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806 THE WAR. The War. THE CASUALTY LIST. THE following names of medical officers appear among the - casualties announced since our last issue - Killed. Capt. A. T. Logan, R.A.M.C., attached Grenadier Guards received his medical education at the University oj Glasgow, where he gained the Dr. Gibson bursary, and qualified in April, 1915. He obtained his commission in the R.A.M.C. and went to the front forthwith, and has been mentioned in despatches. Lieut. W. C. E. Bower, R.A.M.C., attached Newfoundland Regiment, received his medical education at University College, London, and qualified in 1900. After filling appointments at the Carlisle Dipensary and at the Prestwich Asylum, Manchester, he joined the West African Medical Service, and received his commission in the R.A.M.C. in the early part of last September. -Died of TV016nds. Capt. C. M. Nicol, R.A.M.C., received his medical education at the University of Glasgow and qualified M.B., Ch.B. in 1909. He thereupon joined the R.A.M.C. and was gazetted Captain in 1912. At the outbreak of war he was doing duty in Egypt, and later proceeded to France. Captain Nicol has been mentioned in despatches. Died. Lieut.-Col. E. Hudson, l.M.S., was a student at University College, London, and qualified in 1882. He obtained his commission in the LM.S. in 1886, and had held the appoint- ment of superintendent of the Central Prison, Allahabad. He served in the Chin-Lushai Expedition in 1889-90, and was mentioned in despatches. He died at Allahabad. Wounded. Capt. M. J. Rees, R.A.M.C. Capt. F. Hitchcock, New Zealand Medical Corps. Capt. H. R. Mustard, Canadian Army Medical Corps. THE VICTORIA CROSS. The King has conferred this distinction upon the following members of the medical profession :- Capt. William Barnsley Allen, M.C., R.A.M.C. For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty. When gun detachments were unloading H.E. ammunition from wagons which had just come up, the enemy suddenly began to shell the battery position. The first shell fell on one of the limbers, exploded the ammunition and caused several casualties. Captain Allen saw the occurrence and at once, with utter disregard of danger, ran straight across the open. under heavy shell-fire, commenced dressing the wounded, and undoubtedly by his promptness saved many of them from bleeding to death. He was himself hit four times during the first hour by pieces of shells, one of which fractured two of his ribs, but he never even mentioned this at the time, and coolly went on with his work till the last man was dressed and safely removed. He then went over to another battery and tended a wounded officer. It was only when this was done that he returned to his dug-out and reported his own injury. Capt. Allen is the only son of Mr. P. Allen, of Scar- I borough, and was educated at St. Cuthbert’s College, Worksop, and at Sheffield University, where he won a gold medal in 1913, and qualified M.B., Ch.B. in 1914. After holding a short appointment at Sheffield Royal Hospital he joined the R.A.M.C. in the August following, and was awarded the Military Cross last August. Capt. Noel Godfrey Chavasse, M.C., R.A.M.C. For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty. During an attack he tended the wounded in the open all day, under heavy fire, frequently in view of the enemy. During the ensuing night he searched for wounded on the ground in front of the enemy’s lines for four hours. Next day he took one stretcher-bearer to the advanced trenches, and under heavy shell-fire carried an urgent case for 500 yards into safety, being wounded in the side by a shell splinter during the journey. The same night he took up a party of 20 volunteers, rescued three wounded men trom a shell-hole 25 yards from the enemy’s trench, buried the bodies of two officers, and collected many identity discs, although fired on by bombs and machine-guns. Altogether he saved the lives of some 20 badly wounded men, besides the ordinary cases which passed through his hands. His courage and self-sacrifice were.beyond praise. Capt. Chavasse is the younger of the twin sons of the Lord Bishop of Liverpool, and was educated at Liverpool -College and at Oxford, and qualified in 1912. He was a keen university athlete, as was also his twin brother, and all four sons of the Bishop are in the Army. Capt. Chavasse, previously to the war, held an appointment at the Liverpool Southern Hospital, and on mobilisation he joined the R.A.M.C. and went abroad. He took part in the engagement at Hooge, in connexion with which he was awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous bravery. MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES. In a despatch from General Sir Reginald Wingate, Sirdar and Governor-General of the Soudan, dealing with the military operations in that country, the names of the following R.A.M.C. officers are mentioned :- Lieut.