Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E007496 - McMillan, Alec (1900 - 1957)
Title:
McMillan, Alec (1900 - 1957)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E007496
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2015-06-15
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for McMillan, Alec (1900 - 1957), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
McMillan, Alec
Date of Birth:
14 August 1900
Place of Birth:
Brierley Hill, Staffordshire
Date of Death:
14 August 1957
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS 1925
FRCS 1928
MB BS London 1925
LRCP 1925
Details:
Alec McMillan was born at Brierley Hill, Staffordshire on 14 August 1900. Little is known of his career until he was commissioned in the regular army in 1928. He served in India and China before crossing to France with the BEF in 1939. He was safely evacuated at Dunkirk and then returned overseas to serve in West Africa, the Middle East and India until 1945. After two years in England he was posted to East Africa for a year before returning to be Officer in Charge of the Surgical Division at the Royal Herbert Hospital, Woolwich 1948-49 and the Military Hospital, Catterick 1949-50. He was appointed Colonel in 1950 and then appointed Consultant Surgeon to the British Army of the Rhine 1950-51 and then at GHQ, Middle East Land Forces. His final appointment was as Officer in Charge, Surgical Division at the Royal Herbert Hospital, Woolwich 1954-57.
He retired from the RAMC on 14 August 1957. Unfortunately we have no records of him from that date. His last known address was Fareham, Hants.
Sources:
*Commissioned Officers in the Medical Services of the British Army* 1660-1960. vol.2, p.240
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/E007000-E007999/E007400-E007499
Media Type:
Unknown
