Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E002959 - Pitman, Henry (1818 - 1882)
Title:
Pitman, Henry (1818 - 1882)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E002959
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2012-10-10
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Pitman, Henry (1818 - 1882), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Pitman, Henry
Date of Birth:
4 January 1818
Place of Birth:
Calcutta, India
Date of Death:
1 September 1882
Place of Death:
Wyborne
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS April 13th 1840
FRCS February 9th 1865
LSA 1840
Details:
Born on January 4th, 1818, at Fort William, Calcutta, the eldest son of Captain Pitman, of the 59th Regiment. He was appointed to the Bombay Army as Assistant Surgeon on January 17th, 1844, was promoted Surgeon on August 27th, 1861, and Surgeon Major on January 17th, 1864. He was a passenger on the transport *Julia* when she was wrecked, and for his services was thanked by the Government in General Orders on August 4th, 1857. He retired on February 5th, 1871, lived at the Manor House, Alstone, Cheltenham, and died at Wyborne on September 1st, 1882.
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/E002900-E002999
Media Type:
Unknown
