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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Annette Alafaci updated 2024-10-31 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001352b.htm person Derham Alfred Plumley CBE MC AACR2 12 September 1891 26 June 1962 Place of Birth Camberwell, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia Physician Alfred Derham joined the 5th Battalion of Australian Imperial Force in 1914 and was appointed assistant director of medical services during the second world war (1941). On the day he landed in Gallipoli (25 April 1915) Derham was wounded, but continued to work tirelessly refusing to be evacuated until five days later. He was awarded the Military Cross (MC) for this gallant effort. Derham returned to Australia in 1917 to complete his medical training. During the 1920s he started up a private practice in Melbourne and specialised in treating children's diseases. He was also appointed honorary physician at the Children's Hospital and commanded field-ambulances in the Militia during the 1930s. When war broke out again, Alfred Derham was sent to Malaysia, then Singapore. In 1942 he was imprisoned in the Changi prisoner-of-war camp for six months and this lead to a major decline in his health. He returned to Australia in 1945 and was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). 26 August 1914 26 August 1914 Military service - Enlisted and posted to 5th Battalion of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) 1915 1915 Award - Military Cross (MC) - Infantry - 5th Battalion 25 April 1915 25 April 1915 Military service - Platoon Commander with the AIF in Gallipoli August 1915 August 1915 Military service - Transferred to the 2nd Brigade of the AIF 1918 1918 Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS), University of Melbourne 1922 1922 Career position - Private practice established in Melbourne 1923 1923 Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Melbourne c. 1930 Military service - Field-Ambulance Commander in the Militia with the Australian Army Medical Corps 1940 1940 Military service - Colonel and Assistant Director of Medical Services at the 8th Division 1941 1941 Military service - Assistant Director of Medical Services for the AIF 1941 1941 Military service - Served in Malaysia and Singapore 1942 1942 Life event - Imprisoned (six months) in Changi prisoner-of-war camp in Singapore 1945 1945 Life event - Returned to Melbourne 1946 1946 Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) - Army - Distinguished service in Malaya in 1942 1946 1946 Military service - AIF appointment terminated Derham, Frederick John Walcott (1900 - 1953)

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 'Derham, Alfred Plumley', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Derham, Alfred Plumley Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Derham, Francis Plumley (1885-1957), soldier and lawyer and Alfred Plumley (1891-1962), soldier and physician Grey, Jeffrey Derham, Francis Plumley (1885-1957), soldier and lawyer and Alfred Plumley (1891-1962), soldier and physician Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1993 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 13: 1940 - 1980 A-De John Ritchie 618-619 Journal Article: Alfred Derham: a Tale of Two Wars Anderson, Fay Alfred Derham: a Tale of Two Wars 2000 Australasian Science 21 2 46 Resource: B883 Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947 CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters; CA 46, Department of Defence [III], Central Office B883 Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Resource: B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 CA 2001 Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Alfred Plumley Derham - Records The University of Melbourne Archives Alfred Plumley Derham - Records 1915 - 1979 Accounts, newspaper cuttings, photographs, military documents, diaries, documents relating to public health work and the Children's Court 1915-79; papers relating to estate 1959-79, certificates and "Life Story' by Mrs Derham..