Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E002488 - Lawrence, Henry John Hughes (1830 - 1916)
Title:
Lawrence, Henry John Hughes (1830 - 1916)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E002488
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2012-06-20
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Lawrence, Henry John Hughes (1830 - 1916), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Lawrence, Henry John Hughes
Date of Birth:
21 June 1830
Place of Birth:
Carmarthen
Date of Death:
23 November 1916
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS April 16th 1852
FRCS December 13th 1866
Details:
Born at Carmarthen on June 21st, 1830, the son of Henry Lawrence, MD, JP, an old Army Surgeon and Physician to Carmarthenshire Hospital. He received his professional training at St Mary's Hospital, and was Resident Medical Officer there before joining the Army. He was gazetted Assistant Surgeon to the Grenadier Guards on February 24th, 1854, and Surgeon on October 30th, 1866. On December 12th, 1868, he became Battalion Surgeon to the Grenadier Guards, and under Royal Warrant of date November 18th, 1880, was styled Surgeon Major. He retired with the honorary rank of Brigade Surgeon on June 21st, 1885. He had seen active service in the Crimea. He died on November 23rd, 1916.
Sources:
Johnston's *RAMC Roll*, No. 5188
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/E002000-E002999/E002400-E002499
Media Type:
Unknown
