Tom Critchley

Tom Critchley
AO CBE
Tom Critchley AO CBE
Australian Ambassador to Indonesia
	In office; 1978–1981
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Malcolm Fraser
Preceded by	Richard Woolcott
Succeeded by	Rawdon Dalrymple
Australian High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea
	In office; 1974–1978
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Gough Whitlam (1974–75); Malcolm Fraser (1975–78)
Preceded by	Les Johnson
Succeeded by	Gerry Nutter
Australian Ambassador to Thailand
	In office; 1969–1973
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	John Gorton (1969–71); William McMahon (1971–72); Gough Whitlam (1972–73)
Preceded by	David McNicol
Succeeded by	D.C. Goss
Australian High Commissioner to Malaysia
	In office; 1955–1965
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Sir Robert Menzies
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Allan Eastman
Personal details
Born	27 January 1916; Melbourne, Victoria
Died	14 July 2009 (aged 93); Sydney, New South Wales
Spouse	Joyce Gwendolyn Hews (m. 1946⁠–⁠1954) Susan Cappell (m. 1962⁠–⁠2009)
Alma mater	University of Sydney
Awards	Officer of the Order of Australia; Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Branch/service	Royal Australian Air Force (1941); Second Australian Imperial Force (1941–44)
Years of service	1941–1944
Rank	Lieutenant
Battles/wars	Second World War

Thomas Kingston Critchley, AO, CBE (27 January 1916 – 14 July 2009) was an Australian public servant, diplomat, author and journalist.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

^ Farmer, Bill (28 July 2009). "Death of Great Australian Diplomat" (Press release). Archived from the original on 24 March 2015.
^ Siagian, Sabam P. (22 August 2009). "Tom Critchley: Defender of Indonesia's independence". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015.
^ Stephens, Tony (25 July 2009). "Supported Asian independence". The Age. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015.
^ "Critchley honoured". The Canberra Times. ACT. 22 November 1965. p. 1.
^ "Replacing Mr Critchley: Transfer leaves diplomatic void". The Canberra Times. ACT. 17 November 1965. p. 15.

[1] Farmer, Bill (28 July 2009). "Death of Great Australian Diplomat" (Press release). Archived from the original on 24 March 2015.

[2] Siagian, Sabam P. (22 August 2009). "Tom Critchley: Defender of Indonesia's independence". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015.

[3] Stephens, Tony (25 July 2009). "Supported Asian independence". The Age. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015.

[4] "Critchley honoured". The Canberra Times. ACT. 22 November 1965. p. 1.

[5] "Replacing Mr Critchley: Transfer leaves diplomatic void". The Canberra Times. ACT. 17 November 1965. p. 15.

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Tom Critchley AO CBE

Australian Ambassador to Indonesia
In office 1978–1981
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Malcolm Fraser
Preceded by	Richard Woolcott
Succeeded by	Rawdon Dalrymple
Australian High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea
In office 1974–1978
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Gough Whitlam (1974–75) Malcolm Fraser (1975–78)
Preceded by	Les Johnson
Succeeded by	Gerry Nutter
Australian Ambassador to Thailand
In office 1969–1973
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	John Gorton (1969–71) William McMahon (1971–72) Gough Whitlam (1972–73)
Preceded by	David McNicol
Succeeded by	D.C. Goss
Australian High Commissioner to Malaysia
In office 1955–1965
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Sir Robert Menzies
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Allan Eastman

Personal details
Born	(1916-01-27)27 January 1916 Melbourne, Victoria
Died	14 July 2009(2009-07-14) (aged 93) Sydney, New South Wales
Spouse	Joyce Gwendolyn Hews (m. 1946⁠–⁠1954) Susan Cappell (m. 1962⁠–⁠2009)
Alma mater	University of Sydney
Awards	Officer of the Order of Australia Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Branch/service	Royal Australian Air Force (1941) Second Australian Imperial Force (1941–44)
Years of service	1941–1944
Rank	Lieutenant
Battles/wars	Second World War