Lynn, William Bewicke (1786 - 1878)
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Royal College of Surgeons of England

Asset Name
E000009 - Lynn, William Bewicke (1786 - 1878)

Title
Lynn, William Bewicke (1786 - 1878)

Author
Royal College of Surgeons of England

Identifier
RCS: E000009

Publisher
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England

Publication Date
2005-07-20
 
2012-07-19

Subject
Medical Obituaries

Description
Obituary for Lynn, William Bewicke (1786 - 1878), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Language
English

Source
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows

Full Name
Lynn, William Bewicke

Date of Birth
1786

Date of Death
27 July 1878

Place of Death
Claygate, Surrey, UK

Occupation
General surgeon
 
Military surgeon

Titles/Qualifications
MRCS October 2nd 1807
 
FRCS December 11th 1843, one of the original 300 Fellows

Details
Was gazetted Assistant Surgeon in the 5th Foot on July 13th, 1809, and retired on half pay on Sept 25th, 1817, commuting his half pay on June 22nd, 1830. He saw active service in Walcheren in 1809 and served in the Peninsula War from 1810-1814. He also served in Canada during the years 1814-1815. After he had retired he settled in practice in Westminster, and by 1847 had removed to Claygate in Surrey, and later to Aldenham Grove, Elstree, Herts, whence he returned to Claygate, where he died on July 27th, 1878. His son was W T Lynn, the Cambridge astronomer.

Sources
Johnston's *RAMC Roll*, No.2993

Rights
Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
 
Image Copyright (c) Museum at Royal College of Surgeons

Collection
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows

Format
Obituary

Format
Asset

Asset Path
Root/Lives of the Fellows/E000000-E000999/E000000-E000099

URL for File
372196

Media Type
JPEG Image

File Size
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