Professor Sir Walter Russell Crocker
University vice-chancellor
- Born
- 25 March 1902, Broken Hill, New South Wales
- Died
- 14 November 2002, Adelaide, South Australia
- Sex
- Male
- Father
- Robert Walter Crocker
- Mother
- Alma Eliza Bray
- Brother of Prof Robert Langdon Crocker [qv]
Degrees
| 1925 | Bachelor of Arts with Honours | The University of Adelaide |
Career
- Political offr, British Colonial Service.
- Prof of International Relations, ANU, Member of Council 1951-52, Vice-Chancellor 1951.
- Aust High Commissioner to India.
- Several ambassadorships.
- Lt-Governor of SA 1973-82.
Military service
- Second World War: Lieutenant-Colonel British Army (French CdeG, Ordre du Lion Belgium).
Sources
PeopleAustralia: https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/crocker-sir-walter-russell-261
Notes
Died aged 100.