Editing Fred Nile (section)

==Early life==
Nile was born in [[Kings Cross, New South Wales]]<ref name=Autobio>{{cite web|title=Fred Nile AutoBiography|url=http://www.cdp.org.au/about-fred-nile.html|publisher=[[Christian Democratic Party]]|access-date=4 November 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031181913/http://www.cdp.org.au/about-fred-nile.html|archive-date=31 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and was educated at Mascot Public and Cleveland Street High School (1940–1949). In 1952, during the [[Korean War]], at age 17, Nile volunteered to join the National Service in 1952 and then transferred to the [[Australian Army Reserve|CMF]]/reserves which allowed him to avoid deployment to Korea and qualified for the rank of major, before retiring in 1972. In 1958, Nile married [[Elaine Nile|Elaine Crealy]], who was a member of the Legislative Council for 14 years. They had three sons and a daughter. Elaine died in October 2011 at age 75.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-18/elaine-nile-dies-after-cancer-fight/3577100 |title=Elaine Nile dies after cancer fight |work=ABC News |location=Australia |date=18 October 2011 |access-date=18 October 2011 }}</ref> Nile attended the NSW Congregational Theological College, the NSW United Faculty of Theology and the [[University of New England, Australia|University of New England]]. He was awarded a [[Licentiate of Theology]] by the [[University of Divinity|Melbourne College of Divinity]].<ref name="BioNSWPL">{{cite web|title=About the Rev Hon Fred Nile MLC|url=https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/member/files/2/Biography.pdf |publisher=[[Parliament of New South Wales]]|access-date=2 March 2015}}</ref>