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Major-General Harold Percy Waller Barrow

1876 – 1957

Colonel Commandant, Royal Army Medical Corps

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Lived 1876 – 1957 (aged 81). Major-General Harold Percy Waller Barrow was a British military personnel.

Major-General Harold Percy Waller Barrow, (30 June 1876 – 20 December 1957) was a British Army officer and physician. He served as Colonel Commandant, Royal Army Medical Corps (1941–46) and was an Honorary Surgeon to King George V.

Early life Harold Percy Waller Barrow was born in Madras Presidency, India, on 30 June 1876. He was the son of an Army Surgeon, Henry John Waller Barrow, and Florence Ellie Macdonald. The following year, he left Southampton on the SS Umbria in March 1900 to serve in the Second Boer War in South Africa, where he was attached to No. 11 General Hospital. He later served in the First World War and the Third Anglo-Afghan War in 1919.

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Important facts

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Education
Bedford Modern School
Awards
Distinguished Service Order; Officer of the Order of the British Empire; Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George; Order of the Bath; Order of the British Empire
Also known as
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Frequently asked questions

Who was Major-General Harold Percy Waller Barrow?

Colonel Commandant, Royal Army Medical Corps (1941–46)

When was Major-General Harold Percy Waller Barrow born?

Major-General Harold Percy Waller Barrow was born on 30 June 1876 in Chennai.

When did Major-General Harold Percy Waller Barrow die?

Major-General Harold Percy Waller Barrow died on 20 December 1957 in Hampshire.

What was Major-General Harold Percy Waller Barrow's occupation?

Major-General Harold Percy Waller Barrow was a military personnel.

What nationality was Major-General Harold Percy Waller Barrow?

Major-General Harold Percy Waller Barrow was British.

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· Wikipedia: Major-General Harold Percy Waller Barrow

· Wikidata: Q17421296

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