Sir William Dudley Duncan Refshauge
Public service head
- Born
- 3 April 1913, Carlton, Victoria
- Died
- 27 May 2009, Australian Capital Territory
- Sex
- Male
- Father
- Francis Christopher Refshauge (school principal)
- Mother
- Margaret Craig
- Married Helen Elizabeth Allwright (nursing sister)
Degrees
| 1938 | Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery | The University of Melbourne |
Career
- MD hc Syd 1988.
- FRACP 1964.
- Med Supt, Melb Women's Hosp.
- Dir-Gen, Cwlth Dept of Health.
- Chairman, National Health and Med Research Council.
- Pres, World Health Assembly 1971.
- CBE 1959, knight bachelor 1966, AC 1980.
- Hon Physician to the Queen 1955.
Military service
- Second World War: Lieutenant-Colonel AAMC 2nd AIF (OBE 1944, MID). After WWII: Major-General AMF 1955.