Tennent, Alan A

Born Timaru 4 Sep 1899 Died 30 Sep 1977
Alan Tennent
Educated at Nelson College
General Practitioner and Anaesthetist of Wellington
Visiting Anaesthetist, Wellington Hospital 1928 – 1961
From 1938, undertook gastroscopies at the hospital, for which he received £2/2/- per examination
During WW2, was CO 6th NZ Field Ambulance in the desert. Captured, and spent 1 year as a POW in Italy, 1941 – 1942. After his release, he was made DGMS 3rd NZ Division.
School Medical Officer, Department of Health 1961
Vice-President, NZ Society of Anaesthetists 1948 – 1952
Life Member, NZ Society of Anaesthetists 1969

Obituary: NZMJ 1977 88:492 NZ Family Physician 1977 4:39
photograph courtesy War History collection, Alexander Turnbull Library