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Colonel Robert James Blackham (1868-1951) C.B., C.M.G.,. C.I.E., D.S.O., M.D.[1] was an Author, Barrister at Law, and Physician in the Royal Army Medical Corps.

Life

Blackham was born in Belfast in 1868. He served in the R.A.M.C. from 1895 until 1920 where he was stationed in France and India. He served in the Battle of the Somme during world war one with the R.A.M.C. He wrote about his experiences in the army in his memoir Scalpel Sword and Stretcher (1931).[2] He was highly decorated for his services being awarded the Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, Distinguished Service Order and Companion of the Indian Empire.[3][4] He was a prolific author, writing books on many subjects including England’s Royal Family and a history of London. He died in East Sussex in January 1951.

Bibliography

  • Tropical hygiene for Anglo-Indians and Indians (1914)[5]
  • Scalpel Sword and Stretcher (1931)[6]
  • 'The Soul of the City' London's Livery Companies (1931)[7]
  • London Forever the Sovereign City, its Romance, its Reality (1932)[8]
  • 'Incomparable India' Tradition Superstition Truth (1932)[9]
  • 'Wig and Gown' The Story of The Temple, Grey's and Lincoln's Inn (1932)[10]
  • Apron men: The Romance of Freemasonry (1934)
  • Sir Ernest Wild KC (1935)
  • Woman: In Honour and Dishonour (1936)[11]
  • 'The Crown and Kingdom' England's Royal Family (1938)[12]
  • Air Raid First Aid (1939)[13]

References

  1. ^ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/articles/14825401/
  2. ^ http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/258714
  3. ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1919_Birthday_Honours
  4. ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1913_Birthday_Honours#Companion_.28CIE.29
  5. ^ https://archive.org/details/tropicalhygienef00luki
  6. ^ http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000130014
  7. ^ https://www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/1076386/the-soul-of-the-city-londons-livery-companies-their-storied-past-their-living
  8. ^ http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/35009531?q&versionId=43463750
  9. ^ https://books.google.ie/books/about/Incomparable_India.html?id=fDHXAAAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y
  10. ^ http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000458876
  11. ^ http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/13284868?q&versionId=15759933
  12. ^ [1]
  13. ^ http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/2b21f8f3-f32a-4d7b-8640-eb33e668f07e
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