About
He is a hero in China, and a renowned surgeon in Canada who brought the two countries closer together.
Before Fame
He served in the British medical corps in WWI at the battle of Ypres.
Trivia
In later years he became sympathetic to communism, and at the outbreak of WWII, he mobilized a Canadian medical unit embedded with the Chinese army.
Family Life
His wife, Frances Campbell Penney, divorced him because of his lavish lifestyle.
Associated With
Daniel Palmer is another well-known Canadian physician.
