Harvey, William Cotter Burnell

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In January 1941 he was appointed as a lieutenant colonel in the Australian Army Medical Corps, AIF. Next month he sailed for Malaya as senior physician with the 2/10th Australian General Hospital. Captured when the Japanese took Singapore in February 1942, he treated patients, including some with tuberculosis, at Changi and Kranji, strove to improve the prisoners’ diet and presided over the Changi Medical Society. ADB

Book of Remembrance entry

Med IV. His surname and initials are listed at the back of the Book of Remembrance, as a member of the Company who enlisted as a private in the A.I.F. and was given leave of absence to complete the Medical Course.

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1897

Birth in Grenfell -- NSW, Australia 24 September 1897
1897

Birth 24 Sep 1897 at Grenfell [ NSW Australia ]
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Early education at Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia
1918

Enlisted 27 Jun 1918
1920

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1920
1920

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1920
1922

Medical Practitioner at Brompton -- London, United Kingdom 1922
1923

Tertiary education at University College, University of Wales, Cardiff, Wales 1923
1924

Physician for Pulmonary Diseases at St Leonards -Royal North Shore Hospital- NSW, Australia 1924
1924

Married 2 Feb 1924 at St James, King St [ Sydney NSW Australia ]
1925

Honorary Assistant Physician at Camperdown -Royal Prince Alfred Hospital- NSW, Australia 1925
1938

Member of Royal Australasian College of Physicians since 1938
1965

Appointed C.B.E. 1965
1967

Awarded Sir Robert Philip Medal of Chest and Heart Association 1967 at Wingate, England --, United Kingdom
1975

Medical Practitioner at Sydney -Macquarie Street- NSW, Australia 1975
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Resident Medical Officer at Camperdown -Royal Prince Alfred Hospital- NSW, Australia
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Medical Practitioner at Switzerland --, Switzerland
1981

Death in Bellevue Hill -- NSW, Australia 17 October 1981

Gender

Male

From the archives

Portrait of Dr William Cotter Burnell Harvey [ jpg ]

Reverse of portrait of Dr William Cotter Burnell Harvey [ jpg ]

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