Talbot, Robert John deCourcey, LVSc 1911, BVSc 1923

Major Robert John deCourcey Talbot, Army Veterinary Corps (12 March, 1915 - 19 April, 1919) was in charge of surgery at the Australian Army Veterinary Hospital at Calais, France. He spent most or all of his post-war years in the Department of Agriculture, Victoria and was eventually Chief Veterinary Inspector. He was President of the Veterinary Association of Victoria in 1933-34 and the Australian Veterinary Association from 1936-38, and a member of the Veterinary Board of Victoria from 1936-1957.

Major R J A C Talbot (first from the left) and unidentified operating theatre staff standing with a patient in the entrance to the operating theatre of the Australian Veterinary Corps. France: Nord Pas de Calais, Pas de Calais Calais. 31 March 1919. Image courtesy of Australian War Memorial