Bull, William Henry Blinman Biography 1971

BULL, William Henry Blinman
CBE [Commander of the Order of the British Empire] (1950)
Surgeon, Kelvin Chambers, Wellington, C 1
Born: Napier, 19 May 1897; son of HJ Bull; married 1926 Angela MR, daughter of CG Wright; 4 daughters
Education: Napier Boys’ High School, Otago University; MB [Bachelor of Medicine], ChB [Bachelor of Surgery], FRCS [Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons] (Edinburgh), FRACS [Fellow of Royal Academy College of Surgeons]
2nd NZ Expeditionary Force 1939-45; prisoner of war 1941-45; director general Army Medical Services (brigadier) 1947-57; director Police Medical Services 1957-; director Prison Medical Services 1957-; OBE [Officer of the Order of the British Empire] 1946; KHS [Honorary Surgeon to King] 1947-53; QHS [Queen’s Honorary Surgeon] 1953-57; colonel-commandant Royal NZ Army Medical Corps 1960-63
Publications: various medical papers
Private address: 37a Braithwaite St, Wellington, W3