Historical information

A cutting from from a Melbourne Legacy President's report showing a photo of Legatee Chas Wilks (President of Melbourne Legacy in 1989). It was collected to be a record of a photo of past presidents.
During World War 2 Chas Wilks saw active service in the Royal Australian Engineers in New Guinea and Borneo. He had a career in civil engineering with MMBW.
He joined Melbourne Legacy in 1973.
The article was part of an album of past presidents from 1965 to 1989. The folder included biographical details and obituaries, eulogies and death notices of prominent Legatees. The items have been catalogued separately.

Significance

A record of Legatee Chas Wilks a past president of Legacy. The information was collected to record the lives of prominent legatees in a folder.

Physical description

An article with a black and white photo of Legatee Chas WIlks - President 1988.