- Walter Crocker
Sir Walter Russell Crocker (
March 25 ,1902 -November 14 ,2002 ) was an Australian diplomat, writer and war veteran. He was born inBroken Hill ,New South Wales . He served inWorld War II with theBritish Army , becoming aLieutenant Colonel . He was ambassador or high commissioner to eleven countries, includingIndia ,Indonesia ,Canada ,Italy ,Ethiopia ,Kenya andUganda . He was a Lieutenant-Governor of South Australia. He had two sons, Robert and Christopher.References
*cite book|last=Crocker |first=Walter |year=1971 |title=Australian Ambassador |publisher=Melbourne University Press |id=ISBN 0-XXX-XXXXX-X
*cite book|last=Crocker |first=Walter |year=1981 |title=Travelling Back: The Memoirs of Sir Walter Crocker |publisher=Macmillan |id=ISBN 0-333-33721-2
*cite book|last=Crocker |first=Walter |year=1983 |title=Sir Thomas Playford: A Portrait |publisher=Melbourne University Press |id=ISBN 0-522-84250-X
*cite journal
last =Partington
first =Geoffery
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title =Sir Walter Crocker at one hundred.
journal =National Observer - Australia and World Affairs
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date =2002-03-22
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accessdate =2007-01-31
*cite press release
title = Sir Walter Crocker Celebrates 100 Years
publisher = Alexander Downer, MP
date =2002-03-25
url = http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2002/fa038_02.html
accessdate = 2007-01-31
*cite press release
title = Sir Walter Crocker
publisher = Alexander Downer, MP
date =2002-11-14
url = http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2002/fa172_02.html
accessdate = 2007-01-31
*cite news
title = Sir Walter Crocker dies, aged 100
publisher = The Advertiser (Adelaide)
date =2002-11-15
accessdate = 2007-01-31
*cite news
last = Riddell
first = Don
title = Outspoken statesman a man for all seasons
publisher = The Advertiser (Adelaide)
date =2002-11-16
accessdate = 2007-01-31
*cite news
last = Farquharson
first = John
title = Waspish diplomat with a sting in his political views
publisher = The Age (Melbourne)
date =2002-11-27
accessdate = 2007-01-31
*cite news
title = Obituary of Sir Walter Crocker Colonial official and Australian ambassador who believed in the virtues of imperial rule
publisher = The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)
date =2002-11-27
accessdate = 2007-01-31
*cite news
last = Gate
first = Richard
title = Stylish reporting marked diplomat's honest manner
publisher = The Australian
date =2002-11-29
accessdate = 2007-01-31
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