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Emeritus Consultants Biographies
Leslie Le Soeuf was born in South Perth, the son of Ernest Albert Le Soeuf and Ellen Grace nee Hagenoxer. He graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1922 and gained experience as a resident at Royal Perth Hospital and later at hospitals in England including St Mark's and the West London Hospital. He became a Fellow of the English College of Surgeons in 1929 and soon after returned to Perth to enter into specialist practice in association with Mr Frank Gill. His first appointment to Royal Perth Hospital was a clinical assistant in Orthopaedics whilst awaiting an appointment in General Surgery. During the Second World War he served overseas from 1941 to 1945, first in Libya and Greece being in command of the 2nd/7th Field Ambulance in Crete where he was taken prisoner by the German Army. For his efforts he was mentioned twice in dispatches and was awarded the Medaille d' Honneur du Service de Sante Militaire and the Medaille de la Reconnaisance Francaise. From 1956 to 1959 he was the Deputy Director of Medical Services Western Command with the rank of Colonel. The development of specialist plastic and burns units during the war in Europe led him to interest himself in these fields and soon after returning to civilian life he pioneered these concepts in Western Australia. He established plastic and burns units at both the Royal Perth Hospital and the Princess Margaret Hospital in 1948 and was one of the prime movers in establishing the West Australian Medical School. He always showed great interest in education and was a member of the University Senate from 1936 to 1977 (excluding the war years) and was Warden of Convocation from 1965 to 1968. Amongst his many other activities, he was the Honorary Secretary of the BMA in 1930, Co-founder of the Anti-cancer Council and intimately involved in the development of University Colleges. He married Marjorie nee Chapple in 1947. This successful partnership undoubtedly contributing to a highly successful career. |
