MKC Posted 20 February , 2019 Share Posted 20 February , 2019 Dear GWF Sleuths, I have a reference to an RAMC Captain, E A Seager, who traveled to Australia aboard the transport City of Karachi in 1918. His qualifications are listed as MB ChB Edin (ie Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, Edinburgh University), but he is not listed on the RAMC WW1 website http://www.ramc-ww1.com/index.html . I'd like to identify him and find out a little more about him, if possible, please. Are any of the GWF resident sleuths able to provide any info on him, please? Thanks Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 20 February , 2019 Share Posted 20 February , 2019 (edited) He appears as Edward Aitken Seagar (NB different spelling) in the "Record of War Service" section of the Edinburgh University Roll of Honour 1914-1919, available on archive.org. The date of his graduation is given as 1913. Medal index card: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D5070115 This may also be him: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C8053510 As may this, from Google Books - Seagar, Edward Aitken (1887), Prof. Tropical Hygiene and Dir. Tropical Diseases Research Labor., Imper. Coll. Port of Spain (Trinidad), ... Edited 20 February , 2019 by seaJane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKC Posted 20 February , 2019 Author Share Posted 20 February , 2019 Hi Seajane, Thank you: that looks like the man, and just the info I was after, too. Regards Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeignGong Posted 20 February , 2019 Share Posted 20 February , 2019 His Commission https://www.thegazette.co.uk/all-notices/notice?end-publish-date=1999-12-01&text="Edward+Aitken+Seagar"&start-publish-date=1914-06-01&location-distance-1=1&service=all-notices&categorycode-all=all&numberOfLocationSearches=1&results-page-size=10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
familyhistoryman Posted 20 February , 2019 Share Posted 20 February , 2019 Hi As he travelled to Australia I wonder if you have tried to find him on the Australian newspapers? Try https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/search?adv=y Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 20 February , 2019 Share Posted 20 February , 2019 From geni.com:- Edward Aitken Seagar Birthdate:November 17, 1887 Birthplace:Taranaki Street, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand Son of Edward Seagar and Elizabeth Aitken (second wife). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
familyhistoryman Posted 20 February , 2019 Share Posted 20 February , 2019 There is a probate record on Ancestry https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/4882/41529_309012-00011?pid=154531&treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=NOS6&_phstart=successSource Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeignGong Posted 20 February , 2019 Share Posted 20 February , 2019 His MIC from Ancestry Free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKC Posted 21 February , 2019 Author Share Posted 21 February , 2019 Thank you, all, very helpful indeed. Looks like he was probably on his way to NZ rather than Australia as his final destination. Thanks Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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