Peter Delamothe
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Sir Peter Delamothe OBE |
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| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Bowen |
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In office 28 May 1960 – 19 December 1971 |
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| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
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Peter Roylance de la Mothe 29 June 1904 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 26 October 1973 (aged 69) Paddington, London, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse(s) | Myrtle Eunice Lois Bussell (m.1931 divorced ?), Joan Patricia Milner (m.1947) |
| Occupation | Doctor, Ophthalmological surgeon |
| Religion | Church of England |
Sir Peter Roylance Delamothe OBE (29 June 1904 – 26 October 1973) was an ophthalmological surgeon and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
Born Peter Roylance de la Mothe at Spring Hill, Brisbane, to parents Charles Joseph de la Mothe, a chemist who had moved to Australia from France, and his wife Anna Mary (née Oliver), he was educated at St Francis School in Hughenden, and then Mount Carmel College in Charters Towers. Awarded an open scholarship after coming third in the state for his final examinations, Delamothe entered the University of Sydney where he obtained M.B. and B.S. degrees. Between 1927 and 1930, he served as a junior, then senior, resident medical officer at Sydney Hospital, where he also practiced ophthalmological surgery before entering into private practice. It was around this time that he anglicized his name to Delamothe.
By January 1933, Delamothe was back in Queensland and appointed as the medical superintendent of the Collinsville hospital. Known for his hard work, he performed seventy-seven operations in his first seven weeks there, which greatly increased the hospital's popularity with the local population. In early 1936, he moved to Bowen and set up his own practice.
On 26 October 1940, Delamothe joined the Royal Australian Air Force as a probationary flight lieutenant and was based at several different hospitals and medical receiving stations. By October 1944 he had been promoted to the rank of temporary wing commander and was transferred to the reserves.
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