William Elliott Randall Dimond
He served in both World Wars.
Son of George Dimond, an Apothecary, and his wife Anna Maud Meek Dimond, of Rosetta, Maryborough, later of Dublin Street, Maryborough [now Portlaoise] Queen's County [now Laois]
in the 1911 census, he was a medical student at the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, living with a relative at South Circular Road, Rialto.
Prior to his marriage, he served in The Indian Army Medical Service during WW1.
He married Oonah Katherine Young [1896-1921] daughter of John Mosse Young and Jane Gumley Young, of Oldtown, Rathdowney, on 22 October 1919, at St. Kevin's Church [C. of I.], Dublin. She died on a voyage to India, on HMT "Huntsgreen" [an ex-German passenger ship, SS Derfflinger].
He later married Marjorie Fraser.
Obituary published in the British Medical Journal, 19 November 1960,
Major-General William Elliot Randall Dimond, who had a distinguished career in the Indian Medical Service, died at his home at Greystones, Co. Wicklow, on November 5.
G. R. McR. writes: Although it was known that General Dimond was suffering from a cardiac disability, his passing at the early age of 67 will be mourned by a host of friends both in and out of the profession.
Bill Dimond, after qualifying at Dublin in 1915, served in the R.A.M.C. from 1915 to 1918 mostly with front-line troops. He was wounded twice and was mentioned in dispatches. He obtained a regular commission in the I.M.S. in 1919 and served with military formations until 1925. In 1924 he obtained the D.P.H. On his return to India he was appointed to the civil side of the I.M.S. in the post of assistant director of public health of the North-West Frontier Province, an appointment which he retained until 1940, when he was recalled to military duty. Dimond became almost a legendary figure in the N.W.F.P. Popular with all, Pathan and Indian alike, he performed his duties thoroughly and with great efficiency, but at the same time became deeply involved with the management and operation of the famous Peshawar Vale Hunt, of which he became master. Bill's well-known love of the horse and of open country made his period of mastership a notable one. He was succeeded in that office by his wife. His love of the N.W. Frontier, its peoples and its sporting facilities, led him to decline all offers of promotion as director of public health of a major province and appeared at one time to threaten further advancement, although he was appointed C.I.E. at an early age for conspicuous service in fighting a cholera epidemic.
His recall to military duty provided him with an opportunity to demonstrate his real ability when extended. He earned a high reputation in the Middle East as a hospital commander; on transfer to South-east Asia as, successively, A.D.M.S. of the 23rd Division and D.D.M.S. 4th Corps he was reported to be an outstanding success-and particularly when quick decisions had to be taken in difficult circumstances, as at the battle of Imphal. He was mentioned in dispatches again and was appointed C.B.E. for his services in South-east Asia.
In 1944 he was recalled to civil employment as Inspector-General, Civil Hospitals, Assam, and after a few months was promoted to be Major-General as Surgeon-General with the Government of Bengal. His arrival in Calcutta shortly preceded the outbreak of large-scale riots and bloody strife in the streets. Civil resources were strained to the uttermost, but Dimond contrived to make more than adequate use of his slender resources: not only so, but when widespread major slaughter broke out in the neighbouring province of Bihar he sent immediate help in a most generous way to a colleague (the writer) who was sore afflicted. He retired in 1947 and was employed at the headquarters of the Ministry of Health in London until a year ago, when, because of a failing myocardium, he went to live in his native Eire. Dimond was married twice. He leaves a widow, a daughter, and a son who is a member of our profession.
He was awarded the C.I.E., in the New Years Honours list, January 1942
WILLIAM ELLIOT RANDALL DIMOND, L.R.C.P.& S.I. Lieutenant-
Colonel, I.M.S. Lately Officiating Inspector-General of Civil Hospitals, North-West Frontier Province.
He served in both World Wars.
Son of George Dimond, an Apothecary, and his wife Anna Maud Meek Dimond, of Rosetta, Maryborough, later of Dublin Street, Maryborough [now Portlaoise] Queen's County [now Laois]
in the 1911 census, he was a medical student at the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, living with a relative at South Circular Road, Rialto.
Prior to his marriage, he served in The Indian Army Medical Service during WW1.
He married Oonah Katherine Young [1896-1921] daughter of John Mosse Young and Jane Gumley Young, of Oldtown, Rathdowney, on 22 October 1919, at St. Kevin's Church [C. of I.], Dublin. She died on a voyage to India, on HMT "Huntsgreen" [an ex-German passenger ship, SS Derfflinger].
He later married Marjorie Fraser.
Obituary published in the British Medical Journal, 19 November 1960,
Major-General William Elliot Randall Dimond, who had a distinguished career in the Indian Medical Service, died at his home at Greystones, Co. Wicklow, on November 5.
G. R. McR. writes: Although it was known that General Dimond was suffering from a cardiac disability, his passing at the early age of 67 will be mourned by a host of friends both in and out of the profession.
