William Edward Lancaster | |
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Born | 1909 |
Died | 2003 |
Nationality | Anglo-Australian |
Known for | Chief Executive of the Royal Zoological Society of South Australia |
William Edward Lancaster CBE AM (1909–2003) was Chief Executive of the Royal Zoological Society of South Australia. [1] [2]
William Edward Lancaster was born in Hampstead on 9 May 1909, the son of Charles Lancaster and Sarah Martha (née Lovesey). [1] He was educated at Bedford Modern School, Downing College, Cambridge (MA) and the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies at the University of Edinburgh (MRCVS, DVTM). [1]
Lancaster worked in the British Colonial Service in Malaya where he was Director of Veterinary Services for the Federation of Malaya. [3] [4] He was held captive by the Japanese as a prisoner of war between 1942 and 1945. [3] He later became Chief Executive of the Royal Zoological Society of South Australia. [2]
Lancaster was invested as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen’s 1980 Australian Birthday Honours for public service as Director of the Zoological Gardens of South Australia. [5] He died in Australia in 2003.
William Edward Lancaster | |
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Born | 1909 |
Died | 2003 |
Nationality | Anglo-Australian |
Known for | Chief Executive of the Royal Zoological Society of South Australia |
William Edward Lancaster CBE AM (1909–2003) was Chief Executive of the Royal Zoological Society of South Australia. [1] [2]
William Edward Lancaster was born in Hampstead on 9 May 1909, the son of Charles Lancaster and Sarah Martha (née Lovesey). [1] He was educated at Bedford Modern School, Downing College, Cambridge (MA) and the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies at the University of Edinburgh (MRCVS, DVTM). [1]
Lancaster worked in the British Colonial Service in Malaya where he was Director of Veterinary Services for the Federation of Malaya. [3] [4] He was held captive by the Japanese as a prisoner of war between 1942 and 1945. [3] He later became Chief Executive of the Royal Zoological Society of South Australia. [2]
Lancaster was invested as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen’s 1980 Australian Birthday Honours for public service as Director of the Zoological Gardens of South Australia. [5] He died in Australia in 2003.