Letter from Dr Evans to Capt. Livingston
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| Subject | Livingston, John |
|---|---|
| Title | Letter from Dr Evans to Capt. Livingston |
| Notes | Letter from [Dr.?] Evans, Egyptian Hospitals, Kantara, Egypt, dated 10th August 1918. Mentions his service in charge of eye ward in hospitals in Egypt or Palestine, and the Prisoner of War Hospital - appears he knew Livingston in Oswestry [hospital or training?] Part of a large collection of photos and other memorabilia relating to the life and work of John Livingston (1872-1959), Barrow-in-Furness, Scotland, who served as a surgeon with the rank of Captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps (Territorial Force) in France during the Great War. Livingston obtained medical degrees from Glasgow “ later moving to Barrow, as GP. He married Annie Walker in 1899, a hospital nurse. The sister of John Livingston was the grandmother of John Jenkinson. The complete archive of Livingston (and his wife Annie and son Ian) was received by Sue and John Jenkinson after a cousin's death, being the last of his relatives. |
| Item Date | 10th August 1918 |
| Creation place | Kantara, Egypt |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Leaf |
| Item medium | Paper |
| Content | Letter |
| Cataloguer | Richard Marshall |
| Copyright | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor |
| Digital repository | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford |
| Contributor Name | Alun Edwards (Powys Submissions Day) |
| Contributed on the behalf of | Sue and John Jenkinson |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/document/9196 |
