Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E003847 - Blaxland, Walter (1850 - 1939)
Title:
Blaxland, Walter (1850 - 1939)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E003847
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2013-04-10
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Blaxland, Walter (1850 - 1939), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Blaxland, Walter
Date of Birth:
18 August 1850
Place of Birth:
Ryde, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death:
27 February 1939
Place of Death:
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS 13 November 1883
FRCS 10 June 1886
LRCP 1884
Details:
Born at Ryde, near Sydney, New South Wales on 18 August 1850, third son and third child of John Blaxland, who was engaged in primary products and commerce, and Ellen Falkner, his wife. He was educated at Macquarie Fields, later called The King's School, Sydney, and received his medical training at the London Hospital.
Returning to Australia he practised as a general surgeon at Palm Beach, Sydney. He married on 24 February 1892 Laura Blanche Downer. There were seven children of their marriage, two sons and five daughters. Walter Blaxland died at Sydney on 27 February 1939.
Sources:
Information from his son, G H Blaxland, BE, MIAeE, of Camperdown, NSW
Rights:
Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format:
Obituary
Format:
Asset
Asset Path:
Root/Lives of the Fellows/E003000-E003999/E003800-E003899
Media Type:
Unknown
