Devine | James Arthur | | Surgeon Major | DEVINE, JAMES ARTHUR, Major, was born 9 November 1869, son of Captain Devine, late Deputy Surveyor-General, Ontario. He was educated at Cardinal Manning's College, West Kensington, London, and at Trinity College, Dublin (MA, MB, BCh, BAO, MD). He served in South Africa with the Canadian Contingents, the 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles and the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles; was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 18 July 1902, and on another occasion]; received the Queen's Medal with four clasps, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 31 October 1902]: "James Arthur Devine, Surgeon Major, 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles. In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa". He became Temporary Major, Royal Army Medical Corps, 1902. Major Devine was on the Permanent Army Medical Staff (Canada); was Principal Medical Officer, Military Districts 10 and 11 (Manitoba, NWT, and British Columbia); Professor of Therapeutics and Clinical Medicine, Manitoba Medical College; Member of Council and Examiner in Materia Medica and Therapeutics and Clinical Medicine, University of Manitoba; Physician to Winnipeg General Hospital; Senior Physician to the Isolated Wards, St Boniface Hospital. He served in the European War; became Temporary Major, Royal Army Medical Corps, 1915; served at various times as OC Troops' Hospital Ships, HMH Ships St George, Dover and Gloucester Castle. Altogether Major Devine had four years' overseas service. He married, in 1916, Mary Hilda, eldest daughter of Henry Miles.
Source: DSO recipients (VC and DSO Book) | Canada, 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles |