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Sir Edward Dunlop

“Colonel Sir Ernest Edward Weary Dunlop”�was born on 12 July 1907 at�“Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia”. He was a surgeon.�His Nick Name�was�“Weary”.

Early Life and Family

He is the younger one in his family, parents are James and Alice.�He studied in�Benalla High School for 2 years. After completing his studies he started as an Apprenticeship in Pharmacy after then they�shifted�to Melbourne in 1927.

He continued studies in�“Victoria College of Pharmacy”, after then he got a scholarship in medicine from�“University of Melbourne”.�In 1934�he got distinction in Pharmacy and Medicine from University of Melbourne;�he was also a sportsman to the colleges of�“Melbourne University and Ormond College”.

Rugby Union Career

Weary is a rugby player. In 1931 while studying�at�university he�was the�fourth grade player in Melbourne University Rugby Club and also in the Rugby Team.�His progress changes rapidly through grades�as he was a State and after a National Representative Player and finally became a First Victorian-Born player to represent the wallabies.

On 23rd July 1932, his first representative national�match against�the All Blacks at the Sydney Cricket Ground as a number 8.

Honors and Awards

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (1947)
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (1965)
Knight Bachelor (1969)
named Australian of the Year 1976
Companion of the Order of Australia (1987)
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St John of Jerusalem (1992)
Knight Grand Cross (1st Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Royal Crown of Thailand (1993)
Honorary Fellow of the Imperial College London
Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Honorary Life Member of the Returned and Services League of Australia
Life Governor of the Royal Women's Hospital and the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital.