Agent TypePersonActivities & OccupationsLawyersHistorySamuel Pond was born in 1905 and educated at the University of Melbourne where he excelled in rifle shooting. After graduating in law, he joined the A.I.F. achieving the rank of Brigade Major. In 1942 Pond was captured in Malaya and for the duration of the war remined a Prisoner-of-war. From 1946 to 1970 he was a partner in the law firm of Whiting & Byrne, a member of the Standing Committee of Convocation University of Melbourne representing Arts for 1946 to 1966 and law graduates 1966 to 1970 and a member of various other committees.
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