Smith, Douglas Wilberforce
Smith, Douglas Wilberforce, Capt., R.A.M.C., attached 6th Manchester Regt. Entered Guy's in September, 1898, passed the Final Conjoint in 1901, and the Final M.B., B.S. in the same year. He was A.H.S. to Sir Charters Symonds in 1901, and passed his Final F.R.C.S. in 1911. Killed in action, Fricourt, July, 1916. Guy's Hospital Reports Vol.LXX, War Memorial Number
Dr. Douglas Wilberforce Smith graduated as M.B., B.S.Lond. in 1901, and took the diploma of F.R.C.S. Eng. in 1911. He was a civil surgeon with the South African Field Force, and had been assistant house-surgeon to Guy's Hospital, at which school he received his medical education. He was for a time Emden scholar in the Cancer Research Laboratory of the Middlesex Hospital, and wrote two reports on squamous cell carcinoma in respect of Alltmann's granules in the Archives of the Middlesex Hospital Cancer Reports. He had also held the office of registrar of the Samaritan Free Hospital for Women. British Medical Journal 29 July 1916
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Smith |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Douglas Wilberforce |
| Date of birth | 1877 |
| Place of birth | Kensington Registration District |
| Family details | Son of William Wilberforce Smith, husband of Alice Wilberforce Smith (now Butcher) of "Castilla", Plaistow Lane, Bromley, London |
| College | Guy's Hospital |
| Dates at college | 1898-1901 |
| Dept / course | Final Conjoint and London M.B. |
| Qualifications | Final Conjoint 1901; M.B., B.S, 1911 and FRCS 1911 |
| Military unit | Royal Army Medical Corps, attached 6th Manchester Regiment (attd 20th Bn) |
| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
| Date of death | 1 July 1916 - 1st day of the Battle of the Somme |
| Age at death | 39 |
| Rank at death | Captain |
| Place of death | Fricourt |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
| Burial place | Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz |
| Commemoration(s) | Guy's Hospital |
| Sources | Guy's Hospital Medical School Records, King's College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; British Medical Journal |