Sir Arthur Tyndall (12 April 1891 – 27 June 1979) was a notable New Zealand civil engineer, public servant and arbitration court judge. He was born in

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, New Zealand, on 12 April 1891. In the 1939 King's Birthday Honours, Tyndall was appointed a

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. In 1953, he was awarded the

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. In the 1955 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was knighted as a

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, in recognition of his services as a judge of the Court of Arbitration.

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