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Asset Name:
E003689 - Spong, Charles Stuart (1859 - 1924)
Title:
Spong, Charles Stuart (1859 - 1924)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E003689
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2013-03-18
Description:
Obituary for Spong, Charles Stuart (1859 - 1924), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Spong, Charles Stuart
Date of Birth:
12 June 1859
Place of Birth:
Faversham, Kent
Date of Death:
12 July 1924
Place of Death:
Cairo
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
DSO 1898

MRCS August 7th1884

FRCS June 13th 1889

LSA 1884

BSc Lond 1880
Details:
Born at Faversham on June 12th, 1859. He was educated at Guy's Hospital, where he was House Surgeon, Resident Obstetric Assistant, and Demonstrator of Anatomy. He was then House Surgeon to the Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich, and Clinical Assistant to the Evelina Hospital for Children. Spong was gazetted Surgeon Captain in the Army Medical Department on July 27th, 1887, and later Captain RAMC from that date, promoted Major on July 27th, 1899, and retired with gratuity on August 16th, 1899. From August 13th, 1890, to August 12th, 1899, he had been seconded for service with the Egyptian Army, served at Dongola in 1896, on the Nile in 1897 and 1898, obtaining in 1897 the Medjidie Order and in 1898 the Distinguished Service Order. After retiring from the Army he became Medical Adviser to the Egyptian State Railways, lived at Ghezireh, Cairo, and died at Cairo on July 12th, 1924.
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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/E003000-E003999/E003600-E003699
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