Background
CRITCHLEY, Thomas was born in 1916 in Melbourne. Son of the late G. L. Critchley.
CRITCHLEY, Thomas was born in 1916 in Melbourne. Son of the late G. L. Critchley.
North Sydney Boys’ High School and Sydney University.
Assistant Economics Adviser, Department, of War Organization of Industry 1943-1944. Head, Research Section, Far Eastern Bureau, New Delhi, British Ministry of Information 1944-1946. Head, Economics Relations Section, Department, of External Affairs, Canberra 1946-1947.
Australian Representative United Nations Committee of Good Offices on Indonesian Question 1948-1949.
Representative United Nations Commission, for Indonesia 1949-1950. Acting Australian Commander Malaya 1951-1952.
Representative United Nations Commission, for Unification and Rehabilitation of of Korea (United Nations Commission for the Unification and Rehabilitation of Korea) 1952-1954. Head, Pacific and Americas Branch, Department, of External Affairs, Canberra 1954-1955.
Commander Federation Malaya 1955-1957, High Commissioner 1957-1963, High Commissioner in Malaysia 1963-1965.
Senior External Affairs Representative, Australian High Commission, London 1966-1969. Ambassador to Thailand 1969-1974. High Commissioner of Papua New Guinea 1974-1975.
Australian High Commissioner in Papua New Guinea 1975-1978.
Ambassador to Indonesia 1978-1981. Consultant on South.E. Asia and Papua New Guinea since 1981.
Council of Australian National Gallery 1982-1986.
Married Susan Cappel in 1962.