Fred Thompson Bowerbank

Major General Sir Fred Thompson Bowerbank KBE MC ED (30 April 1880 – 25 August 1960) was a New Zealand medical doctor and military administrator. He was born in Penrith, Cumberland, England. At the outbreak of World War I, he enlisted in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force.[1]

In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[2]

He was Chief Medical Officer of the RNZAF from 1937 to 1939 and served as Director-General of Medical Services from 1939 to 1947.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Beasley, A. W. "Fred Thompson Bowerbank". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011.
  2. ↑ "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  3. ↑ Generals.dk
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