Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E000484 - West, Sir Augustus (1788 - 1868)
Title:
West, Sir Augustus (1788 - 1868)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E000484
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2008-04-03
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for West, Sir Augustus (1788 - 1868), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
West, Sir Augustus
Date of Birth:
1788
Date of Death:
16 August 1868
Place of Death:
Monfermeil, France
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
Knight Bachelor 1824
MRCS May 4th 1804
FRCS December 11th 1843, one of the original 300 Fellows
MD St Andrews, 1818
Details:
Entered the Army as Surgeon’s Mate, unattached, on May 26th, 1804; was gazetted Assistant Surgeon to the 4th Foot on Nov 7th, 1805, was promoted to Staff Surgeon in Portugal under Lieut-General S W Carr Beresford on Aug 17th, 1809, and to the rank of Deputy Inspector of Hospitals in Portugal on Oct 19th, 1815, and was appointed Physician in Ordinary to the King of Portugal.
His British rank dated from March 25th, 1813, temporary Staff Surgeon; Oct 25th, 1814, permanent; on April 29th, 1818, Brevet Deputy Inspector of Hospitals, later Deputy Inspector of Hospitals, then Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals on Nov 18th, 1824; on this date he retired on half pay, and was knighted at Carlton House on Nov 24th (KHS, Oct 28th, 1824).
His active service included Hanover, 1805; Copenhagen, 1807; Walcheren, 1809; Portugal and Spain from 1808-1815. On retirement he lived for a time in Portugal, then in Paris, and died at Montfermeil on Aug 16th, 1868.
Sources:
Johnston’s *RAMC Roll*, No. 2547
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
