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Name	David Monash Bennett
Born	25 June, 1924 Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	1 May, 1984 (aged 59) Glen Iris, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (prostate)
Occupation or Descriptor *	soldier (1943-1945) Federal, Australia schoolteacher (1944-1970) Victoria, Australia school principal (1970-1984) Victoria, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (soldier)
Key Organisations *	Australian Schools Commission (member) Victorian Fabian Society (member)
Political Activism *	ALP (Vic) (member, ?-1984)
Workplaces *	Era School (Donvale, Melbourne) (principal)

* Dates are approximate

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