Henry Simpson Newland

ca. 1932 (aged 60)

At work in the R.A.H., 1925

Colonel Sir Henry Simpson Newland CBE DSO (24 November 1873 – 13 November 1969) was a distinguished Australian surgeon.

As president of the President, Australian War Service League he was active in promoting selective conscription and martial law during World War II.^[1]

The Henry Simpson Newland Prize is named in his honour. The medal was first awarded by the Federal Council of the British Medical Association in Australia and since 1956, by the Australian Medical Association.

He is commemorated by a plaque on the Jubilee 150 Walkway.

Family

• Grandfather: Ridgway William Newland
• Father: Simpson Newland
• Brother: Victor Marra Newland
• Brother: Phil Newland

References

• Hicks, N. and Leopold, E. Newland, Sir Henry Simpson (1873 - 1969), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 11, Melbourne University Press, 1988, pp 8–9.
• Serle, Percival (1949). "Newland, Simpson". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus and Robertson. 
• Pearn, J. H. The heritage of the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps in bronze
• Sir Henry Simpson Newland, South Australian Medical Heritage Society Inc
• Newland House, 80 Brougham Place, North Adelaide, South Australian Medical Heritage Society Inc

1. ↑ "Views And Comments". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 23 January 1942. p. 11. Retrieved 5 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.