Sir
William
Archer
(Bill)
Gunn
AC KBE CMG
Born in Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia
Ancestors 
Son of Walter Gunn
and Dorothy Isabel (Brown) Gunn
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary Philippa (Haydon) Gunn
— married
1939 in Murrurundi, New South Wales, Australia
[children unknown]
Died
at age 89
in Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Jul 2022
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Biography
Bill Gunn AC KBE CMG is Notable.
Bill Gunn AC KBE CMG was born in Queensland, Australia
Sir William Archer 'Bill' Gunn AC KBE CMG was born on 1 February 1914 in Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia. He was the son of Walter Gunn and Doris Brown. [1]
In 1939 in Murrurundi, New South Wales, Bill married Mary Haydon. [2] William and Mary had a son and a daughter.
Sir William Gunn was a sheep grazier and industry leader in wool, presiding over the United Graziers Association, Australian Meat Council and the Grazier's Council of Australia; sitting on the boards of the Commonwealth and Reserve Banks and on the Australian Export Development Council; chairman of the Australian Wool Bureau in 1958, of the International Wool Secretariat (later known as Woolmark Company) in 1961 and of the Australian Wool Board in 1963.
In the Queen's Birthday Honours 1955 he was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) for 'services to the pastoral industry'. [3] He was created Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the New Year Honours 1961 as 'chairman of the Australian Wool Bureau'. [4] The Australia Day Honours 1990 saw Bill further honoured by appointment as Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) for his continued 'service to primary industry'. [5]
Aged 89 years and having been widowed for a year, Bill passed away on 17 April 2003 in Goondiwindi. He is survived by his son, Bill, daughter, Mary, and five grandchildren.
Sources
- ↑ Birth Registration Index, The State of Queensland, Department of Justice and Attorney-General, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages; index entry for William Archer Gunn, Birth date: 01 Feb 1914, Father: Walter Gunn, Mother: Doris Isabell Brown, Registration Number: 1914/C/3581; Link to Record : accessed 03 Jul 2022
- ↑ Marriage Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 03 Jul 2022), Index entry for WILLIAM ARCHER GUNN and MARY PHILLIPA HAYDON; District: MURRURUNDI; Registration Number: 3362/1939
- ↑ Australian Honours: CMG; accessed 19 Dec 2023
- ↑ Australian Honours: KBE; accessed 19 Dec 2023
- ↑ Australian Honours: AC; accessed 19 Dec 2023
See also:
- Malcolm Brown, 'Gunn, Sir William Archer (Bill) (1914–2003)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/gunn-sir-william-archer-bill-27194/text34714, accessed 3 July 2022.
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