John Alistair LOAN

MB ChB (NZ) 1938

Born Owaka, Catlins 30 Apr 1917                       Died Taupo 29 Jan 2012

Alistair Loan

Educated at Hutt Valley High School

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

 

 

photograph courtesy Alistair Loan
Last updated 30 October 2016.