John Alistair LOAN   
MB ChB (NZ)
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Born Owaka, Catlins 30/4/1917    Died Taupo 29/1/2012

Educated at Hutt Valley High School

MB ChB (NZ) 1938

HS / HP, Wellington Hospital 1939 - 1940

Sailed for Hong Kong in March 1941, en route to a position at the Canton Villages Hospital, China.  Whilst in Hong Kong, the Japanese invaded and he was interred in a civilian camp on Victoria Island.  Whilst there, he was able to gain experience in the Tweed Bay Hospital

Casualty Officer, Wellington Hospital 1945 - 1946

General practice, with wife Eunice, in Willis Street, until his retirement in 1996
Visiting Anaesthetist, Wellington Hospital 1948 - 1960

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photograph courtesy
Alistair Loan