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Champion (Shaw), Rachel

Person: id 54076

Primary information

University connections

UMelb

Event flag

World War I

Family name

Champion (Shaw)

Given name(s)

Rachel

Initials

Gender

Female

Naming note

Married name Shaw

Education

Early education

Champion (Shaw), R. : Milverton Private Girls' School

Tertiary education

Champion (Shaw) R. : Medicine.Ch.B., 1914, University of MelbourneChampion (Shaw) R. : Medicine.B.M., 1914, University of Melbourne

Education notes

Awarded equal first place Fulton Scholarship in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in 1913 and P&O scholarship for further study in England

Life events

Birth

Champion (Shaw) R. : Life.Birth 1890 - @ Melbourne [ VIC Australia ]

Military service

Champion (Shaw) R. : Military and health.Served: Ex Officio Captain 1916

Survived

Survived WWI

Occupations

Champion (Shaw) R. : Resident Medical Officer 1914 - 1915 St Vincent's Hospital @ Melbourne [ VIC Australia ]Champion (Shaw) R. : Medical Practitioner 31 Jan 1919 - 31 Jan 1947 @ Fairholme Grove [ Camberwell, VIC Australia ]

Other events

Champion (Shaw) R. : Specific terms.Registered as a Medical Practitioner 7 Apr 1914 - @ Moorabbin -- VIC, AustraliaChampion (Shaw) R. : Relationships.Married 1 Oct 1917 - @ All Souls, Langham Pl [ Marylebone, London UK ]

Death

Champion (Shaw) R. : Death 1965 @ Melbourne [ VIC Australia ]

USyd & UMelb only

OCRd book entry or other narrative

Champion sailed to England in November 1915 and was appointed as ex-officio Captain at the Endell Street Military Hospital. She married in 1917 she followed her husband to Harefield Park, where he worked as a surgeon at the No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital.