Sir Fred Thompson Bowerbank | |
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Born | 30 April 1880 Penrith, Cumberland, England |
Died | 25 August 1960 (aged 80) Wellington, New Zealand |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
Major General Sir Fred Thompson Bowerbank KBE KStJ ED (30 April 1880 – 25 August 1960) was Director-General of Medical Services for the New Zealand Army and Air Force between 1939 and 1947. [1] [2] He served as Honorary Physician to the Governor-General of New Zealand from 1935 to 1939, and as Honorary Physician to King George VI between 1940 and 1948. [2]
Bowerbank was made KBE in 1946, [3] and in the same year a Grand Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau for his service to the Netherlands during World War II. [2] For his services to first-aid organizations, he was made a Knight of Grace of the Venerable Order of St. John of Jerusalem. [2]
Fred Thompson Bowerbank was born in Penrith, Cumberland, the son of Joseph Bowerbank and his wife Mary (née Farrer). [4] He was educated at Penrith High School and the University of Edinburgh where he graduated M.B. and Ch.B. in 1904. [2] In 1907 he emigrated to New Zealand with his young wife. [2]
At the outbreak of World War I, Bowerbank enlisted in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. [5] He served in the 1st New Zealand Expeditionary Force and was mentioned five times in dispatches and, for his dedication to service, was made OBE in 1917. [2]
For most of his professional life, Bowerbank was consulting cardiologist to the Wellington Hospital, New Zealand. [2] Bowerbank gained an MD from the University of Edinburgh in 1917, with a thesis on intestinal disease in the New Zealand expeditionary force in Egypt and the Dardanelles. [6] He was elected a Member of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1925 and a Fellow in 1929. [2]
In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal. [7] He served as Honorary Physician to the Governor-General of New Zealand from 1935 to 1939, and as Honorary Physician to King George VI between 1940 and 1948. [2]
Bowerbank was Chief Medical Officer of the RNZAF from 1937 to 1939 and served as Director-General of Medical Services for the New Zealand Army and Air Force between 1939 and 1947. [8] Bowerbank was made KBE in 1946, [3] and in the same year a Grand Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau for his service to the Netherlands during World War II. [2] For his services to first-aid organizations, he was made a Knight of Grace of the Venerable Order of St. John of Jerusalem. [2] In 1953, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal. [9]
Bowerbank married Maud Pick in 1907. [2] He died in Wellington, New Zealand, on 25 August 1960. [2] He was the great uncle of Christopher Bowerbank. [10] [11]
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Sir Fred Thompson Bowerbank | |
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Born | 30 April 1880 Penrith, Cumberland, England |
Died | 25 August 1960 (aged 80) Wellington, New Zealand |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
Major General Sir Fred Thompson Bowerbank KBE KStJ ED (30 April 1880 – 25 August 1960) was Director-General of Medical Services for the New Zealand Army and Air Force between 1939 and 1947. [1] [2] He served as Honorary Physician to the Governor-General of New Zealand from 1935 to 1939, and as Honorary Physician to King George VI between 1940 and 1948. [2]
Bowerbank was made KBE in 1946, [3] and in the same year a Grand Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau for his service to the Netherlands during World War II. [2] For his services to first-aid organizations, he was made a Knight of Grace of the Venerable Order of St. John of Jerusalem. [2]
Fred Thompson Bowerbank was born in Penrith, Cumberland, the son of Joseph Bowerbank and his wife Mary (née Farrer). [4] He was educated at Penrith High School and the University of Edinburgh where he graduated M.B. and Ch.B. in 1904. [2] In 1907 he emigrated to New Zealand with his young wife. [2]
At the outbreak of World War I, Bowerbank enlisted in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. [5] He served in the 1st New Zealand Expeditionary Force and was mentioned five times in dispatches and, for his dedication to service, was made OBE in 1917. [2]
For most of his professional life, Bowerbank was consulting cardiologist to the Wellington Hospital, New Zealand. [2] Bowerbank gained an MD from the University of Edinburgh in 1917, with a thesis on intestinal disease in the New Zealand expeditionary force in Egypt and the Dardanelles. [6] He was elected a Member of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1925 and a Fellow in 1929. [2]
In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal. [7] He served as Honorary Physician to the Governor-General of New Zealand from 1935 to 1939, and as Honorary Physician to King George VI between 1940 and 1948. [2]
Bowerbank was Chief Medical Officer of the RNZAF from 1937 to 1939 and served as Director-General of Medical Services for the New Zealand Army and Air Force between 1939 and 1947. [8] Bowerbank was made KBE in 1946, [3] and in the same year a Grand Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau for his service to the Netherlands during World War II. [2] For his services to first-aid organizations, he was made a Knight of Grace of the Venerable Order of St. John of Jerusalem. [2] In 1953, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal. [9]
Bowerbank married Maud Pick in 1907. [2] He died in Wellington, New Zealand, on 25 August 1960. [2] He was the great uncle of Christopher Bowerbank. [10] [11]
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