Good Afternoon Everyone......
The door bell rang this afternoon and I just about fell over..... A Christmas present purchased for me by S.W.M.B.O. from Australia arrived today, 5 days after it was mailed...... I thought that I would share the initial information with you.....
COLONEL MAURICE GREY PEARSON M.B., B.Sc. London, F.R.C.S., S.A.M.C.
With the set of medals came over 50 pages of military documents, disappointing though is the fact that his Boer War Documents, Natal Rebellion, and after 1942 documents are missing.....
A brief history.....
1899 - 1900 Served as 39 Private M. Pearson, Alicedale Town Guard, Medal
1900 – 1902 Served as Surgeon, Imperial Military Railways, Transvaal, MID
1903 Joined Natal Medical Corps as Lieutenant, promoted Captain and appointed Adjutant of the Durban Company.
1906 Natal Native Rebellion, Medal / Bar, MID
1907 Posted to the Reserve of Officers with rank of Major
1914 – 1915 German South West Campaign, in the rank of Major. Appointed Surgeon Specialist to Berrange's Column (Eastern Force). MID
1916 Appointed Officer in Charge of Surgical Division, South African General Hospital at Richmond.
1917 Appointed Officer in Charge 1st South African General Hospital, France, and Surgeon to Emergency Travelling Operating Team serving at No. 4 C.G.S. Near Poperinghe, Belgium.
1918 Officer in Charge, Special Femur Hospital, Edmonton, London, England.
1919 Awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Military). Promoted Lieutenant Colonel.
December 1919 Transferred to Reserve of Officers in rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
1920 President Medical Appeal Board for 2 years.
1940 Appointed Honorary Colonel 1st Field Ambulance (Natal) South African Medical Corps
1940 August to 1942 July rejoined by invitation as Officer Commanding Military Block, Addington Hospital, Durban with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.
As soon as I get a chance to go through all of the papers I will write up a longer better article ......
She Who Must Be Obeyed has stated that I better not expect anything more for Christmas.....
Mike
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The door bell rang this afternoon and I just about fell over..... A Christmas present purchased for me by S.W.M.B.O. from Australia arrived today, 5 days after it was mailed...... I thought that I would share the initial information with you.....
COLONEL MAURICE GREY PEARSON M.B., B.Sc. London, F.R.C.S., S.A.M.C.
With the set of medals came over 50 pages of military documents, disappointing though is the fact that his Boer War Documents, Natal Rebellion, and after 1942 documents are missing.....
A brief history.....
1899 - 1900 Served as 39 Private M. Pearson, Alicedale Town Guard, Medal
1900 – 1902 Served as Surgeon, Imperial Military Railways, Transvaal, MID
1903 Joined Natal Medical Corps as Lieutenant, promoted Captain and appointed Adjutant of the Durban Company.
1906 Natal Native Rebellion, Medal / Bar, MID
1907 Posted to the Reserve of Officers with rank of Major
1914 – 1915 German South West Campaign, in the rank of Major. Appointed Surgeon Specialist to Berrange's Column (Eastern Force). MID
1916 Appointed Officer in Charge of Surgical Division, South African General Hospital at Richmond.
1917 Appointed Officer in Charge 1st South African General Hospital, France, and Surgeon to Emergency Travelling Operating Team serving at No. 4 C.G.S. Near Poperinghe, Belgium.
1918 Officer in Charge, Special Femur Hospital, Edmonton, London, England.
1919 Awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Military). Promoted Lieutenant Colonel.
December 1919 Transferred to Reserve of Officers in rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
1920 President Medical Appeal Board for 2 years.
1940 Appointed Honorary Colonel 1st Field Ambulance (Natal) South African Medical Corps
1940 August to 1942 July rejoined by invitation as Officer Commanding Military Block, Addington Hospital, Durban with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.
As soon as I get a chance to go through all of the papers I will write up a longer better article ......
She Who Must Be Obeyed has stated that I better not expect anything more for Christmas.....
Mike
