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E006158 - Turner, John Burstall ( - 1969)
Title:
Turner, John Burstall ( - 1969)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E006158
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2014-10-20
Description:
Obituary for Turner, John Burstall ( - 1969), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Turner, John Burstall
Date of Death:
24 April 1969
Place of Death:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS and FRCS 1933

MB Melbourne 1928

MD 1930

MS Melbourne 1930
Details:
John Turner was educated at Trinity Grammar School from whence he proceeded to the University of Melbourne where he gained the reputation of a first class tennis player and a keen student. He went into residence at Trinity College and graduated with top honours in 1928. For the next two years he held resident appointments at Melbourne Hospital and later became a surgical registrar. After obtaining his MD and MS degrees he decided to come to England and was admitted to the Fellowship in 1933. Rectal surgery was his chief interest and in order to specialise in that field he spent some time as a resident in the Gordon Hospital. Turner then returned to Australia and was shortly appointed surgeon to outpatients at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, a post he held until his untimely illness from a stroke in 1958 forced him to retire. Apart from his surgery Turner was always a keen teacher and at the height of his powers was in great demand with his students. His chief interest apart from his work was firstly tennis and later golf which he played with great enthusiasm and skill. He was a thoughtful and generous host, and a family man with a happy home. He died quietly in Melbourne on 24 April 1969.
Sources:
*Med J Aust* 1970, 2, 510
Rights:
Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format:
Obituary
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Asset Path:
Root/Lives of the Fellows/E006000-E006999/E006100-E006199
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