William Williams
Deceased Person
1856 – 1919
Who was William Williams?
Sir William Daniel Campbell Williams was a surgeon. He was surgeon general and Knight of Grace of the Order of St John of Jerusalem.
Williams was born in Sydney. He studied medicine at University College. In 1883, he was staff surgeon of the New South Wales Artillery at the rank of captain.
Hereorganized the medical service in 1888 including to start the Permanent Medical Staff Corps. There he designed light ambulance wagons, which attracted notability in the Sudan and which were more advanced than those in the British Royal Army.
Williams was promoted surgeon general in January 1901.
He had some detailed service in World War I to be described. In progress
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