Person Profile

Anglin, Crawford Sydney

1918–2016

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Biography

He entered the University of Toronto Medical School, graduating in the accelerated class of January 1943. After his naval service he returned to Canada and commenced a two year Residency Program at The Hospital for Sick Children, followed by a Senior Residency at the Willard Parker Infectious Disease Hospital in New York City. Upon returning to Toronto, he was appointed to the staff of The Hospital for Sick Children and also commenced a private paediatric practice. His distinguished medical career included the positions of Chief of Infectious Diseases at Sick Children’s and Professor of Paediatrics (subsequently Professor Emeritus) at the University of Toronto, all the while continuing his busy medical practice until 2003.

Military Service

He was appointed as a Surgeon Lieutenant (temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/09/1943) (Later backdated to 1942).

He served in HMCS Givenchy as Medical Officer.

In 1944 he served in HMCS Orkney as Medical Officer.

In 1946 he served in HMCS York. (He was demobilized 1946.)

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