Notable surgeon during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Strong advocate of the antiseptic surgical methods proposed by Joseph Lister and he served in conflicts such as the Boer War. An advocate and pioneer of the Royal Army Medical Corps, Perhaps the most decorated surgeon in Britain. Served as Serjeant Surgeon to Edward VII. M/O in Chief in the St John Ambulance Brigade, Metropolitan Corps, 1887-1901. Knight Grace in the Order of St John.
Born Belfast. Died Bath, Somerset.
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Sir William MacCormac, Bart. KCB, KCVO, MD, FRCS
Despite its appearance this memorial does not commemorate those who died in w...
Either lost his life, or gave distinguished service to the London Fire Brigade, and was buried in the Highgate Cemetery plot between 1884 and 1955.
Fireman killed in the Dudgeon's Wharf explosion. Andrew Behan has researched Appleby: Fireman John Victor Appleby was born on 20 June 1946 and his birth was registered in Poplar. He was the son of...
From their website: "The FBU is one of the UK’s oldest specialist trade unions, with a proud history. Since 1918 the union has supported firefighters, influenced fire safety policy and won improved...
District Officer in the St John Ambulance Brigade, Metropolitan Corps, 1890-1926. Honorary Serving Brother in the Order of St John.
Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration
Either lost his life, or gave distinguished service to the London Fire Brigade, and was buried in the Highgate Cemetery plot between 1884 and 1955.
William Johnson Cory, Ionicus, 1823 - 1892, teacher, scholar and poet. Lived and died in this house. An assistant master at Eton College ...
Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.
Sir William Rothenstein, 1872 - 1945, painter and writer, lived here 1899 - 1902. English Heritage
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