Blackburn, Charles Bickerton

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K.B., O.B.E., M.D., Ch.M.; B.A. (Adel.), F.R.C.P., F.R.A.C.P. : Lieutenant-Colonel, A.A.M.C., A.I.F., Egypt. Enlisting in August, 1916, and sailing 2nd September as lieutenantcolonel, served as Senior Physician with No. 14 Australian General Hospital, Cairo and Port Said, and as Consulting Physician to A.I.F. in Egypt and Palestine till 1919. Awarded O.B.E. 1st January, 1919, and Mentioned in Despatches twice. Fellow of the Senate, 1919-. Dean of Faculty of Medicine, 1932-5. Lecturer in Clinical Medicine 1912-35. Hon. Consulting Physician, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.

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1874

Birth in Greenhithe -- Kent, England 22 April 1874
1886

Early education at St Peter's College, Adelaide, SA, Australia 1886
1893

Tertiary education at Adelaide University, South Australia, SA, Australia 1893
1899

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1899
1899

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1899
1899

Resident Medical Officer at Camperdown -Royal Prince Alfred Hospital- NSW, Australia 1899
1903

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1903
1903

Medical Practitioner at College Street -- Sydney, Australia 1903
1910

Blackburn, Arthur Seaforth
1913

Lecturer in Clinical Medicine at Camperdown -- Sydney, NSW, Australia 1913
1916

Military service as Lieutenant Colonel at Egypt --, Egypt 1916
1916

Military award: Mentioned in Despatches on 1916-08-01
1916

Enlisted 1 Aug 1916
1919

Military award: O.B.E. on 1919-01-01
1919

Elected to Senate 1919 at University of Sydney : Camperdown [ NSW Australia ]
1932

Dean of Medicine at Camperdown -- Sydney, NSW, Australia 1932
1936

Appointed K.B. 1936
1941

Chancellor at Camperdown -University of Sydney- NSW, Australia 1941
1960

Appointed K.C.M.G. 1960
1972

Death in Bellevue Hill -- NSW, Australia 20 July 1972

Gender

Male

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