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...
From the Sub Fire Station 6W, Cheyne Place. Died in a fire which took the lives of seven firemen, known as "The Wednesday".
District Chief Surgeon in the St John Ambulance Brigade, Metropolitan Corps, 1887-1907. Knight Grace in the Order of St John.
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Superintendent of Stores in the St John Ambulance Brigade, Metropolitan Corps, 1888-1903. Honorary Serving Brother in the Order of St John.
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Auxiliary Fireman Percy Charles Aitchison was born on 2 February 1914 in Brockley, London, a son of Robert Imrie Aitchison (1876-1964) and Eugenie Louise Sarah Aitchison née Demolice (1874-1939). H...
Commander in the City of London police force. He oversaw the investigation into the death of Roberto Calvi, (dubbed 'God's Banker'), and was also involved with the investigations into the collapses...
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