Dick, James Adam

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C.M.G., V.D., B.A.; M.D., C.M., F.R.C.S. (Edin.), L.M. (Rotunda, Dub.): Colonel, A.A.M.C., A.I.F., Gallipoli, Egypt, France and England. Enlisting 20th April, 1915, and sailing 15th May as Lieutenant- Colonel, second in command, No. 3 Australian General Hospital, served with it at Lemnos. On 1st January, 1916, transferred to No. 2 A.G.H. . Cairo, crossing with it to Wimereux, France, and was appointed to command No. 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station 30th October. Promoted colonel to command No. 1 Australian General Hospital, Rouen, n th October, 1917, removing with it to Sutton Veny after the Armistice and returning as S.M.O. transport "Norman Castle "in 1919. Made a C.M.G. in 1919 and Mentioned in Despatches twice. South African War: Lieutenant, N.S.W. A.M.C., 1899-1901, with Mention in Despatches. Commander of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, 1928. Early education at Windsor Public and Grammar Schools. Later at St. Andrew''s College, also undergraduate in Medicine.

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1866

Birth in Windsor -- NSW, Australia 28 January 1866
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Early education at Windsor Grammar School, Windsor, NSW, Australia
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Early education at Windsor Public School, Windsor, NSW, Australia
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Tertiary education at University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
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Tertiary education at University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
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Tertiary education at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
1886

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1886
1893

General Practitioner at Randwick -- NSW, Australia 1893
1894

Honorary Medical Officer at Randwick -- NSW, Australia 1894
1894

Honorary Medical Officer at Randwick -- NSW, Australia 1894
1915

Enlisted 20 Apr 1915
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Military service as Colonel at Gallipoli --, Turkey ; Egypt --, Egypt ; France --, France ; Wingate, England --, United Kingdom
1915

Embarked 15 May 1915 at Sydney [ NSW Australia ]
1916

Military service as Lieutenant Colonel at Lemnos -No. 3 Australian General Hospital-, Greece 1 January 1916
1916

Military service as Lieutenant Colonel at 2nd Australian General Hospital -- Cairo, Egypt 1 January 1916
1917

Military service as Colonel at Rouen -No. 1 Australian General Hospital-, France 1 October 1917
1919

Returned to Australia 1919
1925

Councillor St Andrew's College 1925 - 1942 @ St Andrew's College, The University Of Sydney [ NSW Australia ]
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Dick, Robert
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Military award: C.M.G. on
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Military award: V.D. on
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Military award: Mentioned in Despatches on
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Member of British Medical Association (BMA)
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Member of Medical Board of NSW
1942

Death in Randwick -- NSW, Australia 23 December 1942

Gender

Male

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