Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E002972 - Pooler, John ( - 1850)
Title:
Pooler, John ( - 1850)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E002972
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2012-10-10
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Pooler, John ( - 1850), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Pooler, John
Date of Death:
16 January 1850
Place of Death:
Leamington
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS June 19th 1800
FRCS (by election) August 26th 1844
Details:
Joined the Army as a Regimental Surgeon's Mate on October 10th, 1794, gazetted Assistant Surgeon to the 17th Foot, June 16th, 1798, and saw service in Holland in 1799. On October 16th, 1800, he was transferred to the 16th Dragoons, and on July 9th, 1803, was promoted Surgeon in the 16th Battalion of Reserve. He joined the 71st Foot March 9th, 1805, the 72nd Foot June 9th, 1808, and the Staff August 17th, 1809. Meanwhile he was on active service at the Cape of Good Hope, at Buenos Ayres in 1806, when he was taken prisoner, at Walcheren, and then in the Peninsula from 1811-1813. He died at Leamington on January 16th, 1850.
Sources:
Johnston's *RAMC Roll*, No. 1800
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/E002900-E002999
Media Type:
Unknown
