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Emeritus Consultants Biographies
Frank Gill was born on the Isle of Man and came to Australia at the age of two. His early career began as a schoolmaster and his love of teaching continued throughout his life so that the many young doctors who came in contact with him benefited. After completing his medical degree at Melbourne University in 1911, he was appointed to the staff of both the Children's Hospital and the Perth Hospital. During World War I, he served with the Royal Army Medical Corps and in the Second World War was a major with the Australian Army Medical Corps. In his early days he was a general practitioner in Subiaco. He went to England in 1925 and obtained an Edinburgh Fellowship of the College of Surgeons in the same year. Frank was always happiest when working with children and his service in this regard was outstanding. He was a lover of mechanical gadgets and had a workshop at home where he made a number of instruments. It was possibly his interest in gadgets that led to his particular interest in cystoscopy and pyelography. He had an appointment as a urologist at the Repatriation Hospital. In 1935, Frank was elected President of the Western Australian Branch of the British Medical Association. Sam Gill, the son of Frank's brother Baldwin Gill, was Chairman of the Board of the Royal Perth Hospital from 1978 to 1985. Frank Gill was a keen sailor and shared a yacht named Shalimar with Hector Stewart. He died in June 1955 at the age of 71 leaving a widow and daughter. |
