Born Auckland 17 Mar 1922 Died Nelson 20 May 2016 
Educated at Auckland Grammar School and Nelson College HS, Nelson Hospital 1946 - 1947 Registrar, Nelson Hospital 1948 - 1949 General practice, Richmond, Nelson 1950 - 1951 Resident Surgeon, Nelson Hospital 1953 - 1954 Medical Superintendent, Dannevirke Hospital 1954 - 1955 Medical Superintendent, Tauranga Hospital 1956 - 1970 Surgeon / Leader, NZ Surgical Team, South Vietnam 1966 - 1967 Special Projects Director, Tasman Vaccine Laboratory, Lower Hutt 1971 - 1972 Senior OP and Admitting Officer, Wellington Hospital 1973 - 1974 Director of Medical Services, Wellington Hospital 1974 - 1976 Medical Superintendent-in-Chief, Bay of Plenty Hospital Board, Whakatane 1977 - 1982 Medical Superintendent, Nelson Hospital 1982 - 1987 photograph courtesy Doug Short | 