Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E000791 - Baxter, Francis Hastings (1819 - 1888)
Title:
Baxter, Francis Hastings (1819 - 1888)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E000791
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2009-11-25
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Baxter, Francis Hastings (1819 - 1888), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Baxter, Francis Hastings
Date of Birth:
26 May 1819
Place of Birth:
Enniskillen
Date of Death:
19 March 1888
Place of Death:
Cheltenham
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS August 27th 1841
FRCS January 8th 1857
LAH and LM Dublin 1840
MD St Andrews 1844
Details:
Born at Enniskillen on May 26th, 1819. Joined the Army as Assistant Surgeon to the 54th Foot on July 11th, 1845, promoted Staff Surgeon (2nd class) August 15th, 1854, transferred to the 6th Dragoons on March 16th, 1855 and to the 12th Dragoons, January 14th, 1860. He was promoted Surgeon Major of that regiment on July 11th, 1865, joined the Staff on Dec 29th, 1869, and retired on half pay with the honorary rank of Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals on July 16th, 1870. He saw service in the Crimea, and was decorated with the Medjidie Order (5th class). After his retirement he was Surgeon to the Royal Hibernian Military School, Phoenix Park, Dublin. He died at his residence, Ivy Lodge, Tivoli, Cheltenham, on March 19th, 1888.
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/E000000-E000999/E000700-E000799
Media Type:
Unknown
