Edward Dunlop

@Prisoner of War, Timeline and Facts ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Weary Dunlop was an Australian surgeon who was captured by the Japanese during the World War II Cancer Celebrities Australian Monash University University Of Melbourne Leaders Military Leaders Surgeons Weary Dunlop was an Australian surgeon who was captured by the Japanese during the World War II. He received much acclaim for his leadership skills and bravery in captivity. A graduate of the University of Melbourne with first class honors in pharmacy and in medicine, he was commissioned into the Australian Army Medical Corps in 1939. He was serving as a surgeon during World War II when he became a prisoner-of-war in 1942. He was among the 106 Australian doctors captured by the Japanese and was placed in charge of prisoner-of-war camps in Java by his captors. After being held in a number of camps, he was eventually moved to the Thai-Burma railway where he, along with the other prisoners was forced into strenuous labor with inadequate food and regular physical punishments. But even in the harshest of circumstances, he maintained his optimism and helped to ease other prisoners’ pain with his skills as a doctor. A courageous human being, he not only healed his fellow prisoners, but also boosted their morale which helped to keep the survival rates of the Australian prisoners higher than those of other nationalities. He survived the war and in the post-war years he devoted himself to the health and welfare of former prisoners-of-war.

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Birthday: July 12, 1907 Died on: July 2, 1993 Nationality: Australian Famous: Prisoner of War, Monash University, University Of Melbourne, Leaders, Military Leaders, Surgeons Known as: Lieutenant Colonel Sir Ernest Edward Universities: Monash University,University Of Melbourne Monash University Parkville campus University of Melbourne Notable Alumnis: Monash University University Of Melbourne Information Detail Birthday July 12, 1907 Died on July 2, 1993 Nationality Australian Famous Prisoner of War, Monash University, University Of Melbourne, Leaders, Military Leaders, Surgeons Known as Lieutenant Colonel Sir Ernest Edward Universities Monash University,University Of Melbourne Monash University Parkville campus University of Melbourne Notable Alumnis Monash University University Of Melbourne Birth Place Wangaratta Gender Male Sun Sign Cancer Born in Wangaratta Famous as Prisoner of War Died at Age 85

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He became engaged to Helen Ferguson in June l940. But the couple could get married only a few years later in 1945 due to the World War II. They had two sons, John and Alexander. Unsplash Personal Life

He died on 2 July 1993, at the age of 85. Unsplash Personal Life

Ernest Edward "Weary" Dunlop was born on 12 July 1907, in Major Plains, Victoria. His parents were James and Alice, and he had one brother named Alan. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He attended Stewarton Public School and Benalla High School. After completing his schooling he began an apprenticeship in pharmacy in 1924. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He moved to Melbourne in 1927 to attend the Victorian College of Pharmacy. A brilliant student, he excelled in his studies and in 1930, he was awarded a scholarship to study medicine at Ormond College, Melbourne University. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He performed well in his studies and was also an active sportsman, representing Australia at the rugby union in 1932. Here he acquired the nickname “Weary” as a reference to his last name Dunlop, a popular brand of tyres ("tired" like a Dunlop tyre). He graduated in 1934 with first class honors in pharmacy and in medicine. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Weary Dunlop embarked on a medical career in 1935 by joining the Royal Melbourne Hospital as a junior resident. The next year he was appointed Senior Surgical Resident. Unsplash Career

In 1937, he joined the Children's Hospital as Resident and graduated as Master of Surgery from Melbourne University the same year. Unsplash Career

In 1938 he sailed to London aboard the SS Ormonde as the ship's medical officer. There he attended St Bartholomew's Medical School and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. While in Britain he was deeply influenced by his mentors Professor Grey-Turner and Sir Thomas Dunhill and resolved to follow their example. Unsplash Career

When the World War II broke out, Weary Dunlop was working as a surgeon at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington. He immediately enlisted in the Australian Army Medical Corps (6th Division) in 1939 with the rank of Captain. Unsplash Career

He was posted as Medical Officer at the headquarters of the Australian Overseas Base in Jerusalem, and was appointed Acting Assistant Director of Medical Services. In 1940, he was promoted to Major. Unsplash Career

As a prisoner-of-war, he displayed great courage even in the most horrible circumstances and tended to the sick and dying with utmost determination even when there were no medical supplies. He boosted the morale of fellow prisoners and is credited to be one of the reasons why Australian survival rates were the highest. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	July 12, 1907
Died on	July 2, 1993
Nationality	Australian
Famous	Prisoner of War, Monash University, University Of Melbourne, Leaders, Military Leaders, Surgeons
Known as	Lieutenant Colonel Sir Ernest Edward
Universities	Monash University,University Of Melbourne Monash University Parkville campus University of Melbourne
Notable Alumnis	Monash University University Of Melbourne
Birth Place	Wangaratta
Gender	Male
Sun Sign	Cancer
Born in	Wangaratta
Famous as	Prisoner of War
Died at Age	85

Edward Dunlop

Australian

Jul 12, 1907

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