William Edward Lancaster

William Edward Lancaster CBE AM (1909–2003) was Chief Executive of the Royal Zoological Society of South Australia.[1][2]

William Edward Lancaster
W.E. Lancaster CBE AM
Born1909
Died2003
NationalityAustralia
Known forChief Executive of the Royal Zoological Society of South Australia

Biography

William Edward Lancaster was born in Hampstead on 9 May 1909, the son of Charles Lancaster and Sarah Martha (née Lovesey).[1] He was educated at Bedford Modern School, Downing College, Cambridge (MA) and the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies at the University of Edinburgh (MRCVS, DVTM).[1]

Lancaster worked in the British Colonial Service in Malaya where he was Director of Veterinary Services for the Federation of Malaya.[3][4] He was held captive by the Japanese as a prisoner of war between 1942 and 1945.[3] He later became Chief Executive of the Royal Zoological Society of South Australia.[2]

Lancaster was invested as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen’s 1980 Australian Birthday Honours for public service as Director of the Zoological Gardens of South Australia.[5] He died in Australia in 2003.

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References
  1. "Debrett's Handbook of Australia and New Zealand". google.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  2. Bedford Modern School of the Black and Red, by A.G. Underwood (1981), Published by Bedford Modern School, Bedford, 1981
  3. "Annual Report - Royal Zoological Society of South Australia Incorporated". google.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  4. "History, development, and prospects of the animal industry and veterinary ... - Malaysia. Jabatan Perkhidmatan Haiwan - Google Books". google.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  5. Queen’s Birthday 1980 Honours (page 3)
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