Born Lower Moutere 28 Jul 1918 Died Motueka 24 Dec 1995
Educated at Nelson College As a final-year medical student, he was employed as a HP on the tuberculosis wards at Wellington Hospital, and soon after leaving this posting, he developed symptoms of pulmonary tuberculosis. The next five years were disrupted by treatment for PTb. HS / HP, Wellington Hospital 1943, and in 1944 - 1945, Tb Registrar, Wellington Hospital 1947 - 1948 Junior Specialist Tb services 1950 - 1952 Postgraduate studies in England and Scotland 1953 - 1954 Acting Director, Tb services, Wellington Hospital 27/8/1956 - 3/1/1957 Full-time Physician-in-Charge, Chest Department, Wellington Hospital 1957 - 1983 Visiting Chest Physician, Masterton and Nelson Hospitals Obituary: NZMJ 1996 109:473 photograph courtesy NZMJ |