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THE death of Dr. A. J. Chalmers in Calcutta on April 5 causes a gap in the ranks of British workers in tropical medicine, and will also be deeply regretted by his many friends in this country, as well as in the various Colonies in which he held important posts. The son of a Wesleyan minister, Dr. Chalmers was born in London in 1870, but began his career at University College, Liverpool, which at that time formed part of Victoria University. His career in the Medical School during his student days was brilliant, and it was soon apparent that he had a bright future before him. He gained the Holt fetaking his F.R.C.S. (England), he had a great desire to travel, the tropics especially having an attraction for him, and he joined the West African Medical Service in 1897. He served as a medical officer with the Ashanti Field Force in 1900, and was with the British troops that were besieged in Kumasi, who, after some time, gallantly broke through the native hordes and regained the coast. Dr. Chalmers attended to the sick and wounded with great energy and devotion and was mentioned in despatches by the commanding officer, and received the medal with a clasp. In 1901 he accepted a post under the Ceylon Government as registrar of the Ceylon Medical College. Here his capabilities as administrator and organiser were brought into full play. He soon developed this institution into an excellent medical school, the licence of which is now recognised by the General Medical Council.
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DR. A. J. Chalmers. Nature 105, 271–272 (1920). https://doi.org/10.1038/105271b0
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