David Fenbury

Who was David Fenbury?

David Maxwell Fenbury was an Australian public servant.

He was educated at Christian Brothers College, Perth and the University of Western Australia.

On 29 October 1941 Fenbury joined the Australian Imperial Force, where he was commissioned lieutenant and posted to the Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit, during this period he led geurrilla operations, reconnaissance, and fighting patrols in Japanese-held territories.

On 15 May 1948 he married Joan Marion Brazier, who later died in 1964.

From 1956-1958 Fenbury was the Australian government's nominee to the secretariat of the Trusteeship Council of the United Nations.

In 1960, David registered to change his last name to Fenbury, via deed poll.

On 30 May 1966 he married Helen Mary Shiels in a civil ceremony.

He started writing a book Practise without policy, whilst on a visiting fellowship from the Australian National University, Canberra.

He died on 14 May 1976 from injuries received as a result of being hit by a bus in Leederville, a suburb of Perth. He was buried in Karrakatta Cemetery, he was survived by his wife, and two children from his first marriage.