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in 1914, but was commissioned in 1915 as an officer in the
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from 1926 to 1939 and its president in 1931 and 1937. In 1938, he studied
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473:In 1927 Dedman stood unsuccessfully as the
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662:. Canberra: National Centre of Biography,
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743:John Dedman: A Most Unexpected Labor Man
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367:John Johnstone Dedman
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479:Upper Yarra
451:Afghanistan
435:World War I
379:Ben Chifley
375:John Curtin
325:Nationality
292:2 June 1896
246:Preceded by
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142:Preceded by
135:Ben Chifley
131:Frank Forde
127:John Curtin
85:Frank Forde
80:Preceded by
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30:John Dedman
971:Categories
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925:Abolished
855:Abolished
851:1941–1949
830:1945–1949
813:Abolished
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782:1946–1949
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820:New title
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682:1833-7538
439:Gallipoli
319:Australia
236:In office
174:In office
112:In office
58:In office
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228:Corio
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686:OCLC
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