Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Dumbreck.
Husband of Elizabeth (Campbell) Dumbreck.
Earned his licence to practice surgery from Edinburgh's Royal College of Surgeons in 1825, and subsequently joined the British Army. Received his medical degree (MD) from University of Edinburgh in 1830.
Dumbreck served during the Crimeam War, and was present at the battles of Balaclava, Inkermann, and the siege of Sebastopol, for which he received the Crimea Medal with 4 Clasps, the Turkish Medal, and the knighthood of the Order of the Medjidie.
Appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1856. In 1859, Dumbreck was promoted to Inspector-General of the Army's Medical Department. He was named an honourary physician to Queen Victoria in 1865. In 1871, he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB).
Requiescat in pace.
Husband of Elizabeth (Campbell) Dumbreck.
Earned his licence to practice surgery from Edinburgh's Royal College of Surgeons in 1825, and subsequently joined the British Army. Received his medical degree (MD) from University of Edinburgh in 1830.
Dumbreck served during the Crimeam War, and was present at the battles of Balaclava, Inkermann, and the siege of Sebastopol, for which he received the Crimea Medal with 4 Clasps, the Turkish Medal, and the knighthood of the Order of the Medjidie.
Appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1856. In 1859, Dumbreck was promoted to Inspector-General of the Army's Medical Department. He was named an honourary physician to Queen Victoria in 1865. In 1871, he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB).
Requiescat in pace.
Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Dumbreck.
Husband of Elizabeth (Campbell) Dumbreck.
Earned his licence to practice surgery from Edinburgh's Royal College of Surgeons in 1825, and subsequently joined the British Army. Received his medical degree (MD) from University of Edinburgh in 1830.
Dumbreck served during the Crimeam War, and was present at the battles of Balaclava, Inkermann, and the siege of Sebastopol, for which he received the Crimea Medal with 4 Clasps, the Turkish Medal, and the knighthood of the Order of the Medjidie.
Appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1856. In 1859, Dumbreck was promoted to Inspector-General of the Army's Medical Department. He was named an honourary physician to Queen Victoria in 1865. In 1871, he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB).
Requiescat in pace.
Husband of Elizabeth (Campbell) Dumbreck.
Earned his licence to practice surgery from Edinburgh's Royal College of Surgeons in 1825, and subsequently joined the British Army. Received his medical degree (MD) from University of Edinburgh in 1830.
Dumbreck served during the Crimeam War, and was present at the battles of Balaclava, Inkermann, and the siege of Sebastopol, for which he received the Crimea Medal with 4 Clasps, the Turkish Medal, and the knighthood of the Order of the Medjidie.
Appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1856. In 1859, Dumbreck was promoted to Inspector-General of the Army's Medical Department. He was named an honourary physician to Queen Victoria in 1865. In 1871, he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB).
Requiescat in pace.
Inscription
"Sir David Dumbrreck, K.C.B., Born in Aberdeenshire 1805, Inspector General of Army hospitals and honourary physician to the Queen. Served with distinction in the Crimea; was present at the battles of Alma Balaclava, Inkermann, and the siege of Sebastopol, for which he received the Crimea Medal with 4 Clasps, the Turkish Medal, and the knighthood of the Order of the Medjidie, He departed this life at Florence Jan 24 1876, Universally Regretted, This Monument has been Erected to His memory by His Sorrowing Widow, Blessed are the Dead which Lie in the Lord, Rev. XIV.15.'"
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