Chevers, Herbert Longmore Grant
Major Herbert Longmore Grant Chevers, R.A.M, C. (ret.), died at the Military Hospital, Southmead, Bristol, on August 10th, aged 59. He was the third son of the late Deputy Surgeon-General Norman Chevers, I.M.S., and was born on March 16th, 1860. He was educated at St. Thomas's Hospital, took the Edinburgh double qualification in 1884, and entered the R.A.M.C. as surgeon on August 1st, 1885, retiring with a gratuity on May 26th, 1897. He rejoined for duty in the South African war, and was promoted to major on October 18th, 1902, and again rejoined for duty in the-late war on August 9th, 1914. British Medical Journal 30 August 1919
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Chevers |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Herbert Longmore Grant |
| Date of birth | 16 March 1860 |
| Place of birth | India |
| Family details | Son of the late Deputy Surgeon-General Norman Chevers, C.I.E., M.D., F.R.C.S. (Bengal Army), and Emily Anne his wife. In 1860 Herbert was living at 32 Tavistock Road |
| College | St Thomas' Hospital |
| Dates at college | 1879-1884 |
| Qualifications | L.R.C.P., L.R.C.S. Edin.1884 |
| Military unit | R.A.M.C. |
| Date enlisted | 9 August 1914 |
| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
| Date of death | 10 August 1919 |
| Age at death | 59 |
| Rank at death | Major |
| Place of death | Southmead Military Hospital, Bristol |
| Burial place | Sandown (Christ Church) Churchyard, I.O.W. |
| Commemoration(s) | St. Thomas's Roll of Honour |
| Notes | Retired Major A.M.S. |
| Sources | St Thomas's Hospital Medical School Records, King's College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; British Medical Journal |