DR. M. M. HOCKIN
(By Telegraph—Press Association.)
HAMILTON, This Day,
The death occurred suddenly last evening of Dr. Munro May Hockin. aged 46, superintendent of the Waikato Hospital.
After qualifying for his medical degree, Dr. Hockin went to . the Great War as a lieutenant, returning ,as a major. He was in charge of King George V Hospital at Rotorua for a period, and he then took over a private practice at Manaia. After serving for a time on the Waikato Hospital staff, he again took on private work in Kaponga. In 1928 he was appointed medical superintendent of the "Waikato Hospital.
Dr. Hockin, who held a B flying licence, was keenly interested in aviation, being one of the foundation members of the Waikato Aero Club and president of that body at the time of his death.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 93, 17 October 1939, Page 11
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