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We remember Josiah Oldfield
We remember Josiah Oldfield
Timeline
Timeline
1854
sibling
Sarah Esther Oldfield
Source:9180129
1854
1855
sibling
Julia Hannah Oldfield
Source:9180129
1855
1860
sibling
Mary E Oldfield
Source:9180135
1860
1863
1867
sibling
Frederick H Oldfield
Source:9180028
1867
1881
employment
Assistant School Master
Chipping Campden Grammar School
Chipping Campden
United Kingdom
Source:9180027
1881
1881
employment
Stockbroker
United Kingdom
Source:9180695
1881
1881
location
High Street, Chipping Campden
United Kingdom
other group residence address
Source:9180028
1881
1882
education
Master of the Arts
Oxford Univseristy
Oxford
United Kingdom
Source:9179871
1882
1882
education
Bachelor of the Arts - Honours, Second Class (Theology)
Oxford University
Oxford
United Kingdom
Source:3324482
1882 - 1885
1887
employment
Barrister
Oxford
United Kingdom
Source:9180077
1887
1891
employment
Editor
Devon
Source:9180028
1891
1891
location
Bayswater, London
United Kingdom
other group residence address
Source:9180819
1891
1891
location
The Warren, Hawkerland, Colaton-Raleigh, Devon
United Kingdom
other group residence address
Source:9180028
1891
1895
employment
Warden
Oriolet Hospital
York Hill, Loughton, Essex
United Kingdom
Source:9180711
1895 - 1897
1896
employment
Secretary
The Vegetarian Federal Union
Source:9180140
1896
1897
employment
Warden and Physician
Oriolet Hospital
York Hill, Loughton, Essex
United Kingdom
Source:9180711
1897
1897
employment
Founder, Chairman and Senior Physician
Humanitarian Hospital of St Francis
London
United Kingdom
Source:9180711
1897 - 1902
1898
enlistment
Source:9179999
1898
1898
commission
Unknown
Source:9179999
2nd April 1898
1898
service
British Army
Surgeon Lieutenant
Essex Regiment
1st (Volunteer) Battalion
Source:9179999
2nd April 1898 - 5th July 1901
1899
marriage
Gertrude Hick
Source:9180787
29th September 1899
1899
location
122 Harley Street, London
United Kingdom
their own address
Source:3324482
29th September 1899
1901
employment
Barrister
Bromley
United Kingdom
Source:9180030
1901
1901
employment
Physician and Surgeon
Bromley
United Kingdom
Source:9180030
1901
1901
location
31 London Road, Bromley
United Kingdom
their own address
Source:9180030
1901
1901
service
British Army
Surgeon Captain
Essex Regiment
1st (Volunteer) Battalion
Source:9179999
6th July 1901 - 31st March 1908
1902
employment
Founder and Physician
South London Hospital
New Kent Road, London
United Kingdom
Source:9180711
1902 - 1904
1902
children
Irene Doreen Oldfield
Source:9180787
9th March 1902
1902
children
Josie Margaret Oldfield
Source:9180787
9th March 1902
1903
employment
Founder and Physician
Lady Margaret Fruitarian Hospital
Bromley, Kent
United Kingdom
Source:9180711
1903 - 1921
1903
location
Sittingbourne
United Kingdom
Source:9180077
1903
1903
employment
Liquidator
Bromley Autocar Company
Bromley
United Kingdom
Source:9179999
13th March 1903
1906
children
Josie Magdalen Oldfield
Source:9180031
1906
1907
employment
Liquidator
Millennium Limited
London
United Kingdom
Source:9179999
16th May 1907
1907
location
145 New Kent Road, London
United Kingdom
Source:9179999
16th May 1907
1908
employment
Founder and Physician
Open Air Hospital
Doddington, Kent
United Kingdom
Source:9180711
1908
1908
service
British Army
Captain
Royal Army Medical Corps
3rd East Anglian Field Ambulance
Source:9179999
1st April 1908 - 5th January 1910
1910
service
British Army
Major
Royal Army Medical Corps
3rd East Anglian Field Ambulance
Source:9179999
6th January 1910
1910
employment
Chairman
Romilly Society
Source:9180077
1910
1911
location
190 Camberwell Road, Camberwell
United Kingdom
their own address
Source:9180031
1911
1914
service
British Army
Lieutenant Colonel
Royal Army Medical Corps
3rd East Anglian Field Ambulance
Source:3324482
1914
1915
employment
President
The Vanguard Society
Source:9180643
1915
1915
appointments
Commander - 3rd East Anglian Field Ambulance
Source:9180643
April 1915
1916
appointments
Commander - 2/3rd Peterborough Field Ambulance
Source:9180643
1916
1916
appointments
Commander - 5th Provinsial Field Ambulance
Source:9180643
1916
1916
service
British Army
Lieutenant Colonel
Royal Army Medical Corps
2/3rd Peterborough Field Ambulance
Source:9180643
1916
1916
service
British Army
Lieutenant Colonel
Royal Army Medical Corps
5th Provisional Field Ambulance (Norwich)
Source:9180643
1916
1917
awards
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
British Award/Decoration
Source:9179871
February 1917
1918
discharge
Source:9179999
3rd May 1918
1918
awards
Territorial Decoration
Other War Service Award
Source:9179999
11th May 1918
1920
education
Admitted to the Jamaican Bar
Jamaica
Source:9180077
1920
1921
employment
Warden and Senior Physician
Lady Margaret Fruitarian Hospital
Lady Margaret Manor, Doddington, Sittingbourne
United Kingdom
Source:9180711
1921
1930
employment
Liquidator
Margaret Nursing Home Limited
Doddington
United Kingdom
Source:9179999
31st May 1930
1930
location
Margaret Manor, Doddington, Kent
United Kingdom
Source:3324482
31st May 1930
education
Called to the bar
Lincoln's Inn
United Kingdom
Source:3324482
education
Doctor of Civil Law - second class honours. Awarded for his thesis on Capital Punishment
Oxford University
Oxford
United Kingdom
Source:9180077
education
Qualified as a Doctor (second career)
St Bartholomew's Hospital
United Kingdom
Source:9180695
education
Newport Grammar School
United Kingdom
Source:7610531
