Early Life
Born in North Sydney as the only son of Oswald and Ada Charlton, the accounts of his early life vary. The Australian Dictionary of Biography states that his father was a bank manager, while other accounts suggest that he was raised in low socio-economic conditions and relied on benefactors to support his career. He was raised in the northern seaside suburb of Manly and was educated at Manly Public School and later Sydney Grammar School.
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