Henry Simpson Newland

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

Henry Simpson Newland
Newland in c.1932
Born(1873-11-24)24 November 1873
Kensington, South Australia
Died13 November 1969(1969-11-13) (aged 95)
AllegianceAustralia
Service/branchCitizens Military Force
Australian Imperial Force
Years of service1907–1910
1914–1919
RankLieutenant Colonel
UnitAustralian Army Medical Corps
Battles/warsFirst World War
AwardsKnight Bachelor
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches
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. A portrait of Newland by Ivor Hele won the 1953 Archibald Prize.[2]

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.
  2. "Archibald Prize Archibald 1953 finalist: Sir Henry Simpson Newland, CBE, DSO, MS, FRCS by Ivor Hele". www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 29 December 2020.


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