Person
Marks, Alexander Hammett (1880 - 1954)
DSO CBE
- Born
- 6 August 1880
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Died
- 18 January 1954
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Physician
Summary
Alexander Marks was a medical practitioner in Brisbane and held various positions, including senior gynaecologist, at the Brisbane General Hospital from 1919 to 1930. Marks helped save hundreds of lives during World War I where he served as commander and Medical Officer for many military divisions. During the Second World War, he acted as Chair and Queensland Controller of the Voluntary Aid Detachment. Marks was awarded many honours for his war time service including an appointment as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).
Details
Chronology
- 1904 -
- Career position - Set up a private practice, specialising in obstetrics and gynaecology, at Wickham Terrace, Queensland
- 1905
- Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD), Trinity College, Dublin
- 1909 - 1927
- Career position - Council member of the British Medical Association, Queensland branch
- 1911
- Career position - Captain in the Australian Army Medical Corps attached to the 2nd Brigade
- 1914
- Career position - President, British Medical Association, Queensland branch
- 1914 - c. 1916
- Military service - Regimental Medical Officer in the Australian Imperial Force with the 3rd Field Artillery Brigade in Egypt and Gallipoli
- 1915
- Military service - Appointed Major in the Australian Imperial Force
- 1916
- Award - Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
- 1916 - 1917
- Military service - Promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in command of the 2nd Australian Field Ambulance
- February 1916 - December 1916
- Career position - Deputy Assistant Director of Medical Services of the 4th Division
- March 1917
- Military service - Invalided to England then formed and commanded the 16thAustralian Field Ambulance for the 16th Brigade in England (seven months)
- October 1917 - September 1918
- Military service - Returned to France in October to run the 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station
- 1918
- Award - French Croix de Guerre
- 1918 - 1919
- Military service - Appointed Colonel and Assistant Director of Medical Services of the 1st Division
- 1919
- Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
- 1919
- Career position - Returned to Australia and re-established his medical practice
- 1919 - 1930
- Career position - Honorary Radiologist, Junior Physician, then Junior then Senior Gynaecologist at Brisbane General Hospital
- 1921 - 1938
- Career position - Deputy Director of Medical Services of the 1st Division in Australia, part-time position
- 1923 - 1934
- Career position - President, Australasian Trained Nurses' Association
- 1931 - 1946
- Career position - President, Medical Defence Society of Queensland
- c. 1940 - c. 1950
- Career position - Senior Medical Officer of the Australian Mutual Provident Society
Related entries
Sibling
Published resources
Book Sections
- McIntyre, Darryl, 'Marks, Alexander Hammet (1880-1945), medical practitioner and soldier' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 10: 1891 - 1939 Lat-Ner, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1986), pp. 409-410. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100398b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21535286. Details
- CA 2001 Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office, 'NAA: B2455, Marks Alexander Hammett', B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920, National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=8030080. Details
- 'Marks, Alexander Hammett (1880-1954)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1469539. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 21 September 2022
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