Henry Simpson Newland

Henry Simpson Newland
Newland in c.1932
Born (1873-11-24)24 November 1873
Kensington, South Australia
Died 13 November 1969(1969-11-13) (aged 95)
Allegiance Australia
Service/branch Citizens Military Force
Australian Imperial Force
Years of service 1907–1910
1914–1919
Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Unit Australian Army Medical Corps
Battles/wars First World War
Awards Knight Bachelor
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches
At work in the R.A.H., 1925

Sir Henry Simpson Newland, CBE, DSO, FRCS (24 November 1873 – 13 November 1969) was a distinguished Australian surgeon.

As president of the Australian War Service League he was active in promoting selective conscription and martial law during the Second World War.[1]

The Henry Simpson Newland Prize is named in his honour. The medal was first awarded by the Federal Council of the British Medical Association in Australia, and since 1956, by the Australian Medical Association.

He is commemorated by a plaque on the Jubilee 150 Walkway.

Family

References

  1. ↑ "Views And Comments". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 23 January 1942. p. 11. Retrieved 5 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  • Hicks, N. and Leopold, E. Newland, Sir Henry Simpson (1873–1969), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 11, Melbourne University Press, 1988, pp 8–9.
  • Serle, Percival (1949). "Newland, Simpson". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus and Robertson.
  • Pearn, J. H. The heritage of the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps in bronze
  • Sir Henry Simpson Newland, South Australian Medical Heritage Society Inc
  • Newland House, 80 Brougham Place, North Adelaide, South Australian Medical Heritage Society Inc
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