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Vivian C. McAlister

2000

Medical Humanities / History

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Canadian Medical Officers In The Royal Navy -- World War Ii By Harry Stafford Morton., Vivian C. Mcalister Dec 1999

Canadian Medical Officers In The Royal Navy -- World War Ii By Harry Stafford Morton., Vivian C. Mcalister

Vivian C. McAlister

CANADIAN MEDICAL OFFICERS IN THE ROYAL NAVY -- WORLD WAR II. Harry Stafford Morton. 112 pp. Illust. Canadian Naval Memorial Trust, HMCS Sackville, PO Box 99000, Stn Forces, Halifax NS B3K 5X5. 2000. Can$18.00

At the beginning of the Second World War, the Royal Canadian Navy offered 90 medical officers on loan to the Royal Navy. The author was among that group, which included leaders in Canadian surgery such as Surgeon Lieutenant McLachlin of London, Ont. The history of these medical officers has not been written because it fell between histories of the Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal Navy. …