O'Meara, Eugene John (1874 - 1962)
by
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Asset Name
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E005224 - O'Meara, Eugene John (1874 - 1962)
Title
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O'Meara, Eugene John (1874 - 1962)
Author
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Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier
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RCS: E005224
Publisher
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London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date
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2014-04-07
Subject
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Medical Obituaries
Description
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Obituary for O'Meara, Eugene John (1874 - 1962), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language
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English
Source
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Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name
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O'Meara, Eugene John
Date of Birth
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12 July 1874
Date of Death
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25 June 1962
Place of Death
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Bournemouth
Occupation
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General surgeon
Titles/Qualifications
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OBE 1919
Kaisar-i-Hind 1909
MRCS 14 November 1901
FRCS 12 June 1902
LSA 1897
LRCP 1901
DPH Cambridge 1902
Details
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Born on 12 July 1874, for his medical education he went to Guy's Hospital, and, after qualifying in 1897, he entered the Indian Medical Service on 28 January 1898 obtaining a gold medal in military medicine at Netley. Promoted Captain on 28 January 1901, he was awarded the Kaisar-i-Hind medal, first class, on 1 January 1909. He became a Major on 28 June 1909 and Lieutenant-Colonel on 28 July 1917. At the end of the first world war he was awarded the OBE for his services.
In 1933 after retirement he was living in Naples, and at one time later in Torca Hill, Dalkey, Co Dublin. He moved to Bournemouth and died there after a long illness on 25 June 1962 aged 87.
Publication:
*Medical Guide for India and the Tropics* 1920; 3rd edition 1947.
Sources
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*The Times* 26 June 1962 without memoir
*Brit med J* 1962, 2, 266
Crawford's *Roll of IMS*, general list, No 23
Rights
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Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection
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Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format
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Obituary
Format
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Asset
Asset Path
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Root/Lives of the Fellows/E005000-E005999/E005200-E005299
URL for File
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377407
Media Type
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Unknown