Winn, Roy Coupland

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M.C., M.B., Ch.M. : Major, A.A.M.C., A.I.F., Egypt, Gallipoli and France. Enlisting in June, 1915, and sailing in July, served till September at No. 1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, and as R.M.O. 14th Battn. in Gallipoli, Egypt and France till December, 1916. Then was Bearer Captain, 4th Australian Field Ambulance, till wounded severely 9th June, 1917, and evacuated to hospital in England, returning privately via Canada to Australia in June, 1918. Promoted major, 24th August, 1917. Awarded M.C.* and Mentioned in Despatches. Early education at Sydney Grammar School. * He constantly patrolled the bearer line under very heavy shell fire, maintaining communication between aid posts and dressing stations, and on one occasion he took a squad across the open through an intense barrage to an aid post to relieve a temporary glut of wounded. He was twice wounded, the second time severely, and his gallant conduct was the means of saving many lives.

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1890

Birth in Newcastle -- NSW, Australia 26 June 1890
1905

Early education at Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia 1905
1915

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1915
1915

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1915
1915

Enlisted 1 Jun 1915
1916

Military service as Major at Egypt --, Egypt ; Gallipoli --, Turkey ; France --, France ; Exeter -Exeter Hospital-, England ; Wandsworth -No. 3 London General Hospital-, England 1916
1917

Harwood, Horace Barclay
1918

Married 23 Jan 1918 at Middlesex [ Greater London England ]
1920

Visited 1920 at Wingate, England --, United Kingdom
1924

Assistant Physician at Sydney -- NSW, Australia 1924
1931

Psychoanalyst at Sydney -Macquarie Street- NSW, Australia 1931
1945

Married 10 Jan 1945 at St Mark's Church : Darling Point [ NSW Australia ]
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Military award: M.C. Military Cross on
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Military award: Mentioned in Despatches on
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Assistant Physician at Wingate, England --, United Kingdom
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Member of Australasian Association of Psychiatrists
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Member of Australasian Association of Psychology and Philosophy
1963

Death in Concord -Repatriation Hospital- NSW, Australia 17 August 1963

Gender

Male

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Roy Coupland Winn as a Captain in Gallipoli [ jpeg ]

Roy Winn (right) with George M Williamson (left) & C.S.Booth (standing) [ png ]

Roy Coupland Winn marks with an X the site of his foot amputation [ jpg ]

Portrait of Dr Roy Coupland WInn [ jpg ]

Reverse of portrait of Roy Coupland Winn [ jpg ]

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