Born Dunedin, New Zealand.
Pioneering plastic surgeon who worked for the Royal Air Force during World War II, treating badly burnt aircrew. Appointed C.B.E. in 1944. Knighted 1947. Helped found the British Association of Plastic Surgeons and was its third president. Died London.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Sir Archibald McIndoe
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Person, Armed Forces, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration, China/Hong Kong, Egypt, Scotland
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