Life Summary - Archibald Wesley (Arch) Grant

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Grant, Archibald Wesley (Arch) (1911–2005)

	Grant, Archibald Wesley (Arch) (1911–2005)
Born	5 February, 1911 Timaru , New Zealand
Died	21 February, 2005 (aged 94) Sydney , New South Wales , Australia
Cultural Heritage	New Zealander
Religious Influence	Presbyterian Uniting
Education*	Gosford High School (NSW) (student, 1923-1927) St Andrew's Theological College (Sydney) (student, 1937-1939)
Occupation*	historian (general) (1939-1992) Northern Territory, Australia Presbyterian minister (1939-1960) Northern Territory, Australia army chaplain (1940-1946) Federal, Australia
Military Service*	Bombing of Darwin, 1942 (army chaplain)
Key Organisations*	Country Women's Association (Tennant Creek, NT) (member, 1940-1941) United Church of North Australia (minister, 1946-1950) Australian Council of Churches (president, 1965-1966) National Aborigines Day Observance Committee (president, 1965) Historical Society of the Northern Territory (member, 1975-2005)

* Dates are approximate

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