Alfred Eteson
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Occupation | Physician |
Alfred Eteson
Early life and education
Alfred Eteson was born on 29 April 1832. He became a member of the
He married Evelyn Margaret Fenton, daughter of John Fenton of Ealing, Middlesex. She died at Roorkee, in the North-Western Provinces of India, on 31 August 1868 at the age of 22.[3]
Career
Eteson joined the Bengal Medical Service as an assistant surgeon in May 1854. He rose to become deputy
surgeon general in December 1883 after which he served as medical officer in Assam before retiring in 1889.
He served in two major conflicts during his career. Firstly, the
In 1907, he was made a Companion of the Bath in connection with the fiftieth anniversary of the mutiny.[2][4]
In 1892 he was a member of the Hertfordshire Natural History Society and Field Club.[6]
Death and legacy
Eteson died after a short illness on 15 February 1910. His residence at the time of his death was Longridge Road, Kensington, Middlesex. He left an estate of £2,024. Probate was granted to Beatrice Lilian Whelpdale, wife of Arthur William Whelpdale, Harold Anthony Beeching, bank manager, and Gerald Arthur Eteson, brewer.[7]
References
- ISBN 978-1-78150-229-7.
- ^ a b c d "Service Notes", The Indian Medical Gazette, May 1910, p. 197.
- ^ "Medical News", The Medical Times and Gazette, 10 October 1868. p. 433.
- ^ British Medical Journal, 26 February 1910, pp. 550–551.
- ^ Lyons, R.T. (1872) A Treatise on Relapsing or Famine Fever. London: Henry S. King. pp. 89–90.
- ^ Transactions of the Hertfordshire Natural History Society and Field Club Vol. VII, p. xii.
- ^ 1910 Probate Calendar, p. 141.