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Name	William Garrett
Born	25 November, 1927
Died	5 November, 2015 (aged 87) Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Education *	Parramatta High School (Sydney) (student, 1939-1944) University of Sydney (student, 1945-1951) Oxford University (student, 1952-1955) University of Sydney (student, 1956-1962)
Occupation *	obstetrician/gynaecologist (1958-1995) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Member of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1985)
Key Organisations *	Benevolent Society of New South Wales (benefactor, ?-2015) Matthew Talbot Hostel (Sydney) (benefactor, ?-2015) Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (president, 1972-1974) Ultrasonics Institute (founder, 1975)
Workplaces *	Royal Hospital for Women (Sydney) (doctor, 1958-1995)

* Dates are approximate

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