Sayres, Alexander Ward Fortescue
Lieut-Colonel Alexander Ward Fortescue Sayres, R.A.M.C. (T.F.), of Hartley, Plymouth, died on October 10th of wounds received on July 17th. He was born in 1867, the son of the Rev. Edward Sayres, rector of Cold Ashton, near Bath, and was educated at Sherborne and at St. Thomas's Hospital, taking the diplomas of M.R.C.S. and L.R.C.P. Lond. in 1890, the degree of M.D.Brux. in 1896, and the D.P.H. of the London Colleges in 1902. After acting as clinical assistant in the ear department at St. Thomas's, as resident clinical assistant in the ear department at St. Thomas's, as resident clinical assistant at Bethlem Royal Hospital, and as assistant house-surgeon of the South Devon and East Cornwall Hospital at Plymouth, he practised successively at Wincanton, at Woodford, Essex, and at Exeter, finally becoming tuberculosis officer for Stonehouse district under the Devon County Council. For many years he had held a commission in the 1st Wessex (Exeter) Field Ambulance, R.A.M.C. (T.F.), in which he attained the rank of major on March 22nd, 1912. British Medical Journal 27 Oct. 1917
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Sayres |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Alexander Ward Fortescue |
| Date of birth | 1867 |
| Place of birth | Uxbridge District |
| Family details | Youngest son of the Rev Edward Sayres, of Cold Ashton Rectory, Chippenham, Glos; husband of Bertha Sayres, of 4, Marlborough Terrace, Bovey Tracey, Devon |
| Previous education | Sherborne School |
| College | St Thomas' Hospital |
| Dates at college | 1885 |
| Dept / course | Medical Student; Dept. of Bacteriology and Public Health |
| Qualifications | M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. Lond. 1890; M.D.Brux. 1896; D.P.H. 1902 |
| Military unit | R.A.M.C., 2nd/1st Wessex Field Amb |
| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
| Decorations / medals | Mentioned in Despatches |
| Date of death | 10 October 1917 |
| Age at death | 50 |
| Rank at death | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Cause of death | Died of wounds |
| Burial place | Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France |
| Commemoration(s) | King's College London; St. Thomas's Roll of Honour; Cold Ashton War Memorial, Gloucestershire |
| Sources | St Thomas's Hospital Medical School Records, King's College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; British Medical Journal |