Thomas Boswall Beach
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Colonel
Thomas Boswall Beach, (28 May 1866 – 3 April 1941, Aged 74) was a recipient of the Order of St Michael and St George
and a Commander of the Order of the British Empire
.
Rev. Canon W. R. Beach, Chaplain to the Forces, and was
educated at Bloxham School
(1880–84) and at King's College Hospital
, where
he gained the Warneford Scholarship and worked under Joseph Lister
.
He took the M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. in 1899 and, after serving as
house-physician at King's, entered the Army as surgeon in
1891, passing first both into and out of Netley. There he
gained the Herbert Prize allotted to the best man of the term
and the Montefiore Medal and Prize for Military Surgery.
in 1915, went on
half-pay in August, 1919, and retired four months later. He
served in the South African War in 1899-1902, when he took
part in the advance on Kimberley, including the actions at
Belmont, Enslin, Modder River, and Magersfontein; and in
operations in the Orange River Colony, including the actions
at Paardeberg, Poplar Grove, Driefontein, Vet River, and
Zand River; in the Transvaal, in the actions at Pretoria,
Johannesburg, and Diamond Hill; and in Cape Colony. He
was mentioned in dispatches in 1901, received the Queen's
medal with seven clasps and the King's medal with two clasps,
and was promoted major. In the war of 1914-18 he was
mentioned in dispatches in 1916 and received the C.M.G. in
the same year and the C.B.E. in 1918, after serving as
A.D.M.S. at Alexandria. He had been a member of the
British Medical Association
for fifty years.
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
Thomas Boswall Beach, (28 May 1866 – 3 April 1941, Aged 74) was a recipient of the Order of St Michael and St George
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
and a Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
.
Life
Born at Brompton on May 28, 1866, the elder son of theRev. Canon W. R. Beach, Chaplain to the Forces, and was
educated at Bloxham School
Bloxham School
Bloxham School is an independent co-educational day and boarding school located in the village of Bloxham, three miles from the town of Banbury in Oxfordshire, England. It was founded in 1860 by the Reverend Philip Reginald Egerton and has since become a member of the Woodard Corporation...
(1880–84) and at King's College Hospital
King's College Hospital
King's College Hospital is an acute care facility in the London Borough of Lambeth, referred to locally and by staff simply as "King's" or abbreviated internally to "KCH"...
, where
he gained the Warneford Scholarship and worked under Joseph Lister
Joseph Lister
Joseph Lister may refer to:*Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister , English surgeon, discovered that cleaning and disinfecting surgical wounds, and bandages, with carbolic acid prevents lethal infections...
.
He took the M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. in 1899 and, after serving as
house-physician at King's, entered the Army as surgeon in
1891, passing first both into and out of Netley. There he
gained the Herbert Prize allotted to the best man of the term
and the Montefiore Medal and Prize for Military Surgery.
Military career
Boswall became lieutenant-colonel in 1912, ColonelColonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
in 1915, went on
half-pay in August, 1919, and retired four months later. He
served in the South African War in 1899-1902, when he took
part in the advance on Kimberley, including the actions at
Belmont, Enslin, Modder River, and Magersfontein; and in
operations in the Orange River Colony, including the actions
at Paardeberg, Poplar Grove, Driefontein, Vet River, and
Zand River; in the Transvaal, in the actions at Pretoria,
Johannesburg, and Diamond Hill; and in Cape Colony. He
was mentioned in dispatches in 1901, received the Queen's
medal with seven clasps and the King's medal with two clasps,
and was promoted major. In the war of 1914-18 he was
mentioned in dispatches in 1916 and received the C.M.G. in
the same year and the C.B.E. in 1918, after serving as
A.D.M.S. at Alexandria. He had been a member of the
British Medical Association
British Medical Association
The British Medical Association is the professional association and registered trade union for doctors in the United Kingdom. The association does not regulate or certify doctors, a responsibility which lies with the General Medical Council. The association’s headquarters are located in BMA House,...
for fifty years.