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Sutton, Charles Standford (1863 - 1950)
M.B., Ch.B. (Melb.)
- Born
- 1863
South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 1950
Prahran, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Medical practitioner
Details
Transcription of item written by Dr Colin Macdonald and published in "The Book of Remembrance", The Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, 1956.
CHARLES STANDFORD SUTTON
(1913 - 1914)
Charles Standford Sutton, born at South Melbourne in 1863, graduated M.B.B.S. (Melbourne) in 1887 and married Bessie Bernard Palmer in 1891. He practised at Terang, Victoria for six years, then moved to Melbourne, commencing practice at Rathdowne Street, North Carlton and continued there until 1924. His association with the Women’s Hospital was very short, for he was on the staff for only 12 months.
After 1924 he practically retired, and lived in South Camberwell, doing occasional country locum tenens. During the 1939-1945 War, he worked at the Royal Park Recruiting Depot.
Sutton was a member of the Wallaby Club, University Club, a Life Member of the Field Naturalists Club, a Foundation Member of the Forest League, and a member of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria.
He compiled a book on the Gums of Australia, as yet unpublished. He was a collector of woodcuts and etchings.
A keen cricketer in his youth, throughout his life he followed all sport with great interest.
He had five children, one of whom married G.R.A. Syme, F.R.C.S. Surgeon to the Royal Melbourne Hospital.
Dr. Sutton died at Greville Street, Prahran in 1950, aged 87.
Archival/Heritage Resources
Royal Women's Hospital Archives
- Book of Remembrance, 1956 - 1975; Royal Women's Hospital Archives [ Details... ].
Prepared by: Robyn Waymouth
Created: 19 September 2006, Last modified: 26 November 2006