Weary Dunlop


Sir Weary Dunlop

Dunlop in Bangkok, 1945
NicknameWeary
Born
Ernest Edward Dunlop

(1907-07-12)12 July 1907
Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia
Died2 July 1993(1993-07-02) (aged 85)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
AllegianceAustralia
BranchAustralian Army
Service years1935–1946
RankColonel
UnitRoyal Australian Army Medical Corps
2/2nd Casualty Clearing Station
CommandsNo. 1 Allied General Hospital
Conflicts
AwardsCompanion of the Order of Australia
Knight Bachelor
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Knight of the Venerable Order of Saint John
Mentioned in Despatches

Colonel Sir Ernest Edward "Weary" Dunlop, AC, CMG, OBE (12 July 1907 – 2 July 1993) was an Australian surgeon who was renowned for his leadership while being held prisoner by the Japanese during the Second World War.