William Refshauge
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Major General Sir William Refshauge AC CBE |
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| Director-General of the Department of Health | |
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In office 1960–1973 |
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| Born |
William Dudley Duncan Refshauge 3 April 1913 Cartlon, Victoria |
| Died | 27 May 2009 (aged 96) |
| Nationality |
 Australian |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Allwright (m. 1942–2002; her death) |
| Children | Bill, Richard, Andrew, Michael and Kathryn |
| Parents | Francis and Margaret Craig |
| Occupation | Public servant |
Major General Sir William Dudley Duncan Refshauge, AC, CBE, ED, FRSH, FRCOG (3 April 1913 – 27 May 2009) was an Australian soldier and public health administrator. He was Honorary Physician to Queen Elizabeth II (1955–64), Director-General of the Australian Government Department of Health (1960–73), and Secretary-General of the World Medical Association (1973–76).
William Dudley "W.D." Refshauge was born in Wangaratta, Victoria on 3 April 1913, where his father was headmaster of the Wangaratta High School. One of his four siblings was Dr Joan Refshauge, OBE (1906–1979), a medical practitioner and administrator who did significant work in Papua New Guinea. The family was of Danish extraction and are descendants of Peder Pedersen Refshauge. The family moved to Hampton, Melbourne when his father became ill. He was involved in the Boy Scouts movement, and later with the sport of rowing.
He attended Scotch College, Melbourne and was selected in the First Eight for the Melbourne Head of the River while still aged only 15, and rowed in three subsequent years. He studied medicine at the University of Melbourne, was awarded a University Blue for Rowing, and graduated in 1938. He became Resident Medical Officer at The Alfred Hospital the following year.
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