HARRIS, Herschel Lawrence Levi
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 1 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1 |
| Born: | Kensington, England, 8 December 1871 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney Grammar School, and the University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Medical Doctor/Radiologist |
| Died: | Encephalitis, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 13 September 1920, aged 48 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 1 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Major, Officer , 3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1 |
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From Encyclopedia of Australian science, technology and innovation
Summary
Herschel Harris arrived in Sydney, Australia when only an infant. He went on to study medicine and became a world-renowned expert in radiography. In c.1896 Harris set up Sydney Hospital's first X-ray Unit and pioneered the use of X-rays to heal keloid scars. He also established specialized training for sisters, wrote at least twenty-eight papers on radiology, and worked as an honorary radiologist at many Sydney hospitals. During World War I, Herchel Harris enlisted in the Royal Army Medical Corps and was sent to France and Greece.
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