sir Wilmot Hudson (1895–1974)

	Fysh, Sir Wilmot Hudson (1895–1974)
Born	7 January, 1895 Launceston , Tasmania , Australia
Died	6 April, 1974 (aged 79) Paddington, Sydney , New South Wales , Australia
Religious Influence	Anglican
Related Entries [View as tree]	Fairbairn, James Valentine (classmate) White, Norman Frederick (associate)
Education*	Geelong Grammar School (Vic) (student) Launceston Church Grammar School (Tas) (student)
Occupation*	soldier (1914-1917) Federal, Australia airman/woman (1917-1919) Federal, Australia aircraft pilot (1920-1930) Queensland, Australia airline industry leader (1920-1938) Queensland, Australia company managing director (1923-1938) Queensland, Australia contemporary-affairs commentator (1933-1968) New South Wales, Australia airline industry leader (1938-1966) New South Wales, Australia company managing director (1938-1955) New South Wales, Australia autobiographer/memoirist (1965-1970) New South Wales, Australia biographer (1973-1973) New South Wales, Australia
Military Service*	World War I (army officer) Dardanelles campaign, 1915-16 (soldier) 1st Light Horse Brigade (army officer, 1915-1917) Australian Flying Corps (airman, 1917-1919)
Awards	Distinguished Flying Cross (recipient, 1919) Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1953)
Legacies*	Hudson Fysh Ave (Parap, Northern Territory) (eponym)
Key Organisations*	Australian Early Birds' Association (member) Australian Tourist Commission (member) British Interplanetary Society (member) Institute of Transport (member) Royal Aeronautical Society (federal) (member) Tasman Empire Airways Ltd (company director, 1940) International Air Transport Association (committee member, 1945) Qantas Wentworth Holdings (chair, 1951) International Air Transport Association (president, 1960)
Workplaces*	Qantas (pilot, 1920-1930) Qantas (co-owner, 1920-1946) Qantas (managing director, 1923) Qantas Empire Airways Ltd (managing director, 1934-1955) Qantas Empire Airways Ltd (chair, 1946-1966)

* Dates are approximate