Caw A.R. : Medical Practitioner 1920 - @ Johannesburg [ South Africa ]
Occupation eventlet: id 75425
LINKED MEDIA
Sector
Medicine, Dentistry and Health
Occupation title
Medical Practitioner
Sources
Other
Source Details free text
Verco, C. et al, Blood, Sweat and Fears : medical practitioners and medical students of South Australia who served in World War I, 2014; https://www.navyhistory.org.au/occasional-paper-19-surgeon-commander-alexander-ruan-caw-ran/
Range - Start date
1920
Notes
A R Caw obtained his MB BS from Adelaide University in 1902. He served during during World War I as a Staff Surgeon aboard HMAS Australia. He was promoted to Fleet Surgeon Commander in 1917. HMAS Australia became the flagship of the Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Force which was separate from the Australian Imperial Force.
After the war ended, Caw resigned from his position in the Navy. He went to Johannesburg, South Africa and took up medical practice as a Specialist Ear, Nose & Throat Surgeon.
After the war ended, Caw resigned from his position in the Navy. He went to Johannesburg, South Africa and took up medical practice as a Specialist Ear, Nose & Throat Surgeon.
