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Life Summary

Name	Alban George Moyes
Born	2 January, 1893 Gladstone, South Australia, Australia
Died	18 January, 1963 (aged 70) Chatswood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Religious Influence	Anglican 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 *	St Peter's College (Adelaide) (student, 1905-1910) University of Adelaide (student, 1911)
Occupation *	cricketer (1912-1915) South Australia, Australia army officer (1915-1918) Federal, Australia public servant (1918-1921) Federal, Australia journalist (1921-1941) New South Wales, Australia sports writer (1921-1959) New South Wales, Australia army officer (1941-1944) Federal, Australia magazine/journal editor (1946-1951) New South Wales, Australia radio sports broadcaster (1949-1963) New South Wales, Australia
Military Service *	World War I (army officer) World War II (army officer) 48th Battalion (army officer, 1915-1918)
Awards	Military Cross (recipient, 1918) Member of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1959)
Key Organisations *	Gordon District Cricket Club (NSW) (player) Australian Journalists' Association (NSW) (member, 1927)
Workplaces *	Dept of Repatriation (Federal) (public servant, 1918-1921) Sporting Globe newspaper (journalist, 1921) Daily Telegraph (Sydney) (journalist, 1928-1931) Associated Newspapers Ltd (journalist, 1931-1951) Sun (Sydney) newspaper (sporting editor, 1931-1946) Sporting Life magazine (NSW) (editor, 1946-1951) Australian Broadcasting Corporation (sports broadcaster, 1949-1963)

* Dates are approximate