Background
Bill Pritchett was born on 31 January 1921.
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Bill Pritchett
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Foreign schooling, he attended the Sydney Church of England Grammar School. Pritchett studied for an Arts Degree at Sydney University, specializing in history and anthropology.
Career
He was Secretary of the Department of Defence between 1979 and 1984. Pritchett served in World World War II and then, in 1945, joined the Commonwealth Public Service as a Cadet in the Department of External Affairs. His first overseas post was to Indonesia, during the country"s struggle for independence from the Netherlands.
In 1965, Pritchett was appointed Australia High Commissioner to newly-independent Singapore.
In 1973, Pritchett was recruited to the Defence Department by his former boss in External Affairs, Arthur Tange. He was later appointed Secretary of the Defence Department when Tange retired in 1979.
During his time as departmental head, Pritchett worked to improve the departmental culture. Pritchett retired from the public service in 1984.
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