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Name	Alan Frank Cross
Born	17 December, 1922 Petersham, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	3 October, 1991 (aged 68) Gymea Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	asbestosis
Education *	Sydney Boys' High School (student, 1935-1938) University of Sydney (student, 1947-1950)
Occupation or Descriptor *	clerk (1939-1941) New South Wales, Australia soldier (1941-1946) Federal, Australia pacifist (1950-1991) New South Wales, Australia trade union official (1950-1983) New South Wales, Australia schoolteacher (1952-1985) New South Wales, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (soldier)
Key Organisations *	Sydney University Labor Club (member)
Political Activism *	Communist Party (NSW) (member, 1943-1968)

* Dates are approximate

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