▁steam - ham mer ▁driver , ▁opt ician ▁and ▁tra ine e ▁chem ist ▁before ▁studying ▁the ology . ▁He ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁Imperial ▁Force ▁on ▁ 7 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 5 ; ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁November ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁he ▁married ▁Amy ▁Ed ith ▁Norman ▁at ▁Alb any . ▁He ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Western ▁Front ▁with ▁the ▁ 4 8 th ▁Battalion , ▁ear ning ▁his ▁promotion ▁to ▁captain ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁and ▁winning ▁the ▁Military ▁Cross ▁after ▁being ▁the ▁last ▁man ▁to ▁withdraw ▁after ▁an ▁enemy ▁attack ▁near ▁Z onne be ke ▁in ▁Belg ium ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁October . ▁He ▁lost ▁his ▁right ▁eye ▁near ▁D ern anc ourt ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁and ▁was ▁sent ▁home ▁to ▁Australia . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Western ▁Australian ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁as ▁the ▁National ist ▁member ▁for ▁Le eder ville , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁executive ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Australian ▁Emp loy ers ▁Federation , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁After ▁almost ▁ten ▁years ▁running ▁a ▁motor ▁company ▁at ▁Bun bury ▁he ▁was ▁h ired ▁to ▁direct ▁the ▁Western ▁Australian ▁Trade ▁Bureau . ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁Cla rem ont ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 0 ▁birth s ▁Category