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Sutton, Harvey (1882–1963)

Sutton, Harvey (1882–1963)
Born	18 February, 1882 Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Died	21 June, 1963 (aged 81) Rose Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cultural Heritage	English Irish Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Religious Influence	Anglican Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Harvey Sutton, David (son) Smith, William Joshua (artist) Allen, Harry Brookes (influence)
Education *	Trinity College (University of Melbourne) (student, 1898-1905) University of Melbourne (student, 1898-1905) Oxford University (student, 1905-1908)
Occupation *	athlete (1905-1914) Victoria, Australia runner (amateur) (1905-1914) Victoria, Australia Olympian (1908-1908) New South Wales, Australia medical administrator (1909-1915) Victoria, Australia army medical officer (1916-1919) Federal, Australia health reformer (1920-1947) New South Wales, Australia medical administrator (1920-1930) New South Wales, Australia public servant (1920-1930) New South Wales, Australia academic (1930-1947) New South Wales, Australia tropical medicine expert (1930-1947) New South Wales, Australia
Military Service *	World War I (officer, 1915-1920) Dardanelles campaign, 1915-16 (officer, 1915-1916) Australian Army Medical Corps (officer, 1916)
Awards	Rhodes Scholar (recipient, 1905-1908) Officer of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1919)
Key Events *	Olympic Games (London, 1908) (athlete, 1908-1908)
Key Organisations *	Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (member) Child Welfare Advisory Council (NSW) (council member) Fairbridge Farm School (supporter) Legacy (Sydney) (supporter) National Fitness Council (NSW) (council member) Recreation and Leadership Movement (NSW) (supporter) Royal Society of New South Wales (supporter) Surf Life Saving Association of Australia (supporter)
Workplaces *	Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne (employee) Royal Melbourne Hospital (employee) University of Sydney (employee, 1920-1947)

* Dates are approximate