Life Summary - James Bannister (Jim) McAdam

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McAdam, James Bannister (Jim) (1910–1959)

	McAdam, James Bannister (Jim) (1910–1959)
Born	6 February, 1910 Preesall with Hackinsall , Lancashire , England
Died	27 February, 1959 (aged 49) Margate , Queensland , Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Cultural Heritage	English
Education*	Toowoomba Grammar School (Qld) (student, 1924-1928) University of Queensland (student, 1929-1930) Australian Forestry School (Yarralumla, ACT) (student, 1932-1933)
Occupation*	forester (1929-1938) Queensland, Australia public servant (1929-1938) Queensland, Australia forester (1938-1959) Papua New Guinea public servant (1938-1959) Papua New Guinea army officer (1940-1946) Federal, Australia
Military Service*	World War II (army officer)
Awards	Schlich medal (Australian Forestry School, ACT) (recipient, 1933) Military Medal (recipient, 1942)
Legacies*	MacAdam National Park (Bulolo Gorge, PNG) (eponym)
Key Organisations*	Institute of Foresters of Australia (member, 1935-1959)

* Dates are approximate

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McAdam, James Bannister (Jim) (1910–1959)