Max Page
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Major-General Sir Charles Max Page KBE
CB
DSO
(1882–1963) was a British
surgeon
. He was president of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland
in 1946.
Page was commissioned Lieutenant
in the Royal Army Medical Corps
Special Reserve in 1910. He reached the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the First World War and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order
in 1918. By 1943 he had reached the rank of Major-General and was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
(KBE) in 1945 for his services during the Second World War.
In 1945 he delivered the Bradshaw Lecture
to the Royal College of Surgeons on the subject of fracture treatment.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
CB
Order of the Bath
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DSO
Distinguished Service Order
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(1882–1963) was a British
United Kingdom
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surgeon
Surgeon
In medicine, a surgeon is a specialist in surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive medical treatment that involves the cutting of a body, whether human or animal, for a specific reason such as the removal of diseased tissue or to repair a tear or breakage...
. He was president of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland
Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland
The Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland is a British medical association founded in 1920 with the twin aims of the advancement of the science and art of surgery and the promotion of friendship amongst surgeons. Berkeley Moynihan was a driving force behind the associations creation....
in 1946.
Page was commissioned Lieutenant
Lieutenant
A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
in the Royal Army Medical Corps
Royal Army Medical Corps
The Royal Army Medical Corps is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all British Army personnel and their families in war and in peace...
Special Reserve in 1910. He reached the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the First World War and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
in 1918. By 1943 he had reached the rank of Major-General and was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(KBE) in 1945 for his services during the Second World War.
In 1945 he delivered the Bradshaw Lecture
Bradshaw Lecture
The Bradshaw Lectures are prestigious lectureships given at the invitation of the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Surgeons of England....
to the Royal College of Surgeons on the subject of fracture treatment.