Herbert Alexander "Harry" McCulloch MM (23 June 1893 – 13 March 1971) was an Australian trade unionist and politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of

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from 1949 to 1956, representing the seat of Hannans. McCulloch was born in

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, Scotland, to Agnes (née Morrison) and Thomas McCulloch. He left school at an early age to work as a coal miner, and then later enlisted in the

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. He served in Africa and Europe during World War I, holding the rank of battalion sergeant major, and was both

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and awarded the

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. After the war's end, McCulloch returned to coal mining. He emigrated to Western Australia in 1928, and settled in

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, working as a truck driver and municipal employee. He served as secretary of the local trades hall from 1943 to 1949.Herbert Alexander McCulloch
– Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 23 September 2016. McCulloch entered parliament at the 1949 Hannans by-election, caused by the death of

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. He was re-elected at the

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and 1953 state elections. He left parliament when his seat was abolished prior to the 1956 election, and died in

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in March 1971, aged 77. McCulloch had married Agnes Burt Montgomery in 1921, with whom he had two children.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:McCulloch, Harry 1890s births 1971 deaths Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Western Australia Trade unionists from Western Australia British Army personnel of World War I Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly People from Bonnybridge Recipients of the Military Medal Scottish emigrants to Australia