Bill Dimond, after qualifying at Dublin in 1915, served in the R.A.M.C. from 1915 to 1918 mostly with front-line troops. He was wounded twice and was mentioned in dispatches. He obtained a regular commission in the I.M.S. in 1919 and served with military formations until 1925. In 1924 he obtained the D.P.H. On his return to India he was appointed to the civil side of the I.M.S. in the post of assistant director of public health of the North-West Frontier Province, an appointment which he retained until 1940, when he was recalled to military duty. Dimond became almost a legendary figure in the N.W.F.P. Popular with all, Pathan and Indian alike, he performed his duties thoroughly and with great efficiency, but at the same time became deeply involved with the management and operation of the famous Peshawar Vale Hunt, of which he became master. Bill's well-known love of the horse and of open country made his period of mastership a notable one. He was succeeded in that office by his wife. His love of the N.W. Frontier, its peoples and its sporting facilities, led him to decline all offers of promotion as director of public health of a major province and appeared at one time to threaten further advancement, although he was appointed C.I.E. at an early age for conspicuous service in fighting a cholera epidemic.
His recall to military duty provided him with an opportunity to demonstrate his real ability when extended. He earned a high reputation in the Middle East as a hospital commander; on transfer to South-east Asia as, successively, A.D.M.S. of the 23rd Division and D.D.M.S. 4th Corps he was reported to be an outstanding success-and particularly when quick decisions had to be taken in difficult circumstances, as at the battle of Imphal. He was mentioned in dispatches again and was appointed C.B.E. for his services in South-east Asia.
In 1944 he was recalled to civil employment as Inspector-General, Civil Hospitals, Assam, and after a few months was promoted to be Major-General as Surgeon-General with the Government of Bengal. His arrival in Calcutta shortly preceded the outbreak of large-scale riots and bloody strife in the streets. Civil resources were strained to the uttermost, but Dimond contrived to make more than adequate use of his slender resources: not only so, but when widespread major slaughter broke out in the neighbouring province of Bihar he sent immediate help in a most generous way to a colleague (the writer) who was sore afflicted. He retired in 1947 and was employed at the headquarters of the Ministry of Health in London until a year ago, when, because of a failing myocardium, he went to live in his native Eire. Dimond was married twice. He leaves a widow, a daughter, and a son who is a member of our profession.
He was awarded the C.I.E., in the New Years Honours list, January 1942
WILLIAM ELLIOT RANDALL DIMOND, L.R.C.P.& S.I. Lieutenant-
Colonel, I.M.S. Lately Officiating Inspector-General of Civil Hospitals, North-West Frontier Province.
William Elliott Randall Dimond
He served in both World Wars.
Son of George Dimond, an Apothecary, and his wife Anna Maud Meek Dimond, of Rosetta, Maryborough, later of Dublin Street, Maryborough [now Portlaoise] Queen's County [now Laois]
in the 1911 census, he was a medical student at the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, living with a relative at South Circular Road, Rialto.
Prior to his marriage, he served in The Indian Army Medical Service during WW1.
He married Oonah Katherine Young [1896-1921] daughter of John Mosse Young and Jane Gumley Young, of Oldtown, Rathdowney, on 22 October 1919, at St. Kevin's Church [C. of I.], Dublin. She died on a voyage to India, on HMT "Huntsgreen" [an ex-German passenger ship, SS Derfflinger].
He later married Marjorie Fraser.
Obituary published in the British Medical Journal, 19 November 1960,
Major-General William Elliot Randall Dimond, who had a distinguished career in the Indian Medical Service, died at his home at Greystones, Co. Wicklow, on November 5.
G. R. McR. writes: Although it was known that General Dimond was suffering from a cardiac disability, his passing at the early age of 67 will be mourned by a host of friends both in and out of the profession.
Bill Dimond, after qualifying at Dublin in 1915, served in the R.A.M.C. from 1915 to 1918 mostly with front-line troops. He was wounded twice and was mentioned in dispatches. He obtained a regular commission in the I.M.S. in 1919 and served with military formations until 1925. In 1924 he obtained the D.P.H. On his return to India he was appointed to the civil side of the I.M.S. in the post of assistant director of public health of the North-West Frontier Province, an appointment which he retained until 1940, when he was recalled to military duty. Dimond became almost a legendary figure in the N.W.F.P. Popular with all, Pathan and Indian alike, he performed his duties thoroughly and with great efficiency, but at the same time became deeply involved with the management and operation of the famous Peshawar Vale Hunt, of which he became master. Bill's well-known love of the horse and of open country made his period of mastership a notable one. He was succeeded in that office by his wife. His love of the N.W. Frontier, its peoples and its sporting facilities, led him to decline all offers of promotion as director of public health of a major province and appeared at one time to threaten further advancement, although he was appointed C.I.E. at an early age for conspicuous service in fighting a cholera epidemic.
His recall to military duty provided him with an opportunity to demonstrate his real ability when extended. He earned a high reputation in the Middle East as a hospital commander; on transfer to South-east Asia as, successively, A.D.M.S. of the 23rd Division and D.D.M.S. 4th Corps he was reported to be an outstanding success-and particularly when quick decisions had to be taken in difficult circumstances, as at the battle of Imphal. He was mentioned in dispatches again and was appointed C.B.E. for his services in South-east Asia.
