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John Wallace Dick Megaw, Major-General K.C.I.E.

John Wallace Dick Megaw, Major-General K.C.I.E.

Male 1874 - 1958  (84 years)

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  • Name John Wallace Dick Megaw, Major-General K.C.I.E.  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16] 
    Suffix Major-General K.C.I.E. 
    Born 8 Feb 1874  Ballyboyland, Ballymoney, Antrim, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 13, 15] 
    • IGI C70155-1
    Gender Male 
    Graduation 1895  Queen's University, Belfast, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    BA 
    Graduation 1899  Queen's University, Belfast, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    MB with first-class honours 
    Occupation 1900  China Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Entered the Indian Medical Service (IMS). Medical Officer to China Expeditionary Force 
    Military 27 Jan 1900  [3, 14] 
    First Commission Date 
    Occupation 1903  Bengal, India Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    District medical officer 
    Military 27 Jan 1903  Bengal, India Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Occupation Aft 1903  Medical College Hospital, Calcutta, India Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Resident medical officer 
    Residence 1912  Calcutta, India Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Military 1915  [9] 
    Occupation 1917  King George V Medical College, University of Lucknow, India Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Appointed Professor of Pathology and later the same year became its Principal (1917 - 21). His publications included the first description of tick-borne typhus. 
    Occupation 1921 
    Editor of the Indian Medical Gazette (1921 - 29). 
    Occupation 1921 
    Professor of Pathology and Director of the new Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 
    Departure 14 May 1927  Southampton, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Arrival 19 May 1927  New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Occupation 1928 
    Inspector-General of Civil Hospitals in the Punjab (1928 - 29). 
    Occupation 1929 
    Surgeon-General with the government of Madras (1929 - 30) with the rank of Major-General. 
    Occupation 1930 
    Director General of the IMS. 
    Occupation 1930 
    Honorary Physician to the King (1930 - 34). 
    Occupation 1933  London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Medical advisor to the Secretary of State for India and president of the India Office medical board. 
    Occupation 1933  London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Part-time lectureship 
    Education 1934  Queen's, University, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Awarded DSc (honoris causa). 
    Residence 1935  25 Kensington Square, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 16] 
    Residence 1939  25 Kensington Square, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Marital Status: Married 
    Retired 1939 
    Residence 1942  Tilden, Hawkhurst, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Died 24 Oct 1958  Hawkhurst, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 15] 
    Person ID I2238  Cooke Family History
    Last Modified 30 Dec 2019 

    Father John Megaw, J.P.
    b. 17 May 1830, Ballymoney, Antrim, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location
    d. 17 Feb 1913, Ballyboyland, Ballymoney, Antrim, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Ellen Dick
    b. 15 Mar 1834, The Garry, Ballymoney, Antrim, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location
    d. 22 May 1925, Ballyboyland, Ballymoney, Antrim, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 9 Nov 1864  Roseyards Presbyterian Church, Ballymoney, Antrim, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F155  Group Sheet

    Family Helen Esmé Ward
    b. 8 Oct 1889, Bengal, India Find all individuals with events at this location
    d. 8 Mar 1973, Chelsea, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 5 Sep 1912  St. Matthews Church, Bayswater, Westminster, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 10, 17, 18] 
    Last Modified 30 Dec 2019 
    Family ID F580  Group Sheet