Henry Simpson Newland

Sir Henry Simpson Newland, was a distinguished Australian surgeon.

Army career

Newland served in the Australian Army Medical Corps during the First World War.

Other activities

As president of the Australian War Service League, he was active in promoting selective conscription and martial law during the Second World War.
In 1954 he was appointed an inaugural director of the oil company SANTOS.

Recognition and legacy

Newland received many honours during his lifetime, including:

The Henry Simpson Newland Prize is named in his honour. The medal was first awarded by the Federal Council of the British Medical Association in Australia, and since 1956, by the Australian Medical Association.
He is commemorated by a plaque on the Jubilee 150 Walkway. A portrait of Newland by Ivor Hele won the 1953 Archibald Prize.

Family