ATKINS, Charles Norman
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 17 October 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Medical Corps WW1 |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 29 January 1885 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | The Friends' School, Hobart, the University of Melbourne and the University of Oxford, England |
| Occupation: | Medical Practitioner |
| Died: | Natural causes, Kingston, Tasmania, Australia, 25 October 1960, aged 75 years |
| Cemetery: |
Red Hills Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Hobart Roll of Honour, North Hobart Friends' School Honour Roll, Tasmanian Club Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain | |
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| 5 Dec 1914: | Embarked Captain, 1st Australian Clearing Hospital, HMAT Kyarra, Melbourne | |
| 5 Dec 1914: | Involvement Captain, 1st Australian Clearing Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 15 Jan 1916: | Involvement Captain, Medical Officers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 15 Jan 1916: | Embarked Captain, Medical Officers, RMS Osterley, Sydney | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, Australian Army Medical Corps WW1, Medically unfit |
Non Warlike Service
| 9 Jun 1949: | Honoured Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Michael Silver
The Launceston Examiner reported on 9 June 1949 the awarding of the Companion of The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (CMG) to Dr. Charles Norman Atkins of Hobart.
A Fellow of the Royal Sanitary Institute, London, Dr. Charles Norman Atkins, C.M.G., E.D., M.B., Ch.B. (Melb.), D.P.H. (Oxon), has been a general medical practitioner in Tasmania since 1908. Dr. Atkins was appointed assistant medical officer of health to the Hobart City Council in 1928. From 1931 until the early part of 1949, when he resigned on account of ill-health, he held the office of city medical officer of health. During this period the incidence of contagious diseases was greatly reduced by the introduction of the immunization scheme, and there were a number of reforms in the handling of perishable foodstuffs in the city. Dr. Atkins also introduced regular health broadcasts to school children.
In 1914 Dr. Atkins enlisted in the A.I.F. with the rank of captain. He was present at the landing on Gallipoli and served in other theatres of war with the first Australian Casualty Clearing Station. During the recent war he was Director of Hygiene - Southern Command, with headquarters in Melbourne. He retired with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
Dr. Atkins was a member of the House of Assembly for the division of Denison from 1941 until 1946, when ill-health caused his retirement from politics. He was deputy leader of the Opposition in 1945-6. He has been closely identified with cricket as a player and as an administrator. He has been President of the Tasmanian Cricket Association since 1947.
Source: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article52681448
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