Name Donald McGavin | Died May 8, 1960 | |
Major General Sir Donald Johnstone McGavin CMG DSO (19 August 1876 – 8 May 1960) was a New Zealand surgeon, army health administrator and medical administrator. He was born in Chatham, Kent, England. He qualified as a Doctor of Medicine in 1901.
Johnstone then joined the Royal Army Medical Corps as a civilian surgeon, serving in Natal during the Boer War. He then moved to New Zealand and started practicing as a surgeon in Wellington, and later became a volunteer medical officer, serving in World War I. Following the war, he served as Director-General of Medical Services from 1919 to 1924, and as a medical advisor to the Minister of Defence during World War II. He was knighted in the 1921 Birthday Honours.
In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.