Arthur Robert Driver BEM
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Appointed: 1 July 1946 to 1 July 1951
Date of birth: 25 November 1909
Place of birth: Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Parents: H and M A Driver
Education
- Hale School Perth
- University of Western Australia
Spouses
- Hazel (née Kelly) - married 8 August 1935
- Marjorie Campbell - married (née Leighton) 1949
Children: 1 son and 2 daughters
Employment history
- 1928 to 1940 - Civil Engineer at Public Works Department of Western Australia
- 2/4th Pioneer Battalion in the Northern Territory
- 1942 - Brigade-Major 23rd Australian Infantry Brigade
- General Staff Officer Grade 2 (Operations) at Advanced Land HQ
- 1946 to 1951 - Appointed Administrator of the Northern Territory
Honours and awards
- War Medal
- Australian Service Medal
- Mentioned-in-Despatches for service in New Guinea
Subsequent career
- 1951 to 1954 - Chief Australian Migration Officer Italy
- 1954 to 1955 - Chief Australian Migration Officer Central-Northern Europe
- Chief Dept of Operations Intergovernmental
- 1956 to 1961 - Committee for European Migration Geneva
- 1963 to 1970 - Director Resources Development Branch Victorian Employers Federation
- Managing Director of Communicator PR, Queensland and Mirrabooka Rural Resources Pty Ltd
- Retired to Buderim Queensland
Memorials: Suburb of Driver, Driver Avenue, Driver High School and Driver Primary School - died 18 May 1981