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WELLINGTON HOSPITAL HISTORY

Morice, Charles G F

Charles George Frederick MORICE CStJ

MRCS (Eng) LRCP (Lond) 1892, MD (Brussels) 1893, FRCS (Edin) 1897

Born Greymouth 24 Oct 1868 Died Wellington 15 Sep 1966
C Morice
Began medical studies at Otago University, completing them at Guy’s Hospital, London.
On return to NZ in 1894, he succeeded his father as Surgeon-Superintendent at Grey River Hospital.
In 1897 he returned to the UK for postgraduate study.
Sanitary Commissioner for Westland 1900, at the time of the plague scare
MO in charge of the Victoria Military Ward, Wellington Hospital 1916-1919
Relieving Medical Superintendent, Wellington Hospital 1916-1917
Honorary Visiting Surgeon, Wellington Hospital 1919 – 1924

Obituary: NZMJ 1966 65:714
photograph courtesy J O Mercer collection