People Australia

Life Summary [details]

Birth

22 September, 1914
Jinju, South Gyeongsang, South Korea

Death

30 May, 1993 (aged 78)
Brisbane, Queensland, 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.

• Presbyterian

Education

• Geelong College (Vic)
• Ormond College (University of Melbourne)
• University of Melbourne
• University of Queensland

Occupation or Descriptor

• army medical officer
• orthopaedist
• surgeon

Military Service

• World War II

Awards

• Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Legacies

• Montrose Home for Crippled Children (Brisbane)

Key Organisations

• Australian Physiotherapy Association (Qld)
• Montrose Home for Crippled Children (Brisbane)
• Queensland Spastic Centre (New Farm, Brisbane)
• Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (Qld)
• Medical Board of Australia (Qld)
• Australian Medical Association (Qld)
• Queensland Ambulance Transport Brigade
• St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital (Brisbane)

Workplaces

• Royal Brisbane Hospital
• University of Queensland (medicine)
• Brisbane Children's Hospital