Robert Fowler (5 March 1888 – 8 May 1965) was an Australian surgeon and soldier.

The son, and eldest of the four children of the surgeon Walter Fowler (1857-1917),^[1] and Alice Maud Fowler (1862-1946), née Wacher,^[2] Robert Fowler was born at East Smithfield, London, England on 5 March 1888.

He married Elsie Walsh (1891-1975), in Egypt, on 12 January 1915.^[3][4][5]

Having won a scholarship to do so, he attended Caulfield Grammar School for three years: 1900–1902.^{[6][7][8][9][10][11]}

He served in World War I with the Australian Mounted Division,^[12][13] obtaining the rank of Colonel.^[14]

In civilian life he practiced at The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne;^[15] represented the Victoria Branch of the British Medical Association;^[16] was an advocate of the 'Airway Ambulance' (forerunner to the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia);^[17][18] served on the staff of the Governor-General Sir Isaac Isaacs;^[14] researched the use of the Radium Ray for cancer treatment;^[19] and pioneered the linkage between smoking and lung cancer.^[20][21]

He died, in Toorak, Melbourne, on 8 May 1965.^[22][23][24]

• List of Caulfield Grammar School people