Complex sentence: Sir Laurie Justice Francis (30 August 1918--3 August 1993) was a lawyer from Dunedin, New Zealand, and was the New Zealand High Commissioner to Australia from 1976 to 1984.
Split into simpler sentences: Sir Laurie Justice Francis (30 August 1918--3 August 1993) was a New Zealand lawyer and diplomat. He served as the New Zealand High Commissioner to Australia from 1976 to 1984.