Thomas Somerville R. N.,
Convict Ship Surgeon-Superintendent
Qualifications: Lic Royal College Surgeons Edinburgh 1836[1]
Naval Career
Thomas Somerville was appointed Assistant-Surgeon to the Ringdove on 18 May 1837. [2]He was appointed Assistant-Surgeon to the Conway at Portsmouth 23 May 1843[3]
He was appointed Surgeon to the Cleopatra at the Cape of Good Hope 14 June 1845[4]
Surgeon Superintendent
He was employed as Surgeon-Superintendent on the convict ship St. Vincent to Van Diemen's Land in 1853.Staff Surgeon
Thomas Somerville is listed in the Medical Register 1861 -Residence Surgeon Royal Navy H.M.S. Cornwallis[5]
Deputy Inspector-General
On 15 October 1868 he held the rank of Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets on the Retired List. [6]Death
He died 23 January 1894 at Strathview, Larnarkshire, Scotland.Obituary - British Medical Journal
Thomas Somerville was appointed Surgeon on 18 May 1837; Staff Surgeon 10 January 1846; Fleet Surgeon 5 August 1861; and Deputy Inspector-General 15th October 1861, on which date he retired from the service. - [7]
References
[1] Medical Register[2] The New Navy List
[3] The New Navy List
[4] The Navy List
[5] Medical Register
[6] London Gazette
[7] British Medical Journal 3 February 1894
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