Sir Edmund Weary Dulop By luis__ Jul 12, 1907 Birth He was born in Wangaratta, Victoria. Jul 8, 1929 Continued Part time army service Continued Part time army service Jul 1, 1935 Re-enlisted and commissioned into Australian Medical corps Feb 26, 1942 Promotoed to Lieutenant-colonel Aug 6, 1942 Dunlop became a japanese prisoner of war Nov 9, 1976 He became Australian of the Year Jul 2, 1993 He died