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After the death of his father in 1938, Grace took over as chairman of Grace Bros. He flew with a Kittyhawk fighter squadron of the
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was preferred to play against the Springboks. By the end of the trip, Grace had played in ten tour matches, scoring four tries.
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for his war service. He continued to head Grace Bros up until his death in 1982.
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during the war and was promoted to squadron leader. In 1944, Grace was awarded a
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Australian recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)
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Davies, Will (1 September 2010). "The Roar of the Kittyhawk".
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Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II
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and afterwards competed as a centre for Sydney club
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DFC
Sydney, NSW
Vaucluse, NSW
Cranbrook School
Australia
DFC
rugby union
Sydney
Grace Bros
Cranbrook School
Eastern Suburbs
Wallabies
1933 tour of South Africa
Doug McLean
RAAF No. 82 Squadron
Distinguished Flying Cross
"Union Tourist In Hospital"
The Labor Daily
The History Channel


"Bert Augustus ('Mick') Grace"
"OBITUARY Grace Bros head dies, aged 69"
The Canberra Times
Categories
1912 births
1982 deaths
Australian rugby union players
Australia international rugby union players
Rugby union players from Sydney

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