James Caird Bruxner, better known as 'Tim' (which was an old family nickname),[REF] was born 18 May 1923 in Tenterfield, New South Wales, the youngest son of NSW Country Party politician Michael Frederick Bruxner and Winifred Hay "Midge" Caird.
He began to study law at the University of Sydney, but interrupted his studies to serve in the Australian military during World War II.