Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E000410 - Woolriche, Stephen (1770 - 1856)
Title:
Woolriche, Stephen (1770 - 1856)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E000410
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2007-10-18
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Woolriche, Stephen (1770 - 1856), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Woolriche, Stephen
Date of Birth:
3 June 1770
Date of Death:
29 February 1856
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
CB (mil) 1850
Member of the Company of Surgeons December 18th 1794
FRCS December 11th 1843, one of the original 300 Fellows
Details:
Born on June 3rd, 1770, became Surgeon's Mate, and on May 30th, 1794, was gazetted Surgeon to the 111th Foot. From March, 1798, to May 22nd, 1806, he was on half pay, when he exchanged into the 4th Foot. On June 18th, 1807, he was appointed Surgeon to the Staff. He was on active service in Holland in 1799, at Copenhagen in 1807, in the Peninsula 1812-1814, and was present at the Battle of Waterloo.
He was promoted to Deputy Inspector of Hospitals on May 26th, 1814, and Brevet Inspector of Hospitals on Dec 9th, 1823. He retired on half pay on May 25th, 1828, and on July 22nd, 1830, was promoted to be Inspector-General of Hospitals. He was one of the seven officers of the Army Medical Department upon whom the CB (mil) was conferred for the first time in 1850.
He lived in retirement at Qwatford Lodge, Bridgnorth, and died on Feb 29th, 1856.
Sources:
Johnston’s *R.A.M.C. Roll*, No. 1269
Rights:
Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format:
Obituary
Format:
Asset
Asset Path:
Root/Lives of the Fellows/E000000-E000999/E000400-E000499
Media Type:
Unknown
