McGavin, Donald J

Born Chatham, Kent 19 Aug 1876 Died Wellington 8 May 1960
D McGavin
Trained at Mason University College, Birmingham, and at the London Hospital. Gold Medal for Medicine
Served as a surgeon in the South African war.
Came to NZ after the war to practice in Hawkes Bay.
Returned to the UK for postgraduate study in 1904, and on return to NZ, settled in Wellington.
Honorary Visiting Surgeon, Wellington Hospital 1910-1915
WW1 service.
Awarded DSO in 1917. DGMS NZ Forces 1919 – 1924. Knighted in 1921
Honorary Consultant Surgeon, Wellington Hospital 1925 – 1939

Obituary: NZMJ 1960 59:148 BMJ 1960 1:1576
photograph courtesy J O Mercer collection