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Life Summary

Name	Harold Gregory Percival
Born	4 April, 1925 Campbelltown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	9 May, 2011 (aged 86) Campbelltown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Education *	Ingleburn Public School (Sydney) (student, 1930-1936) Parramatta High School (Sydney) (student, 1937-1939) Taylor Bros (NSW) (student, 1940-1941)
Occupation or Descriptor *	sailor (1941-1946) Federal, Australia butcher (1946-1967) New South Wales, Australia local government councillor (1956-1987) Northern Territory, Australia racehorse breeder (1970-2005) New South Wales, Australia racehorse owner (1970-2005) New South Wales, Australia liberal/conservative politician (1977-1978) New South Wales, Australia Member of Upper House (1977-1978) New South Wales, Australia liberal/conservative politician (1986-1988) New South Wales, Australia Member of Upper House (1986-1988) New South Wales, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (sailor)
Awards	Officer of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1976)
Key Organisations *	Apex (Ingleburn) (member, ?-?) Chamber of Commerce (Ingleburn, Sydney) (member, ?-?) Federation of Naval Ship Associations (committee member, ?-?) Freemasons (member, ?-?) Ingleburn Bowling Club (Sydney) (life member, ?-2011) Rotary Club of Ingleburn (Sydney) (member, ?-?) Local Government Association of New South Wales (committee member, 1965-1987) Australian Constitutional Convention (member, 1973-1987) Australian Local Government Association (committee member, 1974-1986) Campbelltown-Koshigaya Sister Cities Association (founding president, 1984-1994)
Workplaces *	Campbelltown City Council (Sydney) (councillor, 1956-1987) Nepean River County Council (NSW) (councillor, 1963-1974) Water Board (Sydney) (board member, 1967-1983) Planning and Environment Commission (NSW) (commissioner, 1974-1980)

* Dates are approximate