In 1944 he was recalled to civil employment as Inspector-General, Civil Hospitals, Assam, and after a few months was promoted to be Major-General as Surgeon-General with the Government of Bengal. His arrival in Calcutta shortly preceded the outbreak of large-scale riots and bloody strife in the streets. Civil resources were strained to the uttermost, but Dimond contrived to make more than adequate use of his slender resources: not only so, but when widespread major slaughter broke out in the neighbouring province of Bihar he sent immediate help in a most generous way to a colleague (the writer) who was sore afflicted. He retired in 1947 and was employed at the headquarters of the Ministry of Health in London until a year ago, when, because of a failing myocardium, he went to live in his native Eire. Dimond was married twice. He leaves a widow, a daughter, and a son who is a member of our profession.
He was awarded the C.I.E., in the New Years Honours list, January 1942
WILLIAM ELLIOT RANDALL DIMOND, L.R.C.P.& S.I. Lieutenant-
Colonel, I.M.S. Lately Officiating Inspector-General of Civil Hospitals, North-West Frontier Province.
He served in both World Wars.
Son of George Dimond, an Apothecary, and his wife Anna Maud Meek Dimond, of Rosetta, Maryborough, later of Dublin Street, Maryborough [now Portlaoise] Queen's County [now Laois]
in the 1911 census, he was a medical student at the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, living with a relative at South Circular Road, Rialto.
Prior to his marriage, he served in The Indian Army Medical Service during WW1.
He married Oonah Katherine Young [1896-1921] daughter of John Mosse Young and Jane Gumley Young, of Oldtown, Rathdowney, on 22 October 1919, at St. Kevin's Church [C. of I.], Dublin. She died on a voyage to India, on HMT "Huntsgreen" [an ex-German passenger ship, SS Derfflinger].
He later married Marjorie Fraser.
Obituary published in the British Medical Journal, 19 November 1960,
Major-General William Elliot Randall Dimond, who had a distinguished career in the Indian Medical Service, died at his home at Greystones, Co. Wicklow, on November 5.
G. R. McR. writes: Although it was known that General Dimond was suffering from a cardiac disability, his passing at the early age of 67 will be mourned by a host of friends both in and out of the profession.
Bill Dimond, after qualifying at Dublin in 1915, served in the R.A.M.C. from 1915 to 1918 mostly with front-line troops. He was wounded twice and was mentioned in dispatches. He obtained a regular commission in the I.M.S. in 1919 and served with military formations until 1925. In 1924 he obtained the D.P.H. On his return to India he was appointed to the civil side of the I.M.S. in the post of assistant director of public health of the North-West Frontier Province, an appointment which he retained until 1940, when he was recalled to military duty. Dimond became almost a legendary figure in the N.W.F.P. Popular with all, Pathan and Indian alike, he performed his duties thoroughly and with great efficiency, but at the same time became deeply involved with the management and operation of the famous Peshawar Vale Hunt, of which he became master. Bill's well-known love of the horse and of open country made his period of mastership a notable one. He was succeeded in that office by his wife. His love of the N.W. Frontier, its peoples and its sporting facilities, led him to decline all offers of promotion as director of public health of a major province and appeared at one time to threaten further advancement, although he was appointed C.I.E. at an early age for conspicuous service in fighting a cholera epidemic.
His recall to military duty provided him with an opportunity to demonstrate his real ability when extended. He earned a high reputation in the Middle East as a hospital commander; on transfer to South-east Asia as, successively, A.D.M.S. of the 23rd Division and D.D.M.S. 4th Corps he was reported to be an outstanding success-and particularly when quick decisions had to be taken in difficult circumstances, as at the battle of Imphal. He was mentioned in dispatches again and was appointed C.B.E. for his services in South-east Asia.
In 1944 he was recalled to civil employment as Inspector-General, Civil Hospitals, Assam, and after a few months was promoted to be Major-General as Surgeon-General with the Government of Bengal. His arrival in Calcutta shortly preceded the outbreak of large-scale riots and bloody strife in the streets. Civil resources were strained to the uttermost, but Dimond contrived to make more than adequate use of his slender resources: not only so, but when widespread major slaughter broke out in the neighbouring province of Bihar he sent immediate help in a most generous way to a colleague (the writer) who was sore afflicted. He retired in 1947 and was employed at the headquarters of the Ministry of Health in London until a year ago, when, because of a failing myocardium, he went to live in his native Eire. Dimond was married twice. He leaves a widow, a daughter, and a son who is a member of our profession.
He was awarded the C.I.E., in the New Years Honours list, January 1942
WILLIAM ELLIOT RANDALL DIMOND, L.R.C.P.& S.I. Lieutenant-
Colonel, I.M.S. Lately Officiating Inspector-General of Civil Hospitals, North-West Frontier Province.
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