Trevor Ashmore Pyman (25 December 19162 April 1995) was an Australian diplomat.
Family The son of Francis George Servante Pyman (1884–1964), and Blanche Ashmore Pyman (1888–1946), née Mitchell,Marriages: Pyman—Mitchell, The Argus, (Saturday, 6 May 1911), p.13;. Deaths; Pyman, The Argus, (Thursday, 17 October 1946), p.2. Trevor Ashmore Pyman was born at Ripponlea, Victoria on 25 December 1916.Births: Pyman, The Argus, (Saturday, 13 January 1917), p.13. He had two brothers, Clive Francis Henry Pyman (1913–1995),Births: Pyman, The Argus, (Saturday, 19 April 1913), p.11; Caulfield v. Brighton in Grammar Schools' Cricket, Table Talk, (Thursday, 22 March 1928), p.29. and James Brice Pyman (1923–1987).Births: Pyman, The Argus, (Wednesday, 21 November 1923), p.13:N.B. contains typo, should be "F. G. Pyman" (not "T. G. Pyman"); Engaged, The Argus, (Saturday, 25 November 1950), p.8; Final Passes in Pharmacy, The Age,(Wednesday, 19 December 1951), p.7.
Trevor Pyman married Margaret Haddon Hall on 1 August 1942;Engagements Announced, The Age, (Tuesday, 17 March 1942), p.3; Pyman—Hall Wedding, The Argus, (Saturday, 8 August 1942), p.5; Marriages: Pyman—Hall, The Argus, (Saturday, 3 October 1942), p.2. they had four children, three sons,Births: Pyman, The Argus, (Saturday, 9 March 1946), p.21. and a daughter.Births: Pyman, The Argus, (Saturday, 15 January 1944), p.2.
Education Pyman was educated at Caulfield Grammar School, as were his two brothers.Webber (1981), p.311. He was an excellent schoolboy footballer for CGS,Wilkinson (1997), p.103. and was dux of the school in 1934.Webber (1981), p.272; Caulfield Grammar School, (Thursday, 2 December 1935), p.12.
He attended the University of Melbourne, and attained the following qualifications: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) — in 1938.University Awards: Degrees and Diplomas, The Argus, (Monday, 11 August 1938), p.4. Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) — in 1940.Degrees conferred at University, The Age, (Monday, 16 December 1940), p.9. Master of Laws (LL.M.) — in 1944.Conferring of Degrees, The Age, (Monday, 18 December 1944), p.6. Diploma in Public Administration (Dip.Pub.Admin.) — in 1946.Full List of Degrees, The Argus, (Monday, 23 December 1946), p.4.
Law On 4 September 1945, in the Victorian State High Court, Pyman was admitted to practise as a barrister and solicitor.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/974541 New Barristers Admitted, The Argus, (Tuesday, 4 September 1945), p.3.
Military He served in the Second AIF from November 1941 to October 1944;World War Two Nominal Roll: Lieutenant Trevor Ashmore Pyman (V158747). and he remained "on strength" until he was retired (effective date 30 December 1971) at the end of 1971.Australian Military Forces: Reserve Citizen Military Forces: Eastern Command: Royal Australian Army Educational Corps, Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, No.16, (Thursday, 2 March 1972), p.22.
Diplomat Pyman joined the Australian Diplomatic Service in 1944; having been discharged from the army to do so.About People, The Age, (Tuesday, 4 September 1945), p.2.
During his fourteen-year tenure in the diplomatic service he worked with Dr Evatt as part of the Australian Delegation to form the United Nations.
He later worked as Australia's Acting High Commissioner to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and as Head of Chancery and Counsellor at the Australian Embassy in Washington, D.C. While in Washington he also served as one of Australia's representatives to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
Retired He was retired from the Public Service, on medical grounds, in December 1977.Retirements and Dismissals: Retirement: Department of Transport: Central Office, Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, no.PS10, (Thursday, 9 March 1978), p.7.: with effect from 22 December 1977.
Australian Outlook Pyman's influential article, "The United Nations Secretary-Generalship: A Review of its Status, Functions and Role", written immediately after the (September 1961) death of the U.N. Secretary-General, Dag Hammarskjöld, in a plane crash in Northern Rhodesia, was published in Australian Outlook, now known as the Australian Journal of International Affairs, in December 1961.
See also List of Caulfield Grammar School people
Footnotes
References Pyman, T.A., "The United Nations Secretary-Generalship: A Review of its Status, Functions and Role, Australian Outlook, Vol.15, No.3, (December 1961), pp. 240–259. doi=10.1080/00049916108565402