Frederick Banting- Early Life
Frederick Grant Banting was born on November 14, 1891 in Alliston Ontario, Canada to William Banting and Margaret Grant. He was the youngest of five children and went to school at the local Public and High Schools in Alliston. After he graduated High School, Frederick Banting attended the University of Toronto in the study of divinity but soon transferred to study medicine. It was here that Frederick Banting was first introduced to diabetes during his fourth year. After he received his M.B degree in medicine in 1916, Banting enlisted in the Canadian Army Medical Corps, which were in high demand due to World War I. He was wounded at the Battle of Cambrai in 1918 and, despite his injuries, continued to help other wounded men for a further 16 hours following his own injury. For this act of selflessness he was awarding the Military Cross for heroism in 1919. He then returned to Toronto where he studied orthopedic medicine and served as a Resident Surgeon at the Hospital for Sick Children. On top of this he also taught part time at the University of Western Ontario in London and later at the University of Toronto.
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