▁St . ▁John ▁of ▁Jerusalem . ▁ ▁Life ▁Fred ▁Thompson ▁B ower bank ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Pen r ith , ▁C umber land , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Joseph ▁B ower bank ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Mary ▁( née ▁F arr er ). ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Pen r ith ▁High ▁School ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁where ▁he ▁graduated ▁M . B . ▁and ▁Ch . B . ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁he ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁with ▁his ▁young ▁wife . ▁▁▁ ▁At ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁B ower bank ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Ex ped ition ary ▁Force . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Ex ped ition ary ▁Force ▁and ▁was ▁mentioned ▁five ▁times ▁in ▁dispatch es ▁and , ▁for ▁his ▁dedic ation ▁to ▁service , ▁was ▁made ▁O BE ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁ ▁For ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁professional ▁life , ▁B ower bank ▁was ▁consult ing ▁card i ologist ▁to ▁the ▁Well ington ▁Hospital , ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁B ower bank ▁gained ▁an ▁MD ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁with ▁a ▁th esis ▁on ▁int est inal ▁disease ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁expedition ary ▁force ▁in ▁Egypt ▁and ▁the ▁D ard an elles . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁College ▁of ▁Phys icians ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁and ▁a ▁Fellow