Poate, Hugh Raymond Guy

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In 1908 admitted as the first Uni of Sydney graduate to a Fellowship Royal College of Surgeons, London.In 1935 appointed knight of grace St John's Ambulance, 1955 became the first Australian to be promoted baliff grand cross. Although skilled in orthopaedic, cranial and thoracic surgery, he became an international authority on thyroid surgery and was the first Australian to introduce medical treatment for hyperthyroidism, using 'thio' drugs.
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M.B., Ch.M., F.R.C.S., F.R.A.C.S., L.R.C.P., Demonstrator in Anatomy : Lieutenant-Colonel, A.A.M.C., A.I.F., Gallipoli, Egypt and France. Enlisting 20th August, 1914, and sailing 19th October with 1st Australian Field Ambulance, was at the Anzac Landing, then on Carriers with wounded to Alexandria and Malta till 10th August and, rejoining ambulance, remained at Anzac until the Evacuation. Transferring to No. 2 Australian General Hospital, Ghezireh, 24th December, 1915, and to H.Q., Cairo, 20th March, 1916, was appointed Senior Surgeon No. 3 A.G.H., Abbassia, crossing with it to Brighton in September and to Abbeville in March, 1917. Was detached to No. 12 British Casualty Clearing Station with surgical team from June to August and returned to Australia via Canada in October. Promoted major, 24th February, 1915; lieutenant-colonel, July, 1916. A.M.F. : Senior Visiting Surgeon, Randwick Military Hospital. Wing Commander, Medical Services, R.A.A.F. Lecturer in Military Surgery, 1918. Hon. Demonstrator in Anatomy, 1910. Lecturer in Post-Graduate Surgery and Director of Surgical Unit at the Prince Henry Hospital. John Harris Scholar; Haswell and Pockley Prizeman. Hon. Consulting Surgeon, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. Knight of Grace of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. Early education at Sydney Grammar School. Later one year in Arts.

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1884

Birth in Summer Hill -- NSW, Australia 16 January 1884
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Early education at Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia
1906

Byrne, George Cumming
1907

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1907
1907

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1907
1908

Tertiary education at Medicine.L.R.C.P., 1908 1908
1908

Fisher, Eric Mortley
1909

Demonstrator in Anatomy at Camperdown -University of Sydney- NSW, Australia 1909
1909

Medical Practitioner at Sydney -Macquarie Street- NSW, Australia 1909
1911

Honorary Surgeon at Camperdown -Royal Prince Alfred Hospital- NSW, Australia 1911
1914

Enlisted 20 Aug 1914
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Military service as Lieutenant Colonel at Gallipoli --, Turkey ; Egypt --, Egypt ; France --, France
1929

State Commissioner at Sydney -- NSW, Australia 1929
1929

Consultant Surgeon 1929
1938

Lecturer in Post Graduate Surgery at Little Bay -Prince Henry Hospital- NSW, Australia 1938
1938

Director of Surgical Unit at Little Bay -Prince Henry Hospital- NSW, Australia 1938
1942

Administrator at Sydney -- NSW, Australia 1942
1947

Chief Executive Officer CEO at Sydney -- NSW, Australia 1947
1952

Appointed K.B.E. 1952
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Tozer, Claude John
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Resident Medical Officer at Camperdown -Royal Prince Alfred Hospital- NSW, Australia
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Member of Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
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Member of Medical Board of NSW
1961

Death in Bellevue Hill -- NSW, Australia 26 January 1961

Gender

Male

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Major Poate cuts the hair of Colonel Howse VC, watched by Captain Tozer [ jpg ]

Informal portrait of Major Poate, Major Henry Nairn Butler, Capt Eric Mortley Fisher, Major Edward R White [ jpg ]

Portrait of Dr Hugh Raymond Guy POATE [ jpg ]

Reverse of portrait Dr Hugh Raymond Guy Poate [ jpg ]

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