Spencer, Charles George (1868 - 1932)
by
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Asset Name
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E004631 - Spencer, Charles George (1868 - 1932)
Title
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Spencer, Charles George (1868 - 1932)
Author
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Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier
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RCS: E004631
Publisher
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London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date
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2013-11-13
Subject
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Medical Obituaries
Description
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Obituary for Spencer, Charles George (1868 - 1932), 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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Spencer, Charles George
Date of Birth
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25 December 1868
Date of Death
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8 February 1932
Place of Death
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London
Occupation
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General surgeon
Titles/Qualifications
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MRCS 1 August 1892
FRCS 13 June 1895
LRCP 1892
MD London 1892
Details
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Born in New Zealand on 25 December 1868 and educated at University College, London. He entered the RAMC as surgeon-lieutenant on 29 July 1893, was promoted surgeon-captain on 29 July 1896, major on 30 January 1905, and retired on 29 July 1913. He served in the Ashanti expedition of 1895-96 (star) and in China in 1900 (medal). He was professor of military surgery at the RAM College from 1 August 1905 until 1910. He was recalled for service during the first world war, and was retained at Woolwich, where his services during 1914-21 were rewarded with brevet rank as lieutenant-colonel. He died in Queen Alexandra's Military Hospital on 8 February 1932.
Publications:
*Gunshot wounds*. London, 1908.
Three cases of liver abscess treated by aspiration and injection of quinine. *J Roy Army med Cps* 1909, 12, 71.
Case of lymphosarcoma treated with Coley's fluid. *Ibid* 1913, 20, 699.
Case of sarcoma treated with Coley's fluid. *Proc Roy Soc Med* 1908-09, 2, Clin sect p 152, and *J Roy Army med Cps* 1909, 12, 449.
Local and spinal analgesia in relation to active service. *Brit med J* 1910, 2, 431.
Sources
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Information given by Lieutenant-Colonel J G Foster, OBE
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/E004000-E004999/E004600-E004699
URL for File
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376814
Media Type
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Unknown