-Col. F. F. Carroll, Major R. G. Anderson, Major W. Byam, Capt. R. G. Archibald, Capt. D. S. Buist, Capt. C. Cassidy, Capt. A. G. Cummins, and Capt. G. Gibbon. Dr. A. J. Chalmers, of the Well come Research Labora- tories, Khartoum, and Dr. E. S. Crispin, of the Medical Department of the Soudan Government, are also mentioned. In a despatch dealing with the Navy the names of Staff - Surgeon E. Cameron, R.N., and Surgeon F. G. Hitch, R.N., are mentioned. ____ DEATHS AMONG THE SONS OF MEDICAL MEN. The following sons of medical men must be added to our lists of those who have fallen during the war :- Second Lieut. E. H. Montgomery, Royal Field Artillery, son of Dr. E. H. Montgomery, of Mallow, Co. Cork, Ireland. Second Lieut. R. A. S. Wilson, Seaforth Highlanders, elder son of Dr. A. S. Wilson, of St. Leonards-on Sea. Second Lieut. C. R. P. Corbin, Worcestershire Regiment, elder son of the late Dr. E. R. St. Clair Corbin, of Beckenham, Kent. Sergt. R. J. Watt, South African Infantry, only son of the late Dr. T. M. Watt, of Hovingham, Yorkshire. Capt. V. H. Clay, Wilts Regiment, younger son of Dr. C. Clay, of Fovant, near Salisbury. Second Lieut. C. J. Girling, Hampshire Regiment, elder son of Dr. C. J. Girling, of Cranborne, Salisbury. SURGEONS FOR THE FRENCH WOUNDED. Mr. D. H. Illingworth, Directeur-General, London Com- mittee of the French Red Cross, 9, Knightsbridge, S.W., writes to us as follows :-- Some twenty-five British-staffed hospitals in France are working for the French wounded. In one of these, an im- portant 300-bed hospital in the war zone, the honorary post of surgeon-in-charge will shortly become vacant, and it is hoped to find a British surgeon who is able to undertake this responsible work. There are other vacancies, both honorary and paid, for assistant operating surgeons and house sur- geons, and I shall be very pleased to furnish full details of this excellent service to surgeons who are not able to serve with the British Forces. The supply of medical men is being very seriously drawn upon in every direction, but we hope that the Croix Rouge Française will obtain promptly the necessary assistance to their splendid work. - MEDICAL CERTIFICATES FOR MUNITION WORKERS. The Minister of Munitions has recently called the attention of the Council of the British Medical Association to the diffi- culty experienced by firms engaged on munitions work in dealing with application, from workmen for leaving certifi- cates, owing to the alleged fact that medical certificates recommending a change of employment have sometimes been issued by practitioners without sufficient consideration. We have no details of the grounds on which these certificates were issued, but it is evidently to the advantage of the health of the munition worker, who now forms no inconsiderable pro- portion of the total civilian population of the country, to have the supervision of his or her own medical adviser, who should state his opinion without fear or favour. And there are two reasons why the practitioner should keep an open mind and not recommend a change of employment without careful consideration of the special circumstances. In the first place, the conditions in controlled works as regards hours of employment, intervals of relaxation, provision of cheap and adequate meals, are such that a change may readily turn out to be a disadvantage to the worker. And in the second place, especially where the labour of women and young people of either sex is concerned. the workers’ health has been made the direct care of the Health of Munition Workers Committee, and in many instances already the advice of nurse or of medical officer is available in the Factory. Some collaboration between these and the worker’s 10me doctor is evidently desirable, and the added knowledge llight save the issue of a certificate by the latter based on insufficient or misleading data.
