Medicine, Science and Academia
Professor Neville Alexander Marsh (Stradbroke 1953-1961)
He qualified at Kings College London and the Royal London Hospital before going to Australia as Head of the Anatomy and Physiology Department in Brisbane. He then moved to Adelaide University where he became acting Vice Chancellor. His background is cardiovascular physiology and his research interest is bleeding disorders cause by snake bite! In his home town of Watford, he founded in the 1970s an amateur arts centre in a Victorian pumping station and the Pump House continues to thrive after over 40 years.