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] '''Sir Anthony Alfred Bowlby, 1st Baronet''' {{post-nominals|KCB|KCMG|KCVO}} (10 May 1855 – 7 April 1929) was a ] officer, surgeon and pathologist.<ref name=r1/><ref name=r2/> '''Sir Anthony Alfred Bowlby, 1st Baronet''' {{post-nominals|KCB|KCMG|KCVO|FRCS}} (10 May 1855 – 7 April 1929) was a ] officer, surgeon and pathologist.<ref name=r1 /><ref name=r2 />


==Early life== ==Early life==
He was born in ], the son of ] (1818–1860), a correspondent to '']'' who died in captivity in China. Anthony was educated at ] and ], London (1876), qualifying ] in 1879.<ref name=r1/><ref name=r2/> Anthony Bowlby was born in ], the third son of ] (1818–1860) and Frances Marion Bowlby nee Mein, the daughter of an army surgeon.<ref name=r1 /> In 1860 Bowlby's father, a correspondent to '']'', died in captivity in China.<ref name=r1 />
Anthony was educated at ] and ], London (1876), qualifying as a ] in 1879.<ref name="r1" /><ref name="r2" />


==Career== ==Career==
In 1880 he was appointed House Surgeon at St Bartholomew's, was promoted to Surgical Registrar to the Hospital and Demonstrator of Practical Surgery in 1884, then to Assistant Surgeon and in 1903 to full Surgeon. During the ] (1899–1900) he served as a medical officer in South Africa at the Portland Field Hospital, Bloemfontein, after which he was invested as a ]<ref name=r1/> In 1880 he was appointed House Surgeon at St Bartholomew's, was promoted to Surgical Registrar to the Hospital and Demonstrator of Practical Surgery in 1884, then to Assistant Surgeon and in 1903 to full Surgeon. During the ] (1899–1900) he served as a medical officer in South Africa at the Portland Field Hospital, Bloemfontein, after which he was invested as a ]<ref name=r1 />


He was Surgeon to ] between 1904 and 1910 and Honorary Surgeon-in-Ordinary to ] in 1910. He was made a ] in 1911.<ref name=r1/> He was Surgeon to ] between 1904 and 1910 and Honorary Surgeon-in-Ordinary to ] in 1910. He was made a ] in 1911.<ref name=r1 />


He served in France in the ] as Consulting Surgeon to the Forces, with the rank of Major-General, ] and towards the end of the war became Adviser on Surgery for the whole of the British area, Front and Base. His main achievement was the development of Casualty Clearing Stations into quasi hospitals carrying out major surgery.<ref name=r1/> He served in France in the ] as Consulting Surgeon to the Forces, with the rank of Major-General, ] and towards the end of the war became Adviser on Surgery for the whole of the British area, Front and Base. His main achievement was the development of Casualty Clearing Stations into quasi hospitals carrying out major surgery.<ref name=r1 />


He served as a Councillor of the ] from 1904 until 1920, when he became President for three years. He delivered the ] in 1915 on the subject of "Wounds in War" and gave the ] in 1919.<ref name=r1/> After serving as President, he was created a ], of Manchester Square, in the ]. He had been made a ] in 1919. In 1904, he was ] at ].<ref name="KEVII1969">{{cite book |title=King Edward VII's Hospital for Officers (Sister Agnes). Historical Record 1899-1969 |date=1969 |publisher=Beaumont House |location=London |pages=20–21 |edition=3rd |chapter=List of Honorary Medical Staff of the Hospital}}</ref> He served as a Councillor of the ] from 1904 until 1920, when he became President for three years. He delivered the ] in 1915 on the subject of "Wounds in War" and gave the ] in 1919.<ref name=r1 /> After serving as President, he was created a ], of Manchester Square, in the ].

