Gilbert, Harold Henry (Dr), 1915-1996 (Person)

SummaryAlso known as Harry Gilbert.

Born 25 September 1915 at Maheno. Raised in Hamilton. Trained in medicine at Dunedin. RNZAF medical officer during the Second World War. Bought Dr MacDiarmid’s Tauranga practice and served as acting medical superintendent in 1946. Gained English and Edinburgh surgical fellowships in 1949. Instigated the building of Norfolk Private Hospital in 1953. Tauranga Hospital surgeon, 1946-1980. Appointed consultant surgeon emeritus on retirement. Flew with Tauranga Aero Club. Owned *Achinar*. President of Tauranga Big Game Fishing Club, 1953-1957. Helped develop the club’s South East Bay facilities and secure a navigation light. Served on the Tauranga Colleges Board of Governors. Father of surgeon Roger Henry Gilbert. Died 15 November 1996.SourcesInterview with Harry Gilbert, Te Ao Mārama Tauranga City Libraries AV 22-007/16Birth, Death and Marriage Historical RecordsŌtūmoetai College, Life Enlightened by Learning, vol. 3New Zealand Gazette, RNZAF appointment, 1944New Zealand Gazette, medical register, 1962Wright-St Clair, Rex E., Seven Decades of Hospital Care: Tauranga Hospital Board, 1918-1989, Wai 215, #R8, app. 1, PDF pp. 78, 80, 95, 103-104, 131, 141.

Harry receiving a prize in 1962 from the Big Game Fishing Club, (Bay of Plenty Photo News No. 3 page 56).

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First Name(s)Harold HenrySurnameGilbertAlso Known asHarryDate of Birth25 September 1915Place of BirthMaheno, North OtagoDate of Death15 November 1996OccupationDoctor

Whānau

ChildrenGilbert, Roger Henry Gilbert (Dr)

Partner

PartnerGilbert, Lucy Sylvia Verdun née BryantDate Married18 February 1941

Military Service

Armed ForceRoyal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF)

Relates To

PlacesNorfolk Hospital, 1953-2007 (Place)

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