McArthur, John Alistair (1926 - 2014)
by
Sarah Gillam
Asset Name
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E009150 - McArthur, John Alistair (1926 - 2014)
Title
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McArthur, John Alistair (1926 - 2014)
Author
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Sarah Gillam
Identifier
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RCS: E009150
Publisher
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London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date
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2016-05-16
2019-05-23
Subject
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Medical Obituaries
Description
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Obituary for McArthur, John Alistair (1926 - 2014), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language
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English
Source
:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name
:
McArthur, John Alistair
Date of Birth
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3 December 1926
Place of Birth
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date of Death
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22 November 2014
Occupation
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General surgeon
Titles/Qualifications
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MB BS Melbourne 1951
FRCS 1959
FRACS 1960
Details
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John Alistair McArthur was a general surgeon in Armadale, Victoria, Australia. He was born in Melbourne on 3 December 1926, the son of George Alexander Douglas McArthur, an ENT surgeon, and Helen Fraser McArthur née Piggott. He attended Geelong Grammar School and served as a private in the Second Australian Imperial Force. He then studied medicine at the University of Melbourne, qualifying in 1951. As a student, he represented his university at athletics.
He gained his FRCS in 1959 and his FRACS in 1960. He held posts at the Queen Victoria Medical Centre, Melbourne and was a surgical tutor at Monash University. He was also a senior visiting specialist in surgery in the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. In 1967, he led a civilian surgical team from Prince Henry’s Hospital which went to South Vietnam.
Outside medicine he enjoyed photography, bushwalking, bird watching and sailing.
In November 1955, he married Sally Barbara Carr, a nursing sister and officer manager. They had three children – Jane, Clare and Christopher – and four grandchildren, Christopher, Sophie, Cameron and Lachlan. He died on 22 November 2014 at the age of 87.
Rights
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Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection
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Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format
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Obituary
Format
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Asset
Asset Path
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Root/Lives of the Fellows/E009000-E009999/E009100-E009199
URL for File
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381333
Media Type
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Unknown