Date/Time
Date(s) - Wed 2 September
19:00 - 21:00
Location
Newtown Salvation Army Worship and Community Centre, 4 Normanby St, Newtown, Wellington
Wellington Medical Historical Society
Presentation Topic – Doug Jolly was born in Cromwell, Central Otago, in 1904. He served in the Spanish Civil War and throughout WW2, gaining more experience at treating bullet wounds to the abdomen than any surgeon in history. His training manual, Field Surgery in Total War, remained a definitive text for 30 years. A recent biography, Frontline Surgeon, has been published simultaneously in the US and New Zealand.
Presenter – Mark Derby is a Wellington writer and historian who has spoken previously to the WMHS about Jolly. This talk will deal with international responses to Frontline Surgeon, and will provide additional information which has come to light since that book was published.
Catch-up 7-7.30pm Presentation 7.30-8.30pm
For more information contact drainemccoy@gmail.com
NB: the Historical Society website linked here