Robert Campbell Begg

Robert Campbell Begg (11 April 1886 – 26 July 1971) was a New Zealand doctor and politician. He was born in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand on 11 April 1886.[1] He first studied theology and then studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, qualifying M.B., Ch.B. After serving as a medical officer during the First World War, for which he was awarded the military cross, he returned to Edinburgh, gaining an MD in 1923.[2]

He was the President of the New Zealand Legion from 1933 until its demise in 1934–35, and later moved to South Africa.

In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[3]

References
  1. Goldstone, Paul. "Robert Campbell Begg". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. Begg, Robert Campbell (1923). "The urachus". MD Thesis. hdl:1842/26292.
  3. "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 2 July 2013.


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