Gunn, Reginald Montagu Cairns
Person: id 3065
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USyd
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World War I
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Family name
Gunn
Given name(s)
Reginald Montagu Cairns
Initials
R.M.C.
Gender
Male
Naming note
Known as Rex
Early education
Tertiary education
Education notes
Studied post graduate courses in Copenhagen and Stockholm after the war before returning home.
MRCVS about 1921
MRCVS about 1921
Military service
Survived
Survived WWI
Occupations
Gunn R.M.C. : Lecturer in Veterinary Anatomy and Surgery 1921 - University of Sydney @ University of Sydney : Camperdown [ NSW Australia ]Gunn R.M.C. : Dean of Veterinary Science 1939 - University of Sydney @ University of Sydney : Camperdown [ NSW Australia ]Gunn R.M.C. : Reader 1945 - University of Sydney @ University of Sydney : Camperdown [ NSW Australia ]Gunn R.M.C. : Professor of Veterinary Science 1948 - University of Sydney @ University of Sydney : Camperdown [ NSW Australia ]Gunn R.M.C. : Dean of Veterinary Science 1954 - 1958 University of Sydney @ University of Sydney : Camperdown [ NSW Australia ]Gunn R.M.C. : Veterinary Consultant - Royal Agricultural Society @ New South Wales [ NSW Australia ]Gunn R.M.C. : Veterinary Consultant - Australian Jockey Club AJC @ Sydney [ NSW Australia ]
Professional Association Memberships
Gunn, Reginald Montagu Cairns : Royal College of Veterinary SurgeonsGunn, Reginald Montagu Cairns : Veterinary Association of NSWGunn, Reginald Montagu Cairns : Medical Science ClubGunn, Reginald Montagu Cairns : Australian Veterinary AssociationGunn, Reginald Montagu Cairns : Veterinary Surgeons Board
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D.V.Sc., B.Sc.Agr.; B.Sc. (Edin.), M.R.C.V.S. : Staff- Sergeant, 24th A.A.S.C., 3rd Divisional Train, A.I.F., France. Enlisting 13th September, 1915, and sailing 30th May, 1916, served in France from 20th November, 1916, to 4th February, 1919. Demobilised in London 24th December, 1919, and returned 21st January, 1922, after graduating at Edinburgh and gaining M.R.C.V.S. Diploma in July, 1921. Lecturer in Veterinary Surgery and Anatomy. Early education at Sydney Grammar School.
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Parental occupation
Accountant
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1955 Gunn reported to NZ government on the need to establish a Veterinary School and was a member of the UN Food & Agriculture Organisation's mission to India and Pakistan on veterinary education. In 1961-62 he served on an FAO panel of experts. From ADB entry
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10379
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