Henry Simpson Newland

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

Henry Simpson Newland
Newland in c.1932
Born	(1873-11-24)24 November 1873 Kensington, South Australia
Died	13 November 1969(1969-11-13) (aged 95)
Allegiance	Australia
Service / branch	Citizens Military Force Australian Imperial Force
Years of service	1907–1910 1914–1919
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Unit	Australian Army Medical Corps
Battles / wars	First World War
Awards	Knight Bachelor Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches

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

As president of the Australian War Service League he was active in promoting selective conscription and martial law during the Second World War.

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. A portrait of Newland by Ivor Hele won the 1953 Archibald Prize.

Family

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

External links

• 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 & 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