Jeffery Allen Marston (31 December 1831 – 31 March 1911) CB, Hon. FRCS, was Principal Medical Officer to the Indian Army and honorary surgeon to Queen Victoria and then King Edward VII.[1]
Jeffery Allen Marston | |
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| Born | Jeffery Allen Marston 31 December 1831 |
| Died | 31 March 1911 (aged 79) |
Early life
editJeffery Marston was born on 31 December 1831 in Martham, Norfolk.[2][3] He studied at the University of Glasgow, at Newcastle Hospital, and in London,[3] and graduated with an M.D. from the University of St Andrews in 1854.[1]
Career
editMarston joined the British Army as an assistant surgeon on 10 November 1854.[1][3] In 1863 he was the first to describe Mediterranean fever. In 1877 he drew up dietary guidelines for military prisons. He became Deputy Surgeons-General in 1882,[4] became a member of the Royal College of Physicians of London in 1887, and became a C.B. in 1887 and F.R.C.S.Eng. in 1888.[1]
He served as sanitary officer in the 1882 Egyptian Expedition and was at the Battle of Tell El Kebir. He received a number of awards including the third class of the Order of Osmanieh and the Khedive's Star.[1]
He was principal medical officer to the Indian Army, President of the Army Medical Board, and delegate of the British Government to the International Medical Congress in Washington.[1]
General Marston retired in 1889 with the rank of Surgeon General.[5] He subsequently became honorary surgeon to Queen Victoria and then King Edward VII.[1]
Death
editMarston died in his residence in 56 Nevern Square, London on 31 March 1911.[1][3] His funeral took place the following Tuesday at Charlton cemetery.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Surgeon-General Marston". Obituaries. The Times. No. 39549. London. 3 April 1911. p. 11. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ "Jeffery Adrian Priestley MARSTON" (PDF). Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Marston, Jeffrey Allen (1831–1911)". Plarr's Lives of the Fellows Online. Royal College of Surgeons. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ "The Army Of Egypt". News. The Times. No. 30668. London. 18 November 1882. p. 8. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ "From the LONDON GAZETTE, Tuesday, Oct.15". Official Appointments and Notices. The Times. No. 32831. London. 16 October 1889. p. 7. Retrieved 24 June 2018.