Arthur Francis Hamilton
Arthur Francis Hamilton (13 May 1880 – 10 May 1965)
Early life
Hamilton was born in India on 13 May 1880, the son of Thomas Sharp Hamilton who was an officer in the Indian Civil Service.[1][2] He received his medical education at St Bartholomew's Hospital, passed the Conjoint Diploma and obtained his MB degree from the University of London in 1903. He became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1904.[2][3]
Career
Hamilton joined the Indian Medical Service as a lieutenant in 1905. He was promoted to captain in 1908. During the First World War he served in East Africa where he was made a major and
In 1929 he was a founding fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.[4]
Retirement
He retired from the IMS in either 1934[3] or 1935,[1] following which he moved to Kingston upon Thames, near London, England, where he was chairman of the Kingston Medical Board from 1940.[3]
He enjoyed music, bridge, and the Bombay Turf Club.[3]
Death
After his wife's death he moved to live with family at Walton-on-Thames, where he died on 10 May 1965. He and his wife had no children.[2][3]
Footnotes
- ^ Erroneously stated to be "Mu" in Plarr's
References
- ^ a b The India Office and Burma Office List for 1945 (55th ed.). London: HMSO. 1945. p. 213.
- ^ a b c d Hamilton, Arthur Francis (1880–1965). Plarr's Lives of the Fellows Online. Royal College of Surgeons. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ PMC 2166628.
- ^ a b Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG). (2014) RCOG Roll of Active Service, 1914-1918. London: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. p. 7. Archived here.
- ^ "To be Companions of the said Most Eminent Order" (PDF). Supplement to the London Gazette: 5. 1 January 1930.