Jo Gullett, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jo Gullett

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 16-Dec-1914

Date of Death: 24-Aug-1999

Profession: politician, diplomat, autobiographer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Jo Gullett

  • Henry Baynton Somer "Jo" Gullett, AM, MC (16 December 1914 – 24 August 1999) was an Australian soldier, politician, grazier, diplomat and journalist.
  • He served with distinction in the Australian Army during World War II, was a controversial Liberal member of the Australian House of Representativesk for the Division of Henty, from 1946 to 1955, and served as Ambassador to Greece, from 1965 to 1968, during 'the time of the Colonels'. He was the son of former Cabinet Minister Sir Henry Somer Gullett, the grandson of author Barbara Baynton and an uncle of actor Penne Hackforth-Jones. He is the author of two memoirs, one of which, Not as a Duty Only: an Infantryman's War is widely considered to be a classic in Australian war writing.

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