Sir Charles Ritchie Burns (27 May 1898 – 8 February 1985) was a New Zealand medical doctor and medical administrator. He was born in
Blenheim, New Zealand, on 27 May 1898, and was educated at
Marlborough High School
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,
Nelson College and the
University of Otago.
In the
1948 New Year Honours
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, Burns was appointed an
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations,
and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...
. He was promoted to Knight Commander of the same order in the
1958 Queen's Birthday Honours, for services to medicine.
References
1898 births
1985 deaths
20th-century New Zealand medical doctors
People educated at Nelson College
New Zealand Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
University of Otago alumni
New Zealand medical administrators
People educated at Marlborough Boys' College
People from Blenheim, New Zealand
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