Proctor, John
Rank: Major
Regiment: 9th Cavalry Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps, attached to 1st Cavalry Division
Biography: Son of William Proctor, hotel-keeper ; born Fochabers, 8 January 1888 ; educated at Robert Gordon's College and the University, Aberdeen ; graduated M.A., 1909; M.B., 1913, passing his third and final professional examinations with distinction. In 1913 he held one of the House appointments at the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, and later spent a few months as House Surgeon at the Aberdeen Sick Children's Hospital. On the outbreak of war Proctor was commissioned in the R.A.M.C., and was on duty at the Royal Victoria Hospital, London, until he proceeded overseas with the 1st Cavalry Division in October 1914. He served with them continuously till he met his death by a bomb on 12 August 1918 at the Battle of Amiens, whilst in command of the 9th Cavalry Field Ambulance. In March 1918 he was mentioned in dispatches for his courage and devotion to duty during the retreat of the 5th Army. By his death the younger generation of the medical profession has lost one of its most promising members. In all his work he was brilliant, conscientious and painstaking, being destined to reach a high place in his profession.
Date of Death: 12 August 1918
Burial Details: Buried at Raperie British Cemetery, Villemontiore, Plot 1A, Row B, Grave 2.
Publication: Roll of Service, edited by Mabel Desborough Allardyce. Published 1921.
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