Currie | Oswald James | | | Of 24 Longmarket Street, Maritzburg, and of the Victoria Club, Maritzburg, is son of Alexander Currie, of the firm of Roxburgh, Currie and Company, London. He was born Mar 15 1860, at Greenwich, and was educated at the University College School and Guy's Hosp. and graduated MB with 1st class honours at London University Dr Currie was Sen. House Physician at Guy's Hospital, 1882; Senior House Surgeon, Huddersfield Infirmary, 1883-5; Surgeon at the Yeatman Hospital, Sherborne, and Med. Officer at Sherborne School, 1886-9; Surgeon under the P and O SN Company, 1889-91, and was Surgeon to the Natal Carbineers, 1894-1902, receiving the Queen's Boer War medal (three clasps). He was in medical charge of the Natal First Field Hospital (Volunteers) during the siege of Ladysmith, arid is at present Major commanding the C Battery, Natal Royal Artillery; Surgeon of Grey's Hospital, Maritzburg, and Medical Officer of Health, Maritzburg. Dr Currie has written various papers for medical journals. He married, 1896, Sara, daughter of George Gubbins, of Limerick. | Natal Carbineers |