Sir Edward Dunlop | |
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Birth name | Ernest Edward Dunlop |
Nickname(s) | Weary |
Born | Wangaratta, Victoria | 12 July 1907
Died | 2 July 1993 Melbourne, Victoria | (aged 85)
Allegiance | Australia |
Service | Australian Army |
Years of service | 1935–1946 |
Rank | Colonel |
Unit | Royal Australian Army Medical Corps 2/2nd Casualty Clearing Station |
Commands | No. 1 Allied General Hospital |
Battles / wars | |
Awards | Companion of the Order of Australia Knight Bachelor Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Officer of the Order of the British Empire Knight of the Venerable Order of Saint John Mentioned in Despatches |
Colonel Sir Ernest Edward "Weary" Dunlop, AC, CMG, OBE (12 July 1907 – 2 July 1993) was an Australian surgeon who was renowned for his leadership while being held prisoner by the Japanese during the Second World War.