James Roberts BOYD MC CBE MB ChB (Edin), MD (Edin), FRACP, FRCP (Edin)
Born Innerleithen, Scottish Borders 6/9/1886 Died Wellington 29/1/1960 MB ChB (Edin) 1911, MD (Edin) 1914, MRCP (Edin) 1924, FRACP 1939, FRCP (Edin) 1940 HP, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary Joined the Colonial Medical Service, and was posted to Fiji in 1913 At outbreak of WW1, joined the RAMC (2 years), then NZMC, and at war's end, came to NZ. Initially set up practice in Kaponga, Taranaki, before moving to Lower Hutt. Set up as a Consulting Physician in Wellington. Honorary Physician, Wellington Hospital 1928 - 1940 Visiting Physician, Wellington Hospital 1940 - 1948 Upon retirement, the J Roberts Boyd Prize in Medicine for final year medical students was established in his honour Click the image to view detail in a larger version.
Obituary: NZMJ 1960 59:164	photograph courtesy J O Mercer collection Wellington Hospital

James Roberts BOYD MC CBE
MB ChB (Edin), MD (Edin), FRACP, FRCP (Edin)

Born Innerleithen, Scottish Borders 6/9/1886 Died Wellington 29/1/1960

MB ChB (Edin) 1911, MD (Edin) 1914, MRCP (Edin) 1924, FRACP 1939, FRCP (Edin) 1940

HP, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary
Joined the Colonial Medical Service, and was posted to Fiji in 1913
At outbreak of WW1, joined the RAMC (2 years), then NZMC, and at war's end, came to NZ. Initially set up practice in Kaponga, Taranaki, before moving to Lower Hutt. Set up as a Consulting Physician in Wellington.

Honorary Physician, Wellington Hospital 1928 - 1940
Visiting Physician, Wellington Hospital 1940 - 1948

Upon retirement, the J Roberts Boyd Prize in Medicine for final year medical students was established in his honour

Click the image to view detail in a larger version.

Obituary: NZMJ 1960 59:164

photograph courtesy
J O Mercer collection
Wellington Hospital