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1. Most importantly, the content is too thin. Please see WP:SIZE and WP:STUB for guidelines concerning this. Please attempt to flesh-out the article; if you cannot do so, this may not be long enough for an 'encyclopedia.'
2. You first two sources (this and this) are decent. However, the remaining two -- this and this may not be considered RSs. They may be okay if additional, quality sources are added. At a glance, I located this, this, and this (page 149).
3. Please reconsider the title, given the size of the James Thomson disambiguation page. Please consider "James Thomson (surgeon)" or similar. See the article title policy for further information. MWFwiki (talk) 02:08, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
DR James Thomson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 March 1823 Cromarty, Scotland |
| Died | 5 October 1854 Balaclava |
James Thomson (8 March 1823-5 October 1854) was an Assistant-Surgeon with the 44th (East Essex) Regiment Of Foot. He is best known for treating Russian Soldiers in The Battle Of The Alma in the Crimean War.
Early Life
[edit]James Thomson was born on 8 March 1823 in Cromarty, Scotland. He qualified as a Doctor Of Medicine at St Andrews University in 1844.[1]
Military Career
[edit]In 1848 Thomson joined the 7th Dragoons before being transferred to the reserve battalion of the 44th (East Essex) Regiment Of Foot.[1]
Malta
[edit]In 1850 Thomson's battalion was deployed to Malta. The Battalion arrived in the midst of a Cholera epidemic. All Army Surgeons except Thomson succumbed to the disease. Thomson's action in preventing the spread of the disease gained him the praise of his commander in chief.[2] Whilst in Malta the reserve and main battalions were amalgamated.[3]
After a short stint in Gibraltar the 44th Foot were deployed to Crimea in 1854.[4]
The Battle Of The Alma
[edit]Thomson was put in charge of nursing Russian Soldiers by Lord Raglan, commander of all British Forces in Crimea. As the British Army left the site of the Battle, James and his Batman stayed behind for several days tending to the roughly 700 wounded Russians..[3] In the end he nursed 340 of them back to health[1]
He was then taken to Balaclava to be treated for Cholera where he died on 5 October 1854 aged 31.
Memorials
[edit]A Memorial to James Thomson can be found at Castlehill Gardens in Forres, Moray. The 65ft tall Obelisk was erected in 1857. A Blue plaque was erected on the High Street in Cromarty by the Cromarty Community Council at James' childhood home.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "James Thompson. Newspaper cutting re his death in the Crimea after single-handedly nursing 750 wounded Russians". Wellcome Collection. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ Group, British Medical Journal Publishing (1857-11-21). "The Week". BMJ. s4-1 (47): 971–971. doi:10.1136/bmj.s4-1.47.971. ISSN 0007-1447.
{{cite journal}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ a b "Dr James Thomson - Surgeon of the 44th East Essex Regiment of Foot". www.essexregiment.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ "James Thomson". www.maltaramc.com. Retrieved 2024-12-13.