Sir John Victor Hall Best

Sometimes used surname Hall Best
Dentist
Born
22 December 1894, Neuchâtel, Switz
Died
27 February 1972, Woollahra, New South Wales
Sex
Male
Father
The Revd John Henry Hall Best (CofE priest)
Mother
Laura Louisa Kountze
Married Marion Esdaile Burkitt (interior designer)

Degrees

1916Bachelor of Dental SurgeryThe University of Sydney

Career

  • DMD Harvard 1922.
  • FRCS Eng 1949.
  • Practised dentistry in SA 1917-21, NSW from 1922.
  • Member, Dental Board of NSW 1937-51.
  • Knight bachelor 1956.

Military service

  • Second World War: Lieutenant-Colonel 2nd AIF.

Sources

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