He had been made a ] in 1911.<ref name=r1 />


==Personal life== ==Personal life==
As a young man, Bowlby reportedly decided to delay marriage in order to take care of his widowed mother until her death.<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/911172517 |title=Tales of attachment : encounters with John Bowlby |isbn=978-1-63483-219-9 |editor-last=Ezquerro |editor-first=Arturo |pages=15 |oclc=911172517}}</ref>
He died on holiday at Stoney Cross, Lyndhurst, on 7 April 1929, was cremated at Brookwood, and buried at Brooklands Cemetery. He had married Maria Bridget, the daughter of Canon the Hon. Hugh Wynne Mostyn, with whom he had three sons and three daughters. He was succeeded as Baronet by his eldest son, Anthony Hugh.<ref name=r1/>

In 1898 he married Maria Bridget Mostyn, the daughter of Canon the Hon. Hugh Wynne Mostyn. The couple had three sons and three daughters.

He died on holiday at Stoney Cross, Lyndhurst, on 7 April 1929, was cremated at Brookwood, and buried at Brooklands Cemetery.

He was succeeded as Baronet by his eldest son, Anthony Hugh Mostyn Bowlby.<ref name="r1" />


==Honours and awards== ==Honours and arms==
* ], 1881 * ], 1881
* ], 1911 * ], 1911
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* ], 1919 * ], 1919
* ] (U.S.), 1919<ref>{{cite journal|title=British Medical Officers Decorated|journal=Journal of the American Medical Association|date=8 November 1919|volume=73|issue=19|pages=1453|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S5E1AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1453|doi=10.1001/jama.1919.02610450049021}}</ref>
* ] (U.S.).
* President of the Royal College of Surgeons 1920–23. * President of the Royal College of Surgeons 1920–23.
* Honorary D.C.L., Durham University, 1923. * Honorary D.C.L., Durham University, 1923.


He was created 1st Baronet Bowlby, of Manchester Square, Borough of St. Marylebone on 17 July 1923.<ref name=r2> Thepeerage.com. Retrieved on 5 June 2014.</ref> He was created 1st Baronet Bowlby, of Manchester Square, Borough of St. Marylebone on 17 July 1923.<ref name=r2> Thepeerage.com. Retrieved on 5 June 2014.</ref>

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|motto = Ne Cede Malis (Yield Not To Adversity)<ref>{{cite book|title=Burke's Peerage |date=1999}}</ref>}}


==Publications== ==Publications==
* ''Surgical Pathology and Morbid Anatomy'', 16mo, London, 1887. * , 16mo, London, 1887.
* ''Injuries and Diseases of Nerves and their Surgical Treatment'', 8vo, 20 plates. London, 1889; Philadelphia, 1890. * ''Injuries and Diseases of Nerves and their Surgical Treatment'', 8vo, 20 plates. London, 1889; Philadelphia, 1890.
* ''A Civilian War Hospital'', with ], being an account of the work of the Portland Hospital and of experience of wounds and sickness in South Africa, 1900 (etc.), 8vo, 50 plates, London, 1901. * ''A Civilian War Hospital'', with ], being an account of the work of the Portland Hospital and of experience of wounds and sickness in South Africa, 1900 (etc.), 8vo, 50 plates, London, 1901.


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Major-General
Sir Anthony Bowlby
Bt KCB KCMG KCVO FRCS
Sir Anthony Bowlby as a Major-General
Birth nameAnthony Alfred Bowlby
Born10 May 1855 (1855-05-10)
Namur, Belgium
Died7 April 1929 (1929-04-08) (aged 73)
Lyndhurst, Hampshire
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
Years of service1899-1900
1914–1918
RankMajor-General
Battles / warsSecond Boer War
First World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath, Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order

Sir Anthony Alfred Bowlby, 1st Baronet KCB KCMG KCVO FRCS (10 May 1855 – 7 April 1929) was a British Army officer, surgeon and pathologist.

