Albert Charles Joyce

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(22 May 18866 October 1973) was Commonwealth Auditor-General of

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from 1946 to 1951.

Biography

Albert Charles Joyce was born on 22 May 1886 in

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, to Albert Samuel Joyce and Ellen (née Carne). On 20 February 1908 he married Elsie Spicer and had 4 sons and two daughters. One son died in 1944 over Germany while serving with the

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. Albert Joyce began working at the Auditor-General's office of the Public Service in 1903. He also worked for the PMG, the Department of Defence and the Department of the Treasury. He served as Auditor-General from 1946 to 1951. He was a member of Rotary and the

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. He also became president of the

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of New South Wales. His wife died in 1960. He died on 6 October 1973 at

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, ACT aged 87.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Joyce, Albert Charles 1973 deaths 1886 births Australian Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Australian auditors Public servants from Melbourne