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Name	Eric Charles Rolls
Born	1923 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Died	31 October, 2007 (aged ~ 84) New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (pancreatic)
Education *	Fort Street High School (Sydney) (student, 1935-1940)
Occupation or Descriptor *	soldier (1941-1946) Federal, Australia farmer (1946-1990) New South Wales, Australia children's author (1950-1990) New South Wales, Australia nature writer (1950-2007) New South Wales, Australia poet (1950-1990) New South Wales, Australia autobiographer/memoirist (1980-2000) New South Wales, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (soldier)
Awards	Member of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1992)
Key Organisations *	Australian Academy of the Humanities (fellow)

* Dates are approximate

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