Ainger, Major (1820 - 1861)
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Royal College of Surgeons of England

Asset Name
E000653 - Ainger, Major (1820 - 1861)

Title
Ainger, Major (1820 - 1861)

Author
Royal College of Surgeons of England

Identifier
RCS: E000653

Publisher
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England

Publication Date
2009-08-21

Subject
Medical Obituaries

Description
Obituary for Ainger, Major (1820 - 1861), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Language
English

Source
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows

Full Name
Ainger, Major

Date of Birth
1820

Date of Death
10 February 1861

Place of Death
London, UK

Occupation
General surgeon

Titles/Qualifications
MRCS May 23rd 1842
 
FRCS May 11th 1854
 
LSA 1842

Details
Joined the Bengal Army as Assistant Surgeon on May 15th, 1846, and was one of the twenty-five officers of the Indian Medical Service who served in the Crimean War. He spent his furlough from April 30th, 1855, to June 20th, 1856, with the Turkish contingent. He was awarded the Medjidieh 4th class in 1855 for his services as well as the Crimean medal. He was promoted Surgeon on Aug 8th, 1859, and died at Oxford Terrace, Hyde Park, on Feb 10th, 1861.

Sources
Crawford, *History of the Indian Medical Service*, 1914

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/E000000-E000999/E000600-E000699

URL for File
372836

Media Type
Unknown