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Dunlop, Ernest Edward (1907 - 1993)

AC, Kt cr, CMG, OBE, KSJ, KCSJ, FRCS, FRACS, FAMA (Hon), FPS (Hon), FACS, FRCS Ed (Hon)
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Physician
Born: 12 July 1907  Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia.  Died: 2 July 1993  Victoria, Australia.
(Sir) Ernest Edward Dunlop or Weary Dunlop as he was most commonly known, was a renowned surgeon who during World War II treated and cared for over one thousand prisoners of war. He is legendary for his medical skills, compassion and dedication and has received a multitude of honours and awards. Initially, Dunlop studied pharmacy, but soon after graduating he took up medicine at the University of Melbourne. After completing his studies, Dunlop joined the Citizen Military Forces and then the Royal Australian Military Corps where he was appointed Captain. He worked as a ship’s surgeon on his way to England where he undertook postgraduate studies. In 1939 WWII broke out and Dunlop enlisted with the Royal Australian Military Corps where he was appointed specialist surgeon with the Emergency Medical Services at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, UK. Then was the appointed the Medical Liaison Officer between the British and ANZAC forces in Greece, followed by postings with the 2/2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station in Tobruk, then in Palestine and Indonesia. In 1942 his hospital in Java was captured by the Japanese and all were made prisoners of war (POW). For the next three years Dunlop and thousands of other POW worked on the Burma-Siam Railway.
Career Highlights
URL: The home page for this entity is located at http://www.siredwarddunlop.com.au/bio.htm
Alternative Names: Dunlop, Weary

Chronology
1929Bachelor of Pharmacy completed at the Victorian College of Pharmacy
1934Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS) completed at the University of Melbourne
c. 1935Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS)
c. 1935Ship's Surgeon on vessel sailing for London
1938 - 1942Postgraduate studies at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London
1939Specialist Surgeon of Emergency Medical Services at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, New South Wales
1942 - 1946War service with the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps in Tobruk, Palestine and Asia
1942 - 1946Prisoner of War
1969Knight Bachelor (Kt cr)
1972 - Honorary Fellow of the Indian Association of of Surgeons
1972 - 1973President of the Ex-POW Association
1976Australian of the Year award received
1980 - Foundation member of the International Society of Diseases of the Oesophagus
1980 - 1981President of the Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria
1981 - Foundation Fellow of the International Medical Sciences Acadamy
1982 - Patron of the Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria
1985 - Sir Edward Dunlop Medical Research Foundation founded
1985 - Honorary Fellow of the College of Surgery, Sri Lanka
1986 - 1987President of the Ex-POW Association
1987Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)
1988St John Jerusalem Cross Merit received
1990Valiant Freedom Award received
1991 - Fellow of the Imperial College, London

 
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Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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