| Beveridge | Wilfred William Ogilvy | | Major | BEVERIDGE, WILFRED WILLIAM OGILVY, Major, was born in Edinburgh 16 November 1864, son of J S Beveridge and Helen Ogilvy. He was educated in Kensington, and at Edinburgh University (was MB, ChM Edinburgh and DPH Cambridge); joined the RAMC 29 July 1890, and served in China, India, Bermuda, South Africa and Canada. He was on Special Service, Poona Plague Commission, in 1897. He was promoted to Major 29 September 1902. Major Beveridge served in the South African War, 1900-2; took part in the operations in Natal, March to June, 1900; served during operations in the Transvaal, July to 29 November 1900; again in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony 30 November 1900 to 31 May 1902. He was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 29 July 1902]; received the Queen's Medal with three clasps, and the King's Medal with two clasps. He was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 31 October 1902]: "Wilfred William Ogilvy Beveridge, Major, Royal Army Medical Corps. In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa". He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel 18 September 1912; was Professor, Royal Army Medical College, 1 November 1912, to 4 August 1914. He served on the Headquarters Staff in the European War, 1914-18; was twice mentioned in Despatches; created a CB in 1915 and a CBE in 1918. He became Colonel 26 December 1917. Colonel Beveridge has the Legion d'Honneur, Croix de Chevalier and the Order of St Stanislas. He was Master of Surgery, Fellow of the Chemical Society, Fellow of the Royal Sanitary Institute, Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society of London; Analyst to the Army Medical Advisory Board, War Office; Examiner in Public Health to the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, London. He has written 'On a New Method of Extracting Gases from Liquids', 'On the Use of Potassium Nitrate as a Food Preservative', 'Experiments on Tinned Foods', 'On the determination of the amount of tin in tin-plate', 'Factors in the Construction of Field Service and Expeditionary Rations', etc. He is joint author of 'A Sanitary Officer's Handbook on Practical Hygiene'. Colonel Beveridge married, in 1889, Mary, daughter of George Spencer Walker.
Source: DSO recipients (VC and DSO Book) | Royal Army Medical Corps |
