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Assistant Director of Medical Services (DADMS) of the 2nd Cavalry Division on 17 August 1936. On 1 October 1938, he became the Assistant Director of Medical Services (ADMS)
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Colonel H. C. Disher was responsible for the complete organisation of the medical services during the engagements of Bardia 3â5 January, Tobruk 21â22 January, Derna 24â31 January, and the rest of the
Cyrenaica campaign ending on 7 February. By his skilful distributions of dressing stations, thorough
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Strathfieldsaye, which was valued at around $ 588,500 (equivalent to $ 4,145,000 in 2022), along with its records, to the University of Melbourne, which established the Strathfieldsaye Institute of Teaching and Research in Agriculture and Allied Sciences. The
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Australasia. He also took the opportunity for postgraduate study at hospitals in the UK under the Inter-Allied Fellowship of Medicine scheme from 23 July to 23 October 1919. He returned to Australia on the SS
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that his grandfather had acquired in 1869, and of which he had become owner on the death of his father on 31 May 1944. Disher died at Sale on 13 March 1976, and his remains were cremated. He had no children, and his wife died on 8 June 1946.
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attention to detail, and inspiring influence, casualties were collected and received attention at the earliest possible moment. These efficient arrangements undoubtedly saved many valuable lives.
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in 1928, and senior honorary anaesthetist in 1938. He became an
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on 14 April 1942. On 30 November 1942 he took over as DDMS of
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AIF#1 VIII 1919 Henley Peace Regatta : (rear) Disher,
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of the 2nd Cavalry Division, with the temporary rank of
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team in the final by a length. Disher received the 1919
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1123:Estate, Strathfieldsaye (22 February 2017).
1029:(1st supplement). 4 July 1941. p. 3881.
1009:(1st supplement). 4 July 1941. p. 3890.
546:Commander of the Order of the British Empire
196:Commander of the Order of the British Empire
350:on 13 July 1917, and was commissioned as a
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436:on 22 December 1936, and was awarded the
372:as its Regimental Medical Officer (RMO).
336:Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
235:(15 October 1891 â 13 March 1976) was an
933:"Coronation Medals for 2,000 Victorians"
428:. He became an honorary anaesthetist at
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1218:. Canberra: Australian War Memorial
1199:. Canberra: Australian War Memorial
422:Royal College of Physicians, London
669:Australian Dictionary of Biography
664:"Disher, Harold Clive (1891â1976)"
548:on 4 July 1941. His citation read:
434:Officer of the Order of Saint John
211:Officer of the Order of Saint John
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966:Commonwealth of Australia Gazette
768:"B883 VX294 Disher, Harold Clive"
360:on 4 August 1917, and arrived at
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627:Royal Military College, Duntroon
623:Australian Defence Force Academy
290:Harold Clive Disher was born in
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438:King George VI Coronation Medal
268:1919 Henley Royal Peace Regatta
206:King George VI Coronation Medal
1310:University of Melbourne alumni
1285:Medical doctors from Melbourne
674:Australian National University
631:Australian National University
1:
961:"Australian Military Forces"
921:. 1 January 1937. p. 4.
1320:Australian military doctors
1171:Rasmussen, Carolyn (2018).
370:4th Field Artillery Brigade
310:for the school team in the
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381:Henley Royal Peace Regatta
239:officer who served in the
1212:Walker, Allan S. (1957).
1127:. University of Melbourne
862:The Advertiser (Adelaide)
621:that is contested by the
304:Scotch College, Melbourne
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1305:Australian anaesthetists
1290:Australian Army officers
1196:Middle East and Far East
1149:. ACT Rowing Association
430:Royal Melbourne Hospital
338:(MBBS) degrees in 1916.
270:, and received the 1919
789:1914 Interstate Regatta
542:mentioned in despatches
346:Disher enlisted in the
332:University of Melbourne
259:. He stroked the first
201:mentioned in despatches
27:Australian Army officer
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324:Australian Army Cadets
1101:The Argus (Melbourne)
1058:The Argus (Melbourne)
938:The Argus (Melbourne)
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565:. He was promoted to
563:1st Armoured Division
557:After serving in the
534:Efficiency Decoration
532:. He was awarded the
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119:Years of service
1215:The Island Campaigns
662:Egan, Bryan (1996).
611:Disher Challenge Cup
497:2nd Cavalry Division
408:Disher received his
249:medical practitioner
48:As a captain in 1917
990:, pp. 136â142.
619:Lake Burley Griffin
579:Battle of Buna-Gona
540:, for which he was
491:on 1 May 1924, and
280:Battle of Buna-Gona
220:Harold Clive Disher
181:Battle of Buna-Gona
18:Harold Clive Disher
1026:The London Gazette
1006:The London Gazette
918:The London Gazette
516:Disher joined the
493:lieutenant colonel
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410:Doctor of Medicine
292:Rosedale, Victoria
67:Rosedale, Victoria
1182:978-0-522-87246-0
683:978-0-522-84459-7
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320:Barwon River
318:in 1910 and
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166:World War II
147:Battles/wars
78:(1976-03-13)
36:Clive Disher
29:
1280:1976 deaths
1275:1891 births
1040:Walker 1957
1021:"No. 35209"
1001:"No. 35209"
988:Walker 1952
913:"No. 34356"
526:Strathallan
393:Helms Award
316:Yarra River
306:, where he
272:Helms Award
257:pastoralist
154:World War I
1269:Categories
1165:References
629:, and the
589:Later life
583:First Army
518:Second AIF
471:, (front)
453:Hauenstein
424:, and the
385:King's Cup
286:Early life
89:Allegiance
60:1891-10-15
1259:Biography
1247:Australia
692:1833-7538
599:Gippsland
567:brigadier
461:Middleton
440:in 1937.
348:First AIF
342:Great War
131:Brigadier
122:1917â1945
101:Australia
1222:14 April
1203:14 April
1193:(1952).
1153:14 April
1131:14 April
1108:14 April
1065:14 April
973:14 April
945:14 April
897:14 April
869:14 April
841:14 April
829:"Rowing"
813:14 April
801:"Rowing"
774:13 April
733:14 April
705:13 April
700:70677943
615:Canberra
571:II Corps
278:and the
255:, and a
107:Service/
1233:Portals
834:Referee
506:colonel
501:Militia
477:Smedley
379:in the
362:Glasgow
352:captain
330:at the
296:grazier
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625:, the
469:McGill
449:Mettam
398:Nestor
302:, and
213:(1936)
208:(1937)
203:(1941)
198:(1941)
192:Awards
109:branch
98:
637:Notes
489:major
481:House
465:Scott
377:eight
308:rowed
264:eight
253:rower
241:First
230:
228:,
142:VX294
1224:2019
1205:2019
1177:ISBN
1155:2019
1133:2019
1110:2019
1067:2019
975:2019
947:2019
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871:2019
843:2019
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707:2019
696:OCLC
688:ISSN
678:ISBN
609:The
473:Robb
247:, a
243:and
127:Rank
73:Died
54:Born
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225:CBE
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