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E002588 - Macdonald, Thomas Wallis (1804 - 1884)
Title:
Macdonald, Thomas Wallis (1804 - 1884)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E002588
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2012-07-06
Description:
Obituary for Macdonald, Thomas Wallis (1804 - 1884), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Macdonald, Thomas Wallis
Date of Birth:
1804
Date of Death:
1 April 1884
Place of Death:
Teignmouth
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS February 6th 1824

FRCS (by election) August 26th 1844
Details:
Studied at the London Hospital and then joined the Navy. His services were as follows: Assistant Surgeon HMS *Conflict* on the West Coast of Africa, with promotion for services during a fever epidemic at Fernando Po. On HM Steamer *Phoenix* under Admiral Henderson on the coast of Spain during the First Carlist War. From 1841-1845 Surgeon HMS *Belleisle* under Sir John Kingcome on the China Station during the final operations on the Yang-tse-Kiang, for which he received a medal; the troops employed were returned to India under his supervision. From 1845-1848 Surgeon HMS *Hibernia*, flagship of Admiral Peter Richards in the Mediterranean, and in January, 1848, Surgeon to the Royal Yacht *Victoria and Albert* under Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence. He was promoted Deputy Inspector of Hospitals in July, 1854, and later was chief of the Royal Hospital, Yarmouth. He retired as Inspector-General in 1865, and died at 4 Lansdown Villas, Teignmouth, on April 1st, 1884. His photograph is in the Fellows' Album.
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Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format:
Obituary
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Root/Lives of the Fellows/E002000-E002999/E002500-E002599
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