Background
REFSHAUGE, William was born on April 3, 1913 in Melbourne. Son of Francis C. Refshauge and Margaret I. Brown.
REFSHAUGE, William was born on April 3, 1913 in Melbourne. Son of Francis C. Refshauge and Margaret I. Brown.
Hampton High School and Scotch College, Melbourne and Melbourne University.
Served in Australian Army Medical Corps 1939-1946. Mentioned in despatches four times. Registrar, Women"s Hospital 1946-1947, Medical Support 1948-1951.
Deputy Director-General Army Medical Services 1951-1955, Director General 1955-1960.
Commonwealth of Australia Director-General of Health 1960-1973. Chairman National Health and Medical Research Council 1960-1973, Commonwealth Council for National Fitness 1960-1973, Commonwealth Health Insurance Council 73, et cetera
Executive Board, World Health Organization 1967-1970, Chairman 1969-1970. President World Health Assembly 1971.
Secretary-General World Medical Association 1973-1976.
Patron Australian Sports Medicine Association, Totally and Permanently Incapacitated Association (T.P.I.) since 1983, 2/2 Field Regiment Association since 1984. National Trustee Returned Services League of Australia 1963-1973, since 1976. Chairman Board of Manager Canberra Girls Grammar School 1977.
Chairman Blood Transfusion Committee, Red Cross Society (Allied Command Transformation) 1980, Institute of Ethics Committee 1983-1988.
President 1st Pan-Pacific Conference on Drugs and Alcohol 1980. Deputy President 1985-1989.
Chairman Interim Board of Manager, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin 1983-1985, Chairman Board of Manager 1985-1986. Deputy Chairman Research Grants Advisory Committee Menzies Foundation 1980-1985.
Chairman Planning Committee, Centre for Population Health Research, University of Tasmania 1986-1987.
Chairman Research into Drug Abuse Advisory Committee (Australian Drug Offensive) 1986-1988. Honorary Fellow Royal Society of Health. Honorary Doctor of Medicine (Sydney).
Anzac Peace.
Board of directors Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research 1977-1985, National Committee Sir Robert Menzies Foundation 90. Board of directors Institute Council on Alcohol and Additions (I.C.A.A.) 1982-1989, Deputy.
Married Helen East. Allwright in 1942.