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Carless, Albert William Buchan

Carless, Albert William Buchan, Lieutenant. 1st attached 5th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, eldest son of Professor Albert Carless, F.R.C.S., Major R.A.M.C. (T.F.) died of wounds in Flanders on or about September 26th.He was educated at St. Clare's School, Upper Walmer; at Caius College, Cambridge; and at King's College, London, where he gained the Warneford entrance scholarship, and was for three years a medical student, and a member of the University O.T.C. He went to the front in November, 1914. British Medical Journal 9 Oct. 1915

Biographical

Surname(s)Carless
First name(s)Albert William Buchan
Date of birth1893
Place of birthMarylebone District
Family detailsSon of Professor Albert Carless, C.B.E., M.S., R.C.S. and Mrs A. Carless, of 38, Enys Rd., Eastbourne.
Previous educationSt. Clare's School, Upper Walmer; Clifton College, Caius College, Cambridge
CollegeKing's College London and/or King's College London Hospital
Dates at college1910-1914
Dept / courseMedical Science
Military unitMiddlesex Regiment, 1st Bn.
War / conflictWorld War One (1914-1918)
CampaignsFrance and Flanders Nov 1914 - Sep 1915
Date of death27 September 1915
Age at death21
Rank at deathLieutenant
Place of deathWounded 26th in the Battle of Loos, died 27th at Casualty Clearing Station, Choques.
Cause of deathDied of wounds
Burial placeChocques Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Commemoration(s)King's College Chapel
SourcesKing's College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; University of London O.T.C. 1914-19; British Medical Journal

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