William Henry Battle
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William Henry Marfleet Battle (1855 – 1936) was an English surgeon and teacher.
Battle was born in Lincolnshire
, 1855. He was educated at Haileybury School, Hertfordshire
. His family: Marfleet Battle, were notable Lincolnshire
and Sussex
landowners.
Battle graduated in 1880 from St Thomas's Medical School in London
, England
. He was a surgeon at St. Thomas's Hospital and an associate of the Royal Free Hospital
of London. He became Professor of Surgery and Pathology in the Royal College of Surgeons of England
and taught in the Medical School for Women.
His son was Lt. Col. Richard John Vulliamy Marfleet Battle MBE
, FRCS
, LRCP, MCh
Cantab, MA
Cantab, BA
Cantab, 1970 Gillies Gold Medal (21 January 1907 – 26 May 1982). He was an English plastic surgeon, and later President of the British Association of Plastic Surgeons.
Battle researched concussion and optic neuritis
and is known for a number of discoveries:
Battle was born in Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, 1855. He was educated at Haileybury School, Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
. His family: Marfleet Battle, were notable Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
and Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
landowners.
Battle graduated in 1880 from St Thomas's Medical School in London
London
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, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. He was a surgeon at St. Thomas's Hospital and an associate of the Royal Free Hospital
Royal Free Hospital
The Royal Free Hospital is a major teaching hospital in Hampstead, London, England and part of the Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust....
of London. He became Professor of Surgery and Pathology in the Royal College of Surgeons of England
Royal College of Surgeons of England
The Royal College of Surgeons of England is an independent professional body and registered charity committed to promoting and advancing the highest standards of surgical care for patients, regulating surgery, including dentistry, in England and Wales...
and taught in the Medical School for Women.
His son was Lt. Col. Richard John Vulliamy Marfleet Battle MBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, FRCS
Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons
Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons is a professional qualification to practise as a surgeon in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland...
, LRCP, MCh
MCH
MCH can refer to:* Machala, Ecuador * March, in National Rail abbreviations.* March railway station, England; National Rail station code MCH.* Mean corpuscular hemoglobin or Mean cell hemoglobin* Maternal and child health...
Cantab, MA
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
Cantab, BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
Cantab, 1970 Gillies Gold Medal (21 January 1907 – 26 May 1982). He was an English plastic surgeon, and later President of the British Association of Plastic Surgeons.
Battle researched concussion and optic neuritis
Optic neuritis
Optic neuritis is the inflammation of the optic nerve that may cause a complete or partial loss of vision.-Causes:The optic nerve comprises axons that emerge from the retina of the eye and carry visual information to the primary visual nuclei, most of which is relayed to the occipital cortex of the...
and is known for a number of discoveries:
- Battle's SignBattle's signIn medical terminology, Battle's sign, also mastoid ecchymosis, is an indication of fracture of middle cranial fossa of the skull, and may suggest underlying brain trauma. Battle's sign consists of bruising over the mastoid process, as a result of extravasation of blood along the path of the...
, a bruise over the mastoid process that indicates basilar skull fracture, - Battle's incision, a surgical incision used in appendectomies, with temporary medial retraction of the rectus muscle,
- Battle's operation, a surgical operation for femoral hernia.
See also
- Lt Col, Sir Richard BattleRichard BattleLt. Col. Richard John Vulliamy Marfleet Battle MBE, FRCS, LRCP, MCh Cantab, MA Cantab, BA Cantab, 1970 Gillies Gold Medal. was an English plastic surgeon, President of the British Association of Plastic Surgeons.-Early life:...
MBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, FRCSFellowship of the Royal College of SurgeonsFellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons is a professional qualification to practise as a surgeon in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland...
, LRCP, MChMCHMCH can refer to:* Machala, Ecuador * March, in National Rail abbreviations.* March railway station, England; National Rail station code MCH.* Mean corpuscular hemoglobin or Mean cell hemoglobin* Maternal and child health...
Cantab, MAMaster of Arts (postgraduate)A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
Cantab, BABachelor of ArtsA Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
Cantab, 1970 Gillies Gold Medal. - Somerton CastleSomerton CastleSomerton Castle is located approximately one mile west of the hamlet of Boothby Graffoe in Lincolnshire, England.Inherited from his mother, the castle was rebuilt in the latter part of the 13th century by Antony Bek, then Bishop of Durham, who was granted a licence to crenellate in 1281...