People Australia

Life Summary [details]

Birth

26 March, 1897
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

Death

13 August, 1994 (aged 97)
Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Cause of Death

heart disease

Religious Influence

Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.

• Methodist
• Uniting

Education

• Woodbury College (Melbourne)
• Carlton Gardens Primary School (Melbourne)
• Malvern Primary School (Melbourne)
• Wesley College (Melbourne)
• University of Melbourne

Occupation

• academic
• army officer
• veterinarian

Military Service

• World War I
• Melbourne University Regiment
• Australian Army Veterinary Corps

Awards

• Caroline Kay scholarship (University of Melbourne)
• Walter and Eliza Hall fellowship
• Gilruth prize (Australian Veterinary Association)
• Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Legacies

• Harold E. Albistion prize (Australian College of Veterinary Scientists)

Key Organisations

• Australian Veterinary Association (federal)
• Australian Veterinary Assocation (Vic)
• Australian Veterinary Journal
• Zoological Board of Victoria

Workplaces

• University of Melbourne (veterinary)
• Veterinary Research Institute (University of Melbourne)