Hugh Reskymer "Kym" Bonython, AC, DFC, AFC (15 September 1920 – 19 March 2011) was an Australian politician, World War Two veteran, musician, gallery owner, ...
Kym Bonython
Australian politician
Hugh Reskymer "Kym" Bonython, AC, DFC, AFC was an Australian politician, World War Two veteran, musician, gallery owner, and racing driver.
He was a prominent and active member of society in Adelaide, Australia. Wikipedia
Born: September 15, 1920, North Adelaide, Australia
Died: March 19, 2011 (age 90 years), Adelaide, Australia
Grandparent: John Langdon Bonython
Siblings: Warren Bonython and John Langdon Bonython
Parents: John Lavington Bonython
Descendants: Nicole Bonython-Hines and Robyn Cass
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Born in Adelaide in 1920, he chronicled his unusual life in autobiography Ladies Legs and Lemonade in 1979 which describes his various careers to that point.
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