About Gerald Bomford
Lived 1851 – 1915 (aged 63). Gerald Bomford was a surgeon.
Sir Gerald Bomford (19 July 1851 – 12 April 1915) was a British surgeon who succeeded Benjamin Franklin as the Director General of the Indian Medical Service and held the post between 1905 and 1910, until being succeeded by Charles Pardey Lukis. His children included Sir Hugh Bomford and Guy Bomford.
He was created a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) in the 1903 Durbar Honours, and was later promoted to a Knight Commander of the order (KCIE).
Sir Gerald Bomford is a younger brother of landscape artist Laurence George Bomford.
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Who was Gerald Bomford?
surgeon
When was Gerald Bomford born?
Gerald Bomford was born on 19 July 1851 in Bembridge, Hampshire, Isle Of Wight.
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Gerald Bomford died on 12 April 1915 in London.
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Gerald Bomford was a surgeon.
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