Biographical entry Marks, Alexander Hammett (1880 - 1954)

Summary

Alexander Hammett Marks was a medical practitioner in Brisbane and held various positions, including senior gynaecologist, at the Brisbane General Hospital from 1919 to 1930. Marks helped save hundreds of lives during World War I where he served as commander and Medical Officer for many military divisions. During the Second World War, he acted as Chair and Queensland Controller of the Voluntary Aid Detachment. Marks was awarded many honours for his war time service including an appointment as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).

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Events

1904 -

Career position - Set up a private practice, specialising in obstetrics and gynaecology, at Wickham Terrace, Queensland

1905

Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD) completed at Trinity College, Dublin

1909 - 1927

Career position - Council member of the British Medical Association, Queensland branch

1911

Career position - Captain in the Australian Army Medical Corps attached to the 2nd Brigade

1914

Career position - President of the British Medical Association, Queensland branch

1914 - c. 1916

Career position - Regimental Medical Officer in the Australian Imperial Force with the 3rd Field Artillery Brigade in Egypt and Gallipoli

1915

Career position - Appointed Major in the Australian Imperial Force

1916

Award - Distinguished Service Order (DSO) received

1916 - 1917

Career position - Promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in command of the 2nd Australian Field Ambulance

February 1916 - December 1916

Career position - Deputy Assistant Director of Medical Services of the 4th Division

March 1917

Career position - Invalided to England then formed and commanded the 16thAustralian Field Ambulance for the 16th Brigade in England (seven months)

October 1917 - September 1918

Career position - Returned to France in October to run the 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station

1918

Award - French Croix de Guerre received

1918 - 1919

Career position - Appointed Colonel and Assistant Director of Medical Services of the 1st Division

1919

Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

1919

Career position - Returned to Australia and re-established his medical practice

1919 - 1930

Career position - Honorary Radiologist, Junior Physician, then Junior then Senior Gynaecologist at Brisbane General Hospital

1921 - 1938

Career position - Deputy Director of Medical Services of the 1st Division in Australia, part-time position

1923 - 1934

Career position - President of the Australasian Trained Nurses' Association

1931 - 1946

Career position - President of the Medical Defence Society of Queensland

c. 1940 - c. 1950

Career position - Senior Medical Officer of the Australian Mutual Provident Society

Published resources

Book Sections

• McIntyre, Darryl, 'Marks, Alexander Hammet (1880-1945), Medical Practitioner and Soldier', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 10, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1986, pp. 409-410. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100398b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• 'Marks, Alexander Hammett', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1469539. Details