Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E002706 - Melville, Alexander (1783 - 1855)
Title:
Melville, Alexander (1783 - 1855)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E002706
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2012-08-01
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Melville, Alexander (1783 - 1855), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Melville, Alexander
Date of Birth:
10 November 1783
Date of Death:
May 1855
Place of Death:
Montrose
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS May 5th 1813
FRCS (by election) August 26th 1844
MD Edin 1811
Details:
Born on November 10th, 1783; he studied at Edinburgh, and joined the Army as Surgeon's Mate unattached on March 24th, 1804, at St Vincent. He was gazetted Assistant Surgeon to the 46th Foot on September 10th, 1807, saw active service at Martinique in 1809, and at Guadeloupe in 1810; was promoted to Surgeon of the 3rd West Indian Regiment on Sept 26th, 1811, transferred to the 25th Foot on December 25th, 1812, and to the Staff in the West Indies on August 3rd, 1826. He retired on half pay on October 17th, 1834, lived in retirement at Ghent, and died among his relatives at Montrose in May, 1855.
Sources:
Johnston's *RAMC Roll*, No 2775
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/E002700-E002799
Media Type:
Unknown
