Facts: - death place: melbourne , victoria - caption: brass relief of dunlop in uniform - battles: world war ii - death date: 2 july 1993 - allegiance: australia - commands: no. 1 allied general hospital - nickname: weary - awards: companion of the order of st michael and st george officer of of the order of the british empire knight of the the venerable order of saint john mentioned in despatches order of australia knight bachelor companion - birth date: 12 july 1907 - serviceyears: 1935 -- 1946 - name: sir ernest edward dunlop - branch: australian army - unit: royal australian army medical corps 2/2nd casualty clearing station - image: edward dunlop -lrb- brass relief -rrb- . jpg - birth place: major plains , victoria - rank: colonel Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of weary dunlop .
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colonel sir ernest edward '' weary '' dunlop -lrb- 12 july 1907 -- 2 july 1993 -rrb- was an australian surgeon who was renowned for his leadership while being held prisoner by the japanese during world war ii .