Watson, Cecil Francis William
Watson, Cecil Francis W., West African M.S. Entered Guy’s in January, 1892, passed the Final Conjoint in 1899. He obtained the Diploma of Tropical Medicine in 1906, and the Diploma of Public Health, Ireland in 1909. He afterwards left to take over the post of Senior Medical Officer of the West African Medical Staff in Northern Nigeria. Lost at sea. Guy’s Hospital Reports Vol LXX, War Memorial Number
Dr. Cecil Francis William Watson, West African Medical Staff, died of influenza at Accra, on October 12th, aged 43. He was the last surviving son of the late Rev. A. W. Watson, Vicar of Churt, Surrey, was educated at Guy’s Hospital, and took the diplomas of M.R.C.S. and L.R.C.P. Lond. in 1899, also the Liverpool D.T.M. in 1906, and the D.P.H. at the Irish College in 1909. After acting as assistant house-surgeon of Scarborough Hospital he entered the W.A.M.S., in which he rose to be senior medical officer in Northern Nigeria, and had recently been appointed deputy principal medical officer of the Gold Coast. British Medical Journal 26 Oct. 1918
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Watson |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Cecil Francis William |
| Date of birth | 1875 |
| Place of birth | Hambledon Registration District |
| Family details | Son of Rev. A. Watson, Churt Vicarage, Farnham, Surrey |
| Previous education | Haileybury |
| College | Guy's Hospital |
| Dates at college | 1892-1899 |
| Dept / course | Conjoint Diploma |
| Qualifications | Conjoint 1899; Diploma of Tropical Medicine 1906; Diploma of Public Health Ireland 1909 |
| Military unit | West African Medical Service |
| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
| Date of death | 12/10/1918 |
| Cause of death | Lost at sea or died of influenza according to obituaries |
| Commemoration(s) | Guy's Hospital Memorial |
| Sources | Guy’s Hospital Archives at King’s College; British Medical Journal; FreeBMD |