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Home Coming meetings Past meetings About the Society Galleries of the Virtual Museum Main Galleries Medicine Surgery Anaesthesia X-rays Hospitals,other organisations Individuals of note Small Galleries Dentistry Nursing Ethnic medicine - Aboriginal - Chinese - Mediterran	William Thornborough Hayward CMG, OBE, LLD, MRCS, LRCPI [1854-1928] William T Hayward in 1910. His portrait, painted by by G A Webb in 1928, hung in the headquarters of AMA SA for many years. William Thornborough Hayward CMG, OBE, LLD, MRCS, LRCPI was born in England in 1854 and entered the Royal Infirmary School of Medicine, Liverpool in 1869 at the age of 15. He passed with distinction and progressed to King's and Queen's College of Ireland qualifying LRCPI, LM in 1874. Hayward served as ship's surgeon, then was appointed House Surgeon at the Liverpool Royal Infirmary. In 1876 he was made a member of the Royal College of Surgeons, and House Surgeon at Liverpool Children's Hospital. He made several more voyages as surgeon but left his ship in Adelaide in 1878 and the following year married Florence Burden (1858-1939, later a journalist and author). They would have nine children. Initially, Hayward practised at Riverton in 1879 being a founding member of the AMA SA (until 1962 a branch of the BMA). Later he moved to Norwood. In 1885 he was elected honorary physician to the Adelaide Hospital and subsequently the Adelaide Children's Hospital. He was a member of the University of Adelaide Council 1900-1924, becoming lecturer in medicine and Dean of the Faculty. He represented the University on the Adelaide Hospital's board of management. After his second term of office as Branch President, Hayward's retirement speech (1911), as recorded in the local press, gave a very full description of the formation of the branch. Three years later he became a Vice-President of the parent body, the British Medical Association and was the first Australian to be awarded its Gold Medal. With the outbreak of WW1 Hayward, at the age of 61, enlisted in the Australian Army Medical Corps and served in England and France rising to the rank of colonel. He was appointed CMG and Mentioned in Dispatches for distinguished service and returned to Australia in 1918 to resume civilian practice. He died in 1928. PK -o0o-

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William Thornborough Hayward CMG, OBE, LLD, MRCS, LRCPI [1854-1928]

William T Hayward in 1910. His portrait, painted by by G A Webb in 1928, hung in the headquarters of AMA SA for many years.

William Thornborough Hayward CMG, OBE, LLD, MRCS, LRCPI was born in England in 1854 and entered the Royal Infirmary School of Medicine, Liverpool in 1869 at the age of 15. He passed with distinction and progressed to King's and Queen's College of Ireland qualifying LRCPI, LM in 1874.

Hayward served as ship's surgeon, then was appointed House Surgeon at the Liverpool Royal Infirmary. In 1876 he was made a member of the Royal College of Surgeons, and House Surgeon at Liverpool Children's Hospital.

He made several more voyages as surgeon but left his ship in Adelaide in 1878 and the following year married Florence Burden (1858-1939, later a journalist and author). They would have nine children.

Initially, Hayward practised at Riverton in 1879 being a founding member of the AMA SA (until 1962 a branch of the BMA). Later he moved to Norwood. In 1885 he was elected honorary physician to the Adelaide Hospital and subsequently the Adelaide Children's Hospital. He was a member of the University of Adelaide Council 1900-1924, becoming lecturer in medicine and Dean of the Faculty. He represented the University on the Adelaide Hospital's board of management.

After his second term of office as Branch President, Hayward's retirement speech (1911), as recorded in the local press, gave a very full description of the formation of the branch. Three years later he became a Vice-President of the parent body, the British Medical Association and was the first Australian to be awarded its Gold Medal.

With the outbreak of WW1 Hayward, at the age of 61, enlisted in the Australian Army Medical Corps and served in England and France rising to the rank of colonel. He was appointed CMG and Mentioned in Dispatches for distinguished service and returned to Australia in 1918 to resume civilian practice. He died in 1928.

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