Robert William Ludovic Lindsay (18 August 1905 – 6 September 2000) was an English-born Australian politician. From Norwich, England, was educated at Eton College and then Royal Military College, Sandhurst. An officer of the British Grenadier Guards, he spoke fluent Arabic, and was seconded to the

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in 1930, serving in the Middle East for about four years. He retired from the military in 1937, with the rank of captain. Recalled to service during World War II, he served with the Grenadier Guards in Europe and the Middle East, attaining the rank of brevet major. His mother was Australian and he migrated following the war. In 1954, was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for the

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, defeating Labor's

Keith Ewert Keith Walter Wilson Ewert (12 April 1918 – 2 December 1989) was an Australian politician. Born in Brighton and educated at Melbourne High School and the University of Melbourne, he was an accountant before entering politics. In 1952, Ewert was ...

. He held the seat until his retirement in 1966. Lindsay was made a member of the Order of the British Empire in 1971. He died in 2000.

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