Andrew Elgar Vern-Barnett AM MBE (30 March 1923 – 15 July 2011) was a pioneer in Australia in the care and treatment of autistic children.
[citation needed] He was the son of George Vern Barnett, organist and choir master, and his wife Doris Kathleen (née Gartrell).
[citation needed] He returned to study at the same institution gaining a master's degree in dentistry in 1955 and a doctorate in dental science in 1959.
[1] Vern-Barnett enlisted in the Australian Army on 12 December 1944 and served as a captain in 2MD Dental Unit until his discharge on 15 April 1947.
[2] He married Margaret Mary Cust on 16 February 1946 at St Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Macquarie Street, Sydney.