词条 | Eric Riches |
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Early life and educationRiches was born on 29 July 1897 in Alford, Lincolnshire, England.[3] CareerMilitary serviceIn 1915, having deferred his entry to university, Riches joined the British Army to fight in the First World War.[2] On 4 January 1916, he was commissioned into the Lincolnshire Regiment as a temporary second lieutenant.[4] He then served with the 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.[2] HonoursIn the 1958 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Knight Bachelor in recognition of his service as "Surgeon and Urologist to Middlesex Hospital", and therefore granted the title sir.[5] On 15 July 1958, he was knighted by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.[6] {{Quote|T./2nd Lt. Eric William Riches, attd. Linc. R.For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When in charge of an ammunition dump which was set on fire by an enemy shell, with the aid of a corporal, under heavy shell fire, he rushed at once to put out the fire; rifle grenades were exploding at the time in the dump. By his prompt action in putting out the fire the destruction of the dump and loss of life were averted. He displayed great coolness and courage.| Military Cross citation in the London Gazette[7]}} Selected works
References1. ^{{cite web|title=Famous Urologists: Sir Eric Riches|url=http://www.baus.org.uk/museum/28/sir_eric_riches|website=The British Association of Urological Surgeons|accessdate=8 August 2016}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Riches, Eric}}2. ^1 2 {{cite journal|title=Obituary: Sir Eric Riches|journal=British Medical Journal|date=5 December 1987|volume=295|url=http://www.baus.org.uk/_userfiles/pages/files/Museum/1987-sir-eric-riches-obit-bmj.pdf|format=pdf}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Riches, Sir Eric William (1897 - 1987)|url=http://livesonline.rcseng.ac.uk/biogs/E007595b.htm|website=Plarr's Lives of the Fellows Online|publisher=The Royal College of Surgeons of England|accessdate=9 August 2016|date=20 July 2015}} 4. ^{{London Gazette |issue=29442 |date=18 January 1916 |page=742 }} 5. ^{{London Gazette |issue=41404 |date=3 June 1958 |pages=3511–3512 |supp=y }} 6. ^{{London Gazette |issue=41450 |date=18 July 1958 |page=4514 }} 7. ^{{London Gazette |issue=30561 |date=5 March 1918 |pages=2902–2931 |supp=y }} 10 : 1897 births|1987 deaths|British surgeons|British urologists|British Army officers|Knights Bachelor|Recipients of the Military Cross|Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons|People from Alford, Lincolnshire|Royal Lincolnshire Regiment officers |
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