Herbert "Paddy" Moran (29 April 1885 – 20 November 1945) was an Australian rugby union player, a state and national representative flanker who captained the Wallabies' on their first overseas tour in 1908-09. Full name - Herbert Michael Moran Date of birth - 29 April 1885 Place of birth - Rose Bay, New South Wales Date of death - 20 November 1945 Place of death - Cambridge Nickname - Paddy School - St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill College - University of Sydney Edinburgh University Position - Flanker Clubs - Rose Bay , Sydney University Newcastle RUFC Paddy volunteered his services in England at the beginning of World War I and was made a Lieutenant in the Royal Army Medical Corps. He was sent to Gallipoli where he contracted amoebic dysentery, was sent to Mesopotamia where he became ill again. He was repatriated to Australia via India As an author Paddy Moran published three books: Viewless Winds - the recollections and digressions of an Australian surgeon (London, P Davies 1939); Beyond the hill lies China - scenes from a medical life in Australia (London, P Davies 1945); In my fashion - an autobiography of the last ten years (Sydney, Dymocks 1946). After the end of World War I he became interested in cancer and went to Paris to study the use of radium. He did further research in the United States and was the first in his profession to use radium needles or radium tubes in the treatment of cancer in Australia. In France in 1926 he did work at the Cancer Clinic of Villejuif. He retired from medical practice in 1935 aged 50 and spent time roaming through Europe. He spent some considerable time in Italy, became proficient in Italian and had four audiences with Benito Mussolini. After the Italian invasion of Abyssinia, he went there as a freelance doctor in 1936. He subsequently spent a year in Germany learning the language before World War II broke out Again at the beginning of World War II he went to England to volunteer his services in the British Forces and was enlisted as a Lieutenant. He was transferred to the Australian Military Forces and served as a Lieutenant Colonel, He was diagnosed with cancer in February 1945 and released from the Army on April 14, 1945. He died in November 1945 at a nursing home in Cambridge. The 1947-48 Wallabies visited his grave.
Moran, Dr Herbert Michael ‘Paddy’ played for Australia Internationals: 1 : 1908 W- Herbert Moran was born in 1885 in Sydney Played as a Forward for: St Aloysius College, St Joseph’s College, Rose Bay, Sydney University, NSW, Newcastle, NSW Country Profession: Medicine War service: Lieutenant, Royal Army Medical Corps from 12 May 1915. He is mentioned in Gold, Mud and Guts as having journeyed from Aldershot to the Dardanelles to help in operations on hospital ships. He was evacuated to Malta suffering from dysentery. He relinquished his commission on 12 May 1916. Remarks: He played for NSW v Queensland in 1906, then moved to Newcastle as an intern in his medical studies. He toured Western Australia with NSW in 1907. In 1908 he captained Newcastle and played for NSW Country as a loose forward. After captaining Combined Country v Metropolitan he played for NSW v Queensland. Following an outstanding display for NSW v the touring Anglo-Welsh team he was chosen to captain the 1908-1909 Wallaby touring team to England and Wales. During the tour he was noted for his excellent play and speed around the field. If he did not leave the field in a state of total exhaustion at full time he felt he had not fulfilled his role as captain of Australia. Injury prevented him from playing in the International v England. He played for NSW 6 times. He remained in Britain after the tour to continue his medical studies in Glasgow. After the War he set up a successful specialist practice in Macquarie Street, Sydney. He devoted much of his life to cancer research and was a pioneer of radiation treatment. His autobiography was titled Viewless Winds. He died in November 1945, in Cambridge, England.
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