Background
Thomson, William Mclaren was born on June 9, 1924 in Nottingham, England. Arrived in Australia, 1949. Son of William and Jessie Bryce Paterson (McLaren) Thomson.
Thomson, William Mclaren was born on June 9, 1924 in Nottingham, England. Arrived in Australia, 1949. Son of William and Jessie Bryce Paterson (McLaren) Thomson.
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Science, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, 1947.
Surgeon H.M.T., Ascanius, England, 1947-1948. Surgeon lieutenant Royal Australian Navy, Korea, 1949-1953, Royal Autralian Naval Reserve, 1953-1984. Government medical officer Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia, 1953-1957.
Private medical practitioner Sandy Bay, Hobart, $D, 1957-1994. Retired, 1984
Medical officer The Hutchins School, Hobart, 1965-1994. Chairman Commonwealth Medical Services Committee Inquiry, Hobart, 1977-1987.
President Australian Medical Congress, 1981. Member Administrative Appeals Tribunal, 1985-1990.
Lay reader Anglican Diocese Tasmania, 1953-1998. President Southern Tasmania Beekeepers Association, 1966-1980. Member Battery Point Planning Scheme Review Committee, 1974-1977, Royal Hobart Regatta Association, 1976-1988.
Active Task Force to Review Health Education and Welfare, Tasmania, 1978-1979. Fellow Australian Medical Association (honorary medical secretary, president). Member Royal Yacht Club Tasmania, Tasmanian Club.
Married Dora Kathleen Biggerton Pritchard, June 23, 1948. Children: Philip, John, Fiona, Joanna, Rowena.