Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E002394 - Jones, William (1782 - 1862)
Title:
Jones, William (1782 - 1862)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E002394
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2012-05-23
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Jones, William (1782 - 1862), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Jones, William
Date of Birth:
21 October 1782
Date of Death:
8 August 1862
Place of Death:
Burton-on-Trent
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS June 1st 1804
FRCS (by election) August 26th 1844
MD Glasgow 1818
Details:
Born on October 21st, 1782. He entered the Army on November 12th, 1805, as Surgeon's Mate on the hospital staff, not attached to a Regiment, and was gazetted Assistant Surgeon of the 95th Foot on November 21st, 1805. He was promoted Surgeon of the 40th Foot on September 3rd, 1812, and retired on half pay on May 10th, 1831. His war service was long and distinguished. In Buenos Ayres in 1807 he was a prisoner of war; from 1808-1814 he served in the Peninsular War; from 1814-1815 in the United States. He was present at the Battle of Waterloo. He died at Burton-on-Trent on August 8th, 1862, but appears to have lived at Glan Helen, Carnarvonshire.
Sources:
Johnston's *RAMC Roll*, No 2553
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/E002000-E002999/E002300-E002399
Media Type:
Unknown
