Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E005087 - Kelly, Oswald Robert Michael (1889 - 1962)
Title:
Kelly, Oswald Robert Michael (1889 - 1962)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E005087
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2014-03-07
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Kelly, Oswald Robert Michael (1889 - 1962), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Kelly, Oswald Robert Michael
Date of Birth:
1889
Date of Death:
7 September 1962
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
Chevalier Légion d'Honneur
Croix de Guerre avec Palme
MRCS and FRCS 9 June 1921
MB BS London 1911
LMSSA 1910
Details:
He was educated at the Westminster Hospital where he won the Sturges Prize in Medicine and the Abrahams Prize in Pathology. After qualification he held appointments as house surgeon at the Westminster and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, and was awarded honours in his London examination. He served as a demonstrator of anatomy at the Royal Free Hospital, and carried out postgraduate surgical study at the London Hospital.
During the war of 1914-18 he served throughout as a surgeon in the British Red Cross in France. For many years he was medical superintendent of Whipps Cross Hospital.
His wife predeceased him and he was survived by their only son. Kelly died on 7 September 1962.
Sources:
*The Times* 10 September 1962
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/E005000-E005999/E005000-E005099
Media Type:
Unknown
