Hebbert, Robert Francis
Captain Robert Francis Hebbert, I.M.S. , Medical Officer of the 107th Pioneers, died in Mesopotamia of relapsing fever on March 19th, aged 33. He was born on March 7th in 1883, the only son of the late Francis H. Hebbert, Indian Civil Service, and was educated at St. Thomas's Hospital taking the M.R.C.S. and L.R.C.P. Lond. in 1906. He entered the army as lieutenant on September 1st, 1906, and was promoted to captain on October 4th 1909. British Medical Journal 1 April 1916
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Hebbert |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Robert Francis |
| Date of birth | 7 March 1883 |
| Place of birth | India |
| Family details | Son of Henry Francis Hebbert, I.C.S. and Rosa Frances. Husband of Maisie (Westmorland) of 14 Granville Gardens, Ealing Common, London |
| College | St Thomas' Hospital |
| Dates at college | 1900 |
| Qualifications | M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. Lond. 1906; M.B., B.S.Lond. |
| Military unit | Indian Medical Service |
| Date enlisted | 1906 |
| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
| Date of death | 19 March 1916 |
| Age at death | 33 |
| Rank at death | Captain |
| Place of death | Mesopotamia |
| Cause of death | Fever |
| Burial place | Basra War Cemetery |
| Sources | St Thomas's Hospital Medical School Records, King's College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; British Medical Journal |