Campbell Begg
Robert Campbell Begg MC (11 April 1886 – 26 July 1971) was a New Zealand medical doctor and politician. He was born in Dunedin, New Zealand, on 11 April 1886.[1] He first studied theology and then studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, qualifying MB ChB. After serving as a medical officer during World War I, for which he was awarded the Military Cross, he returned to Edinburgh, gaining an MD in 1923.[2]
He was the president of the New Zealand Legion from 1933 until its demise in 1934–35, and later moved to South Africa.
In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[3]
Bibliography
[edit ]- The Secret of the Knife: A Surgeon's Story (1965)
- Surgery on Trestles: A Saga of Suffering and Triumph (1967) ISBN 9780853063407
- Amazon to Cape Horn on a Shoestring (1969) ISBN 9780853061649
References
[edit ]- ^ Goldstone, Paul. "Robert Campbell Begg". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography . Ministry for Culture and Heritage . Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ Begg, Robert Campbell (1923). "The urachus". MD Thesis. hdl:1842/26292.
- ^ "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
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