John Collis Carter – John Carter in the *Fellows’ Register* – was one of the earliest members of the Royal College of Surgeons, the Charter of which is dated March 22nd, 1800, as George Gunning Campbell (qv) was one of the last to be admitted a member of the old Corporation of Surgeons. Dates of his

Born on March 10th, 1779. Joined the Cumberland Militia as Surgeon on June 21st, 1803, and the Army as a Staff Surgeon on January 2nd, 1806. He retired on half pay on February 25th, 1816. He served in Buenos Ayres in 1807 and in the Peninsular War from 1812-1814. In later life he lived for many year

Born in Beaumont Street and entered as a student at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, where he gained the favourable notice of John Abernethy, and subsequently of Amussat, under whom he studied anatomy in Paris. He was for a time Surgeon to the Islington Dispensary. In 1841 he settled in Toronto and was ap

Born at Manchester on March 16th, 1806, the son of Thomas Bellot, a surgeon practising in Oldham Street, and Jane Hale, daughter of Thomas Hale, of Darnhall, Cheshire. Thomas Bellot was educated at the Manchester Grammar School, which he entered in 1816, and was afterwards apprenticed to Joseph Jor

Was a surgeon in the Royal Navy, and belonged to Skipton-in-Craven, Yorks, giving this as his address in 1831. He was probably closely connected with John Birtwhistle (qv), as they both lived at Skipton. He died in 1846.

Born at Gosport; educated in London and Paris. He practised at 16 Pall Mall, SW, migrated to America in 1847, and was immediately appointed Professor of Special, General, and Surgical Anatomy in the University at St Louis. Two years later he took part in the gold rush to California and settled at Sa

Born on July 4th, 1771. He was appointed Surgeon's Mate on the Hospital Staff, not attached to a regiment, on April 8th, 1794, and on June 16th, 1795, became Surgeon, without purchase, to the 5th Dragoon Guards. His war record is remarkable. He served under the Duke of York in Holland and in Ireland

After qualifying went to Macclesfield as House Surgeon to the Dispensary (afterwards the Infirmary), and by his kindliness and uniform attention to his duties soon won a high position and was able, on settling in local practice, to command a very respectable circle of patients. He is described as be

Was a Surgeon in the Royal Navy; he died at sea in August or September, 1849.

Practised in Guernsey and then at Bishopstoke, Hampshire. He died before June 25th, 1858.

Was gazetted Assistant Surgeon in the 3rd Fusilier Guards on Feb 20th, 1806, and rose to Battalion Surgeon - a title in the Foot Guards dating from 1805 - on December 25th, 1813. He was present at the Battle of Waterloo. He became Surgeon Major on February 24th, 1837, was retired on half pay on July

Joined the Army as Staff Assistant Surgeon on April 29th, 1813. He was gazetted Surgeon to the 42nd Foot on November 5th, 1829, and joined the staff on June 19th, 1835. On June 1st, 1838, he was promoted Assistant Inspector of Hospitals, and on January 26th, 1841, Deputy Inspector-General of Hospita