Walter Crocker
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Sir Walter Russell Crocker (March 25, 1902 - November 14, 2002) was an Australian diplomat, writer and war veteran. He was born in Broken Hill, New South Wales. He served in World War II with the British Army, becoming a Lieutenant Colonel. He was ambassador or high commissioner to eleven countries, including India, Indonesia, Canada, Italy, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda. He was a Lieutenant-Governor of South Australia. He had two sons, Robert and Christopher.
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- Crocker, Walter (1971). Australian Ambassador. Melbourne University Press. ISBN 0-XXX-XXXXX-X.
- Crocker, Walter (1981). Travelling Back: The Memoirs of Sir Walter Crocker. Macmillan. ISBN 0-333-33721-2.
- Crocker, Walter (1983). Sir Thomas Playford: A Portrait. Melbourne University Press. ISBN 0-522-84250-X.
- Partington, Geoffery (2002-03-22). "Sir Walter Crocker at one hundred.". National Observer - Australia and World Affairs. Retrieved on 2007-01-31.
- Alexander Downer, MP (2002-03-25). Sir Walter Crocker Celebrates 100 Years. Press release. Retrieved on 2007-01-31.
- Alexander Downer, MP (2002-11-14). Sir Walter Crocker. Press release. Retrieved on 2007-01-31.
- "Sir Walter Crocker dies, aged 100", The Advertiser (Adelaide), 2002-11-15. Retrieved on January 31, 2007.
- Riddell, Don. "Outspoken statesman a man for all seasons", The Advertiser (Adelaide), 2002-11-16. Retrieved on January 31, 2007.
- Farquharson, John. "Waspish diplomat with a sting in his political views", The Age (Melbourne), 2002-11-27. Retrieved on January 31, 2007.
- "Obituary of Sir Walter Crocker Colonial official and Australian ambassador who believed in the virtues of imperial rule", The Daily Telegraph (Sydney), 2002-11-27. Retrieved on January 31, 2007.
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