Henry Simpson Newland

Henry Simpson Newland
Henry Simpson Newland
	Newland in c.1932
Born	24 November 1873; Kensington, South Australia
Died	13 November 1969 (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

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

At work in the R.A.H., 1925

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

"Views And Comments". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 23 January 1942. p. 11. Retrieved 5 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

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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[1] "Views And Comments". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 23 January 1942. p. 11. Retrieved 5 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.