Letter from Dr Evans to Capt. Livingston

Item

Title

Letter from Dr Evans to Capt. Livingston

Identifier

9208.cpd

Subject

Livingston, John

Abstract

Letter from [Dr.?] Evans, Egyptian Hospitals, Kantara, Egypt, dated 10th August 1918. Mentions his service in charge of eye ward in hospitals in Egypt or Palestine, and the Prisoner of War Hospital - appears he knew Livingston in Oswestry [hospital or training?]

Part of a large collection of photos and other memorabilia relating to the life and work of John Livingston (1872-1959), Barrow-in-Furness, Scotland, who served as a surgeon with the rank of Captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps (Territorial Force) in France during the Great War. Livingston obtained medical degrees from Glasgow “ later moving to Barrow, as GP. He married Annie Walker in 1899, a hospital nurse. The sister of John Livingston was the grandmother of John Jenkinson. The complete archive of Livingston (and his wife Annie and son Ian) was received by Sue and John Jenkinson after a cousin's death, being the last of his relatives.

Date

10th August 1918

Date Created

1918-08-10

Source

Leaf

Medium

Paper

Type

Letter

number of pages

2

Contributor

Richard Marshall
Alun Edwards (Powys Submissions Day)
Sue and John Jenkinson

Publisher

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford