Woolbert, Henry Robert (1858 - 1951)
by
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Asset Name
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E005511 - Woolbert, Henry Robert (1858 - 1951)
Title
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Woolbert, Henry Robert (1858 - 1951)
Author
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Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier
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RCS: E005511
Publisher
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London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date
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2014-06-23
Subject
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Medical Obituaries
Description
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Obituary for Woolbert, Henry Robert (1858 - 1951), 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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Woolbert, Henry Robert
Date of Birth
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21 December 1858
Date of Death
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14 December 1951
Place of Death
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Alassio, Italy
Occupation
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Military surgeon
Titles/Qualifications
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MRCS 24 April 1884
FRCS 10 December 1885
MB London 1884
Details
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Born on 21 December 1858, he was educated at University College, London and took honours at the final MB examination in 1884. He took the Fellowship in 1885 and was gazetted Surgeon in the Indian Medical Service on the Bengal establishment on 1 October 1885. He was promoted Surgeon-Major in 1897, and Lieutenant-Colonel in 1905. Placed on the special list for promotion on 1 April 1910, he retired with extra pension on 30 June 1913, but rejoined for war service on 7 November 1914 and served in a hospital ship, winning the star and two medals.
After retirement he lived at Lulamora, Alassio, Italy, where he died on 14 December 1951 aged nearly 93.
Publication:
*Medico-topographical account of Deoli, Rajputana, with the medical history of the Deoli Irregular Force*. 1899.
Sources
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Crawford's *Roll of IMS*, Bengal list, No 2197
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/E005500-E005599
URL for File
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377694
Media Type
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Unknown