Early life

Anthony Bowlby was born in Namur, Belgium, the third son of Thomas William Bowlby (1818–1860) and Frances Marion Bowlby nee Mein, the daughter of an army surgeon. In 1860 Bowlby's father, a correspondent to The Times, died in captivity in China.

Anthony was educated at Durham School and St Bartholomew's Hospital, London (1876), qualifying as a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1879.

Career

In 1880 he was appointed House Surgeon at St Bartholomew's, was promoted to Surgical Registrar to the Hospital and Demonstrator of Practical Surgery in 1884, then to Assistant Surgeon and in 1903 to full Surgeon. During the Second Boer War (1899–1900) he served as a medical officer in South Africa at the Portland Field Hospital, Bloemfontein, after which he was invested as a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

He was Surgeon to King Edward VII's Household between 1904 and 1910 and Honorary Surgeon-in-Ordinary to King George V in 1910. He was made a Knight Bachelor in 1911.

He served in France in the First World War as Consulting Surgeon to the Forces, with the rank of Major-General, Army Medical Services and towards the end of the war became Adviser on Surgery for the whole of the British area, Front and Base. His main achievement was the development of Casualty Clearing Stations into quasi hospitals carrying out major surgery.

In 1904, he was listed honorary medical staff at King Edward VII's Hospital for Officers. He served as a Councillor of the Royal College of Surgeons of England from 1904 until 1920, when he became President for three years. He delivered the Bradshaw Lecture in 1915 on the subject of "Wounds in War" and gave the Hunterian Oration in 1919. After serving as President, he was created a baronet, of Manchester Square, in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

He had been made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1911.

Personal life

As a young man, Bowlby reportedly decided to delay marriage in order to take care of his widowed mother until her death.

In 1898 he married Maria Bridget Mostyn, the daughter of Canon the Hon. Hugh Wynne Mostyn. The couple had three sons and three daughters.

He died on holiday at Stoney Cross, Lyndhurst, on 7 April 1929, was cremated at Brookwood, and buried at Brooklands Cemetery.

He was succeeded as Baronet by his eldest son, Anthony Hugh Mostyn Bowlby.

Honours and arms

He was created 1st Baronet Bowlby, of Manchester Square, Borough of St. Marylebone on 17 July 1923.

Coat of arms of Anthony Bowlby
Crest
Three annulets interlaced one and two Or between two thorn branches Proper.
Escutcheon
Per fess Sable and Argent a pale with three hinds erased two and one and as many annulets one and two all counterchanged.
Motto
Ne Cede Malis (Yield Not To Adversity)

Publications

  • Surgical Pathology and Morbid Anatomy, 16mo, London, 1887.
  • Injuries and Diseases of Nerves and their Surgical Treatment, 8vo, 20 plates. London, 1889; Philadelphia, 1890.
  • A Civilian War Hospital, with Cuthbert Sidney Wallace, being an account of the work of the Portland Hospital and of experience of wounds and sickness in South Africa, 1900 (etc.), 8vo, 50 plates, London, 1901.

References

  1. ^ "Bowlby, Sir Anthony Alfred (1855–1929)". Royal College of Surgeons. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  2. ^ Sir Anthony Alfred Bowlby, 1st Bt. Thepeerage.com. Retrieved on 5 June 2014.
  3. "List of Honorary Medical Staff of the Hospital". King Edward VII's Hospital for Officers (Sister Agnes). Historical Record 1899-1969 (3rd ed.). London: Beaumont House. 1969. pp. 20–21.
  4. Ezquerro, Arturo (ed.). Tales of attachment : encounters with John Bowlby. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-63483-219-9. OCLC 911172517.
  5. "British Medical Officers Decorated". Journal of the American Medical Association. 73 (19): 1453. 8 November 1919. doi:10.1001/jama.1919.02610450049021.
  6. Burke's Peerage. 1999.
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
(of Manchester Square)
1923–1929 		Succeeded byAnthony Hugh Bowlby
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