Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E001795 - Ford, Charles George Edwin (1816 - 1864)
Title:
Ford, Charles George Edwin (1816 - 1864)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E001795
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2011-12-21
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Ford, Charles George Edwin (1816 - 1864), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Ford, Charles George Edwin
Date of Birth:
18 November 1816
Date of Death:
6 October 1864
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS July 7th 1837
FRCS March 10th 1859
Details:
Born on November 18th, 1816, and entered the Madras Army as an Assistant Surgeon on August 29th, 1837, being promoted to Surgeon on January 8th, 1854, and to Surgeon Major on January 13th, 1860. He saw active service in the Indian Mutiny (1857-1858), in the Sagar and Narbada Territories, and in the action at Banda (Medal with Clasp). He was lost at sea in the *Persia* in the passage from Rangoon to Calcutta, in the great cyclone of October 6th, 1864.
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/E001700-E001799
Media Type:
Unknown
