seaJane Posted 29 June , 2016 Share Posted 29 June , 2016 Came across this obituary of a GW RAMC veteran while looking for details on his father, and thought it might be as well to record it here, although the details of his service aren't extensive: http://jcp.bmj.com/content/21/2/227.full.pdf sJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 29 June , 2016 Author Share Posted 29 June , 2016 I now find that his father Walter Sydney Lazarus-Barlow also served in France for two years, despite having had his left arm amputated in 1901 after getting it infected during a post-mortem: http://munksroll.rcplondon.ac.uk/Biography/Details/2674 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petestarling Posted 29 June , 2016 Share Posted 29 June , 2016 Jane A great many medical students left their studies during the war and with many being members of university OTC's took combatant commissions. The BMJ and Lancet carried obituaries for many of them as the war progressed. As in the case of your man, many went back to their studies having been ordered to due to the shortage of doctors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 29 June , 2016 Author Share Posted 29 June , 2016 Much the same with surgeon probationers RN, Pete. Thanks for that detail. This, of course, is a rather later death. On another tack, I'm beginning to wonder if the compiler of Munk's Roll misguidedly ascribed the son's war service to the father. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 29 June , 2016 Share Posted 29 June , 2016 6 hours ago, seaJane said: I now find that his father Walter Sydney Lazarus-Barlow also served in France for two years, despite having had his left arm amputated in 1901 after getting it infected during a post-mortem: http://munksroll.rcplondon.ac.uk/Biography/Details/2674 Some similarities to Hamilton Bailey's war service, who volunteered whilst still a medical student. To say his war was eventful is a bit of an understatement: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Hamilton_Bailey After the war, nicked his finger whilst operating, the finger then went on to get infected, and was amputated. Then had a brilliant career as a surgeon and medical educator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 30 June , 2016 Author Share Posted 30 June , 2016 Diolch Dai! Fascinating, that. Pity our album of Haslar intakes has no photographs between 1915 and 1918 - I might have been able to track down a picture of him as an RN temporary surgeon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now