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Birth Name:

Robert Risson

Male

Birth Date:

Sat, Apr 20, 1901

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Ma Ma Creek, Queensland, Australia

Age:

123

Zodiac Sign:

Aries

Astrology Data:

Sun

29°

Ari

18'

About Robert Risson

Major General Sir Robert Joseph Henry Risson, CB, CBE, DSO, ED (20 April 1901 – 19 July 1992) was an Australian engineer, soldier, and tramway administrator. After university he worked for the Brisbane Tramways Trust, later under the auspice of Brisbane City Council, as an engineer and administrator. During World War II Risson served in the Middle East and New Guinea. Following the war he returned to the Brisbane tramways, and became chairman of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board from 1949 to 1970. In this position he defended trams, and is considered a major factor in the survival of Melbourne's tram system. Risson had ties with a myriad of professional and community organisations, including the Freemasons, where he served as Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of Victoria in the mid 1970s. Risson was decorated for his service, holding the rank of major general and being knighted.

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External Links:

• Search of Risson's WW2 Honours and Awards, Australian War Memorial.

• 21 Australian Infantry Brigade amphibious training, 1944 video clip featuring Risson, Australian War Memorial.

• HRH Duke of Gloucester visits 1 Aust Corps Troops, 1945 video clip featuring Risson, Australian War Memorial.

• The Duke of Gloucester's visit to Atherton, 1945 video clip featuring Risson, Australian War Memorial.

• Collection of media featuring Risson, Australian War Memorial.

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Robert Risson: Sun 29 Aries, Moon 16 Taurus, Mercury 6 Aries, Venus 26 Aries, Mars 24 Leo, Jupiter 12 Capricorn, Saturn 16 Capricorn, Uranus 16 Sagittarius, Neptune 26 Gemini, Pluto 16 Gemini, Sun Sextile Neptune, Sun Trine Mars, Sun Conjunct Venus, Sun Sesquiquadrate Uranus, Sun Semi Square Pluto, Venus Trine Mars, Venus Sextile Neptune, Mars Sextile Neptune, Jupiter Conjunct Saturn, Saturn Semi Sextile Uranus, Saturn Quincunx Pluto, Uranus Opposition Pluto

Categories related to Robert Risson: April 20 births, Australian public servants, 1992 deaths, University of Queensland alumni, 20th-century Australian engineers, People from Queensland, 1901 births, Australian Knights Bachelor, Australian generals, Australian Commanders of the Order of the British Empire, Australian military personnel of World War II, Australian Freemasons, Australian Companions of the Distinguished Service Order, Australian Companions of the Order of the Bath, Australian people in rail transport, Trams in Melbourne