Chambers, John ( - 1846)
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Royal College of Surgeons of England

Asset Name
E001115 - Chambers, John ( - 1846)

Title
Chambers, John ( - 1846)

Author
Royal College of Surgeons of England

Identifier
RCS: E001115

Publisher
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England

Publication Date
2010-11-24

Subject
Medical Obituaries

Description
Obituary for Chambers, John ( - 1846), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Language
English

Source
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows

Full Name
Chambers, John

Date of Death
27 September 1846

Place of Death
Falmouth, Jamaica

Occupation
General surgeon

Titles/Qualifications
MRCS May 5th 1809
 
FRCS (by election) August 26th 1844
 
LSA 1844

Details
Was Hospital Mate (an abbreviation of Surgeon's Mate on the Hospital Staff, not attached to a regiment) for two periods from November 27th, 1809, to May 24th, 1810, and again from March 28th, 1814, to July 7th, 1819. He served in the United States in 1814. On July 8th, 1819, he became Hospital Assistant, i.e., Hospital Assistant to the Forces, a designation in force from 1813-1828, and was gazetted Assistant Surgeon to the 64th Foot on April 29th, 1824, becoming Surgeon to the same Regiment on July 26th, 1835. He was transferred to the 22nd Foot in April, 1837, to the 15th Regiment of Dragoons in May, 1840, to the 11th Dragoons in June, 1841, and to the Staff (First Class) in December, 1843. He died at Falmouth, Jamaica, on September 27th, 1846.

Sources
Johnston's *R.A.M.C. Roll*, No. 4023

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/E001000-E001999/E001100-E001199

URL for File
373298

Media Type
Unknown