Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E001381 - Darby, William (1790 - 1867)
Title:
Darby, William (1790 - 1867)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E001381
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2011-09-14
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Darby, William (1790 - 1867), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Darby, William
Date of Birth:
12 November 1790
Date of Death:
10 March 1867
Place of Death:
London, UK
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS December 7th 1810
FRCS (by election) August 26th 1844
Details:
Born on November 12th, 1790. He joined the Bengal Army as Assistant Surgeon on September 18th, 1813, being promoted to Surgeon on March 25th, 1826, and to Superintending Surgeon (Cawnpore Division) on April 1st, 1845. He retired on December 31st, 1849, having seen active service in the Third Maratha, or Deccan, or Pindari War (1817-1818), and in Afghanistan (1841-1842), when he was first Field Surgeon (Medal). He was a member of the Oriental Club, and died at 17 Maddox Street, W, on March 10th, 1867. Lieut-Colonel Crawford (*History of the IMS*, ii, 251) numbers him among the twenty-nine members of the Indian Medical Service who were elected Fellows on August 26th, 1844.
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/E001000-E001999/E001300-E001399
Media Type:
Unknown
