William Morrow (Australian physician)
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Sir William Morrow DSO, ED, FRCP |
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| Born |
12 July 1903 East Maitland, New South Wales |
| Died | 22 August 1977 (aged 74) Darlinghurst, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education |
Newington College University of Sydney Royal College of Physicians Royal Australasian College of Physicians |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Spouse(s) | Jean Buchanan, née Brown (d.1971) Margaret Mary Chauvel, née Fairfax |
| Children | Three daughters |
| Parent(s) | Arthur John Morrow and Helonar, née Harkin |
Arthur William "Bill" Morrow DSO, ED, FRCP (12 July 1903 – 22 August 1977) was an Australian physician and specialist in gastroenterology. He served terms as president of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and of the Australian Club.
Bill Morrow was born at East Maitland, New South Wales, the only child of Arthur John Morrow and Helonar (née Harkin).
Morrow attended Newington College (1919–1921) and was cox of the school's First VIII that won the Head of the River regatta in 1921. In the same year, he won the Wigram Allen Scholarship, awarded by Sir George Wigram Allen, for general proficiency, with Hubert Cunliffe-Jones receiving it for classics. At the end of 1921, he was named Dux of the College and received the Halse Rogers and Schofield Scholarships.
Morrow was awarded an exhibition in the Leaving Certificate and went up to the University of Sydney in 1922 from whence he graduated as a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery with first-class honours in 1927.
Following his graduation, Morrow was appointed as a junior resident medical officer at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and from 1932 was the deputy clinical superintendent. In 1933, he gained membership of the Royal College of Physicians.
Morrow was commissioned as a captain with the Australian Army Medical Corps in 1929. Early in the Second World War he joined the Australian Imperial Force and as a lieutenant colonel he was placed in command of a medical division in the Middle East. After the German invasion of Greece in 1941 he served in Crete and Egypt. From 1942, until the end of the war, Morrow served in Katherine, Northern Territory, and Melbourne and he visited operational areas in New Guinea, New Britain, Bougainville and Borneo. He was promoted to temporary colonel and awarded the Distinguished Service Order and mentioned in despatches.
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