Poate, Hugh Raymond Guy
Person: id 3839
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USyd
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World War I
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Family name
Poate
Given name(s)
Hugh Raymond Guy
Initials
H.R.G.
Honorific
Sir
Gender
Male
Naming note
Nickname 'Lightening'
Early education
Tertiary education
University role
Demonstrator in Anatomy
Education notes
Haswell prize for practical biology and John Harris scholarship
Military service
Survived
Survived WWI
Occupations
Poate H.R.G. : Medical Practitioner 1909 - Private Practice @ Macquarie Street : Sydney [ NSW Australia ]Poate H.R.G. : Demonstrator in Anatomy 1909 - University of Sydney @ University of Sydney : Camperdown [ NSW Australia ]Poate H.R.G. : Resident Medical Officer - Royal Prince Alfred Hospital @ Royal Prince Alfred Hospital : Camperdown [ NSW Australia ]Poate H.R.G. : Honorary Surgeon 1911 - 1938 Royal Prince Alfred Hospital @ Royal Prince Alfred Hospital : Camperdown [ NSW Australia ]Poate H.R.G. : Consultant Surgeon 1929 - Royal Australian Air Force RAAFPoate H.R.G. : State Commissioner 1929 - 1942 St John Ambulance Brigade @ Sydney [ NSW Australia ]Poate H.R.G. : Director of Surgical Unit 1938 - Prince Henry Hospital @ Prince Henry Hospital : Little Bay [ NSW Australia ]Poate H.R.G. : Lecturer in Post Graduate Surgery 1938 - Prince Henry Hospital @ Prince Henry Hospital : Little Bay [ NSW Australia ]Poate H.R.G. : Administrator 1942 - St John Ambulance Brigade @ Sydney [ NSW Australia ]Poate H.R.G. : Chief Executive Officer CEO 1947 - St John Ambulance Brigade @ Sydney [ NSW Australia ]
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M.B., Ch.M., F.R.C.S., F.R.A.C.S., L.R.C.P., Demonstrator in Anatomy : Lieutenant-Colonel, A.A.M.C., A.I.F., Gallipoli, Egypt and France. Enlisting 20th August, 1914, and sailing 19th October with 1st Australian Field Ambulance, was at the Anzac Landing, then on Carriers with wounded to Alexandria and Malta till 10th August and, rejoining ambulance, remained at Anzac until the Evacuation. Transferring to No. 2 Australian General Hospital, Ghezireh, 24th December, 1915, and to H.Q., Cairo, 20th March, 1916, was appointed Senior Surgeon No. 3 A.G.H., Abbassia, crossing with it to Brighton in September and to Abbeville in March, 1917. Was detached to No. 12 British Casualty Clearing Station with surgical team from June to August and returned to Australia via Canada in October. Promoted major, 24th February, 1915; lieutenant-colonel, July, 1916. A.M.F. : Senior Visiting Surgeon, Randwick Military Hospital. Wing Commander, Medical Services, R.A.A.F. Lecturer in Military Surgery, 1918. Hon. Demonstrator in Anatomy, 1910. Lecturer in Post-Graduate Surgery and Director of Surgical Unit at the Prince Henry Hospital. John Harris Scholar; Haswell and Pockley Prizeman. Hon. Consulting Surgeon, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. Knight of Grace of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. Early education at Sydney Grammar School. Later one year in Arts.
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Informal portrait of Major Poate, Major Henry Nairn Butler, Capt Eric Mortley Fisher, Major Edward R White [ jpg ]Major Poate cuts the hair of Colonel Howse VC, watched by Captain Tozer [ jpg ]Image of Major H.R. Poate [ jpg ]Portrait of Dr Hugh Raymond Guy POATE [ jpg ]Reverse of portrait Dr Hugh Raymond Guy Poate [ jpg ]
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Publications
Published fifty-seven articles in medical journals between 1915 and 1949.
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In 1908 admitted as the first Uni of Sydney graduate to a Fellowship Royal College of Surgeons, London.In 1935 appointed knight of grace St John's Ambulance, 1955 became the first Australian to be promoted baliff grand cross. Although skilled in orthopaedic, cranial and thoracic surgery, he became an international authority on thyroid surgery and was the first Australian to introduce medical treatment for hyperthyroidism, using 'thio' drugs.
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8068
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