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Name: BOASE, Arthur Joseph CMG, OBE (Dr.)

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Birth Date: 23 June 1901 New Amsterdam, British Guiana

Death Date: 31 Jan 1986 Uckfield

First Date: 1924

Last Date: 1956

Profession: Joined Colonial Medical Service in 1924 and was posted to Uganda. Later Provincial Medical Officer, Buganda

Area: Entebbe

Married: At White Father's Church, Entebbe 2 Apr 1929 Alice Mary Griffin b. 23 Mar 1910 Dublin, d. 1999 Haywards Heath (dau. of Sir Charles Griffin QC)

Children: Arthur Michael (2 Apr 1930 Entebbe-1976); Peter John (26 May 1931 Kampala-2013); Monica Gemma (4 May 1934 Kampala-2004); Margaret (Knowlden); Gillian (Brian-Boys) (1937); Keith; Pauline; Jocelyn Mary (20 Nov 1938 Kampala-1984; Antony Desmond (24 Apr 1943 Kampala-2002); Charles

Book Reference: Boase, Who's Who, Uganda Staff

School: Mount St. Mary's College, Derbyshire; St. Thomas's Hospital

General Information:

Who's Who 1981 - Warden, Opthalmic Hospital of the Order of St. John, Jerusalem, 1956, retired; Uganda Med. Ser. 1924; Sen. Med. Officer 1937; Specialist Opthalmologist 1945; Sen. Specialist 1954; retd. from Uganda 1956. Past President EA Assoc. of Surgs. Coronation Medal 1953. Kt. Order of St. Gregory (Papal) 1951; K.St.J. 1961; Kt. Order of Holy Sepulchre (Greek Orthodox) 1965; Kt. Order of Holy Sepulchre (Armenian) 1969. Istiqlal (Independence) Order, 2nd cl. (Jordan) 1967 Uganda Staff 1938 - Senior Medical Officer, Fort Portal, originally Medical Officer 1924

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