First Title value, for Searching Davies, David (1879 - 1947)

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by Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date 2013-05-01
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Occupation General surgeon
Details Born 14 September 1879, the fourth child and third son of Peter Davies, farmer, and Elizabeth, his wife. He was educated at Llangeitho and Tregaron County School, Cardiganshire and took his medical training at the London Hospital, where he won scholarships in anatomy and physiology 1906 and in pathology and surgery 1908, and was awarded the Andrew Clark medal 1908. He served as prosector at the Royal College Surgeons 1906-08, and was house surgeon and resident anaesthetist at the London Hospital. He then returned to his native county in Wales, practising at Birchill, Llangeitho and becoming Medical Officer for Tregaron. He served during the first world war as lieutenant, RAMC and was awarded the Military Cross. He afterwards served as a medical referee under the war pensions commission and in the second world war served on his local medical board under the Military Training Act of 1939. Davies died unmarried at Gynfa, Tregaron, Cardiganshire on 21 January 1947, aged 67.
Resource Identifier RCS: E003943
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First Title value, for Searching Davies, David (1821 - 1910)

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by Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date 2011-09-14
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Occupation General surgeon
Details Served his apprenticeship to Dr Redwood, of Rhymney, and finished his professional training at Guy's Hospital. He settled in Aberdare in 1845, when the population of the town only numbered some 7000 persons, but had increased sevenfold at the time of his death. In 1863 he was appointed Medical Officer of Health of Aberdare, and held the position for forty-four years, during which period sewage and water-supply schemes were carried out and the general sanitary administration of the town was developed. As Surgeon to the Collieries which sprang up during his lifetime (Godley's Ironworks and the Aberdare Steam Coal Collieries) Davies had considerable local reputation, and he lived long enough to see the enormous improvements which were made in surgical practice owing to the introduction of antiseptic methods. He was much interested in the public life of his town, and joined the Volunteers in 1859, being connected with them as Assistant Surgeon of the 3rd Volunteer Battalion Welsh Regiment till the formation of the Territorial Force in 1908. He retired from practice three years before he died at his residence, Bryngolwg, Aberdare, on March 17th, 1910. He was the Nestor of the profession in the South Wales Colliery Districts.
Resource Identifier RCS: E001386
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