employment
Chairman
Bromley Autocar Company
Bromley
United Kingdom
Source:9179999
employment
Chairman
Millennium Limited
London
United Kingdom
Source:9179999
employment
Doctor
St Bartholomew's Hospital
London
United Kingdom
Source:9180077
service
British Army
Lieutenant Colonel
Royal Army Medical Corps
Source:9180643
location
5 Essex Court, Temple, London
United Kingdom
Source:9180077
1953
death
Not War Related
Died at home two weeks before his 90th birthday
Doddington, Sittingbourne, Kent
United Kingdom
Source:3324482
Source:9180683
2nd February 1953
Details
Details
Names
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122 Harley Street, London | United Kingdom | their own address | known 29th September 1899 | |
| 145 New Kent Road, London | United Kingdom | known 16th May 1907 | ||
| 190 Camberwell Road, Camberwell | United Kingdom | their own address | known 1911 | |
| 31 London Road, Bromley | United Kingdom | their own address | known 1901 | |
| 5 Essex Court, Temple, London | United Kingdom | |||
| Bayswater, London | United Kingdom | other group residence address | known 1891 | |
| High Street, Chipping Campden | United Kingdom | other group residence address | known 1881 | |
| Margaret Manor, Doddington, Kent | United Kingdom | known 31st May 1930 | ||
| Sittingbourne | United Kingdom | 1903 | ||
| The Warren, Hawkerland, Colaton-Raleigh, Devon | United Kingdom | other group residence address | known 1891 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | Essex Regiment | 1st (Volunteer) Battalion | Surgeon Lieutenant | ||
| British Army | Essex Regiment | 1st (Volunteer) Battalion | Surgeon Captain | ||
| British Army | Royal Army Medical Corps | 3rd East Anglian Field Ambulance | Captain | ||
| British Army | Royal Army Medical Corps | 3rd East Anglian Field Ambulance | Major | ||
| British Army | Royal Army Medical Corps | 2/3rd Peterborough Field Ambulance | Lieutenant Colonel | ||
| British Army | Royal Army Medical Corps | 5th Provisional Field Ambulance (Norwich) | Lieutenant Colonel | ||
| British Army | Royal Army Medical Corps | Lieutenant Colonel | |||
| British Army | Royal Army Medical Corps | 3rd East Anglian Field Ambulance | Lieutenant Colonel |
Awards
| Award | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) | British Award/Decoration | |
| Territorial Decoration | Other War Service Award |
Family
Children
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josie Magdalen Oldfield | daughter | 1906 | |
| Irene Doreen Oldfield | daughter | 9th March 1902 | |
| Josie Margaret Oldfield | daughter | 9th March 1902 |
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Oldfield | mother | ||
| David Oldfield | father |
Siblings
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick H Oldfield | brother | 1867 | |
| Sarah Esther Oldfield | sister | 1854 | |
| Julia Hannah Oldfield | sister | 1855 | |
| Mary E Oldfield | sister | 1860 |
Spouse
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gertrude Hick | wife | 29th September 1899 |
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Portrait photograph of Josiah OldfieldLieutenant Colonel Josiah Oldfield MD Royal Army Medical Corps Lt Col Oldfield (1863 - 1953) raised and commanded a Casualty Clearing Station on the Western Front and was Mentioned in Despatches. He was invalided out of the Army in 1918. Josiah Oldfield was born in Ryton, Shropshire. He was educated at Newport Grammar School and Oxford before training as a barrister (1888) and practicing on the Oxford court circuit. During this time, he became a vegetarian and adopted medicine as a second career. Dr Oldfield founded the Humanitarian Hospital of St Francis and was senior physician to the Lady Margaret Fruitarian Hospital at Sittingbourne. Oldfield became a prolific writer on health issues related to the vegetarian and humanitarian cause. In 1901, he founded the Society for the Abolition of Capital Punishment. After the First World War, he became a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine in 1920 and continued to write and publish until his death.
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Britain School & University rolls 1914-1918 Transcription | M2740 | |
| 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | M2740 | |
| 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | M2740 | |
| 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | M2740 | |
| 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | M2740 | |
| 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | M2740 | |
| 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | M2740 | |
| England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription | M2740 | |
| 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | M2740 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Josiah Oldfield's Friendship with M. K. Gandhi | John68631 | |
| Who's Who | M2740 | |
| International Vegetarian Union | M2740 | |
| Vegetarianism in the Army | M2740 | |
| Obituary of Dr Josiah Oldfield (1953) | M2740 | |
| Obituary of Oldfield (1953) | M2740 | |
| Lost Hospitals of London | M2740 | |
| Gandhi's master biographer uncovers an unlikely friendship with an English couple | M2740 | |
| Doctors in the Great War | M2740 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Portrait photograph of Josiah Oldfield | Charlotte33 | |
| Oldfield (Profile) | M2740 | |
| Group of Vegetarian Soldiers | M2740 | |
| Oldfield and Ghandi | M2740 |
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