Major Thomas Alfred Perry Marsh

Major Thomas Alfred Perry Marsh, R.A.M.C., whose death was reported at Deelfontein Hospital on 22nd May, 1900, was the youngest son of the late Captain Henry Godfrey Marsh, J.P., of Winterbourne Park, Gloucestershire. He was born at Blackwood, Mon., on the 23rd February, 1856, and received his professional education at University College, Bristol, and St. George's Hospital, London, and he was admitted a member of the Royal College of Surgeons, England, 1881 ; Lie. Royal College of Physicians, London, 1882; D.P.H., R.C.P.S., London, 1892. Major Marsh was elected a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Public Health in 1899. At the University College, Bristol, he had a brilliant career, where he was the first and third year's Prizeman, Clark Scholar in Surgery, Sanders Scholar in Medicine, and Haberfield Prizeman in Medicine, Surgery, and Obstetrics. He held for a short time the house-surgeoncy at Weston-super-Mare Hospital. In July, 1882, he passed high in the list as probationary surgeon to Netley, and became Surgeon-Major in 1894. Major Marsh saw active service in the Burmese Expedition in 1885 to 1887, when he was in medical charge of a battery of mountain artillery and was present in several engagements. For this campaign Major Marsh had the medal with clasp. He was ordered to South Africa in October, 1899, in special charge of No. 3 Stationary Field Hospital, of which be himself personally superintended the equipment, and sailed for South Africa in the " Kildonan Castle" 011 4th of November, 1899. His hospital was subsequently stationed at the important junction of De Aar, where at the