After graduation, he returned to Tasmania and became Superintendent of Hobart General Hospital in 1937. Shortly after the outbreak of World War II he joined the Army Medical Corps and was posted to Singapore in 1942 with the 8th Division. He was soon a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese, first in Changi and later on the infamous Thai-Burma Railway.[1][2]
An outstanding surgeon, he was every bit as influential in his care of the sick and injured soldiers as the high-profile Sir Weary Dunlop. One of many testimonies from the Australian War Memorial reads:
'To many an unfortunate digger and others who rolled and tossed and cried out with the well nigh insufferable agony of those….. ulcers came a man who ceased suffering and pain and taking limbs off in many cases he put them on the road to home again. Yes Major Fagan, the diggers’ children will hear your name spoken with feelings of gratitude for many a long day to come. For the noble work you did, your name will be memorable'.[citation needed]
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^Profile 19 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine, raafawa.org.au; accessed 12 April 2016.
kevin, fagan, doctor, kevin, james, fagan, february, 1909, 1992, australian, medical, doctor, world, hero, after, attending, ignatius, college, riverview, bursary, fagan, school, both, 1925, 1926, enabling, study, medicine, university, sydney, lived, campus, j. Dr Kevin James Fagan AO 5 February 1909 1992 was an Australian medical doctor and World War II hero After attending St Ignatius College Riverview on a bursary Fagan was Dux of the School in both 1925 and 1926 enabling him to study Medicine at the University of Sydney He lived on campus at St John s College University of Sydney from 1927 to 1932 citation needed After graduation he returned to Tasmania and became Superintendent of Hobart General Hospital in 1937 Shortly after the outbreak of World War II he joined the Army Medical Corps and was posted to Singapore in 1942 with the 8th Division He was soon a prisoner of war of the Japanese first in Changi and later on the infamous Thai Burma Railway 1 2 An outstanding surgeon he was every bit as influential in his care of the sick and injured soldiers as the high profile Sir Weary Dunlop One of many testimonies from the Australian War Memorial reads To many an unfortunate digger and others who rolled and tossed and cried out with the well nigh insufferable agony of those ulcers came a man who ceased suffering and pain and taking limbs off in many cases he put them on the road to home again Yes Major Fagan the diggers children will hear your name spoken with feelings of gratitude for many a long day to come For the noble work you did your name will be memorable citation needed References edit Profile Archived 19 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine raafawa org au accessed 12 April 2016 Profile ww2roll gov au accessed 12 April 2016 External links editKevin James Fagan profile pows of japan net Obituary Archived 18 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine parliament nsw gov au Dr Kevin Fagan and The Thai Burma Railway katrinahodgkinson com nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to the military of Australia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to medicine in Australia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kevin Fagan doctor amp oldid 1153416324, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
