Doctor Wesley Kingston Whitten

Veterinarian
Born
1 August 1918, Macksville, New South Wales
Died
24 May 2010, Australian Capital Territory
Sex
Male
Father
The Revd Alfred Giles Whitten (Methodist min)
Mother
Ethel Cock
Married (1) Enid Elsbeth Cay Meredith [qv]; (2) Mary Taylor

Degrees

1939Bachelor of Veterinary ScienceThe University of Sydney
1941Bachelor of ScienceThe University of Sydney

Career

  • DSc Syd 1962.
  • FAA 1982.
  • Veterinary scientist.
  • Offr-in-charge of animal breeding, ANU 1949-61.
  • Asst Dir (Endocrine Products), National Biological Standards Laboratory (Canberra) 1961-66.
  • Assoc Dir, Jackson Laboratory, USA.

Military service

  • Second World War: Captain AAVC 2nd AIF.

Sources

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