On this page are some of the history of RH Haslar Gosport Hampshire and photos collected by the Haslar Heritage Group I wish to thank Eric Birbeck of the Haslar Heritage Group
ROYAL HOSPITAL HASLAR
COMMANDING OFFICERS
There follows a listing of Commanding Officers of the Royal Hospital Haslar from the 12th October 1753 to the 31st March 2007.
The listing has been taken from available information within Royal Hospital Haslar using name and title boards.
The information has been directly transcribed from the title boards and apologies are made should names be missing, or errors occurred. The fault if any lies with the person who held the paintbrush at the time and whose brushes will have long lain idle!
Physicians and Council
| 10 Oct 1753 George Cuthbert MD |
| 1 June 1758 James Lind MD Father of Naval Medicine |
| 24 June 1783 John Lind MD |
Governors, as Royal Navy Captains not Medical Officers
| 26 August 1795 William Yeo Capt (Buried in the paddock of RH Haslar) |
| 1 July 1808 Charles Craven Capt |
| 24 Feb 1820 H Garrett R/Adm |
| 5 Apr 1838 Sir E Chetham Kt KCH Capt |
| 2 Dec 1841 J Carter Capt |
| 2 Dec 1846 Sir WE Parry Kt FRS Capt |
| 26 July 1852 WJ Hope-Johnstone Capt |
| 6 May 1853 GWC Courtney Capt |
| 14 Dec 1854 H Smith CB Capt |
| 10 July 1855 Sydney C Dacres Capt |
| 5 Jun 1858 Hon GF Hastings CB Capt |
| 27 Apr 1863 HE Edgell CB Capt |
| 20 Jun 1864 CFA Shadwell CB Capt |
| 25 Jan 1869 G Wodehouse Capt |
Inspector – General of Hospitals and Fleets
| 12 Apr 1869 J Salmon MD |
| 18 Apr 1873 WRE Smart CB MD |
| 13 Nov 1877 WT Domiville CB MD |
| 25 Nov 1879 JW Reid MD Dep IG |
| 1 Apr 1880 DL Morgan CB MD |
| 8 Jun 1883 Ahmuty Irwin CB MD |
| 2 Jun 1884 James N Dick (Medical Director General) |
| 7 Jun 1887 John Breakey MD |
| 25 Apr 1889 Doyle M Shaw CB |
| 25 Apr 1892 ET Mortimer |
| 2 Jan 1894 Duncan Hilston MD |
| 2 Jan 1897 A Turnbull MD |
| 9 Mar 1898 H MacDonald CB |
| 12 Jul 1899 HD Stanistreet |
| 18 Mar 1901 RW Coppinger MD |
| 15 Mar 1904 HM Ellis |
| 1 Jul 1907 J Porter CB MD (Medical Director General) |
| 1 May 1908 TD Gimlette CB |
Surgeons – General
| 1 May 1911 H Todd CB KHS |
| 5 Jun 1913 JJ Dennis CB MD |
Surgeon Rear Admirals
| 26 Jun 1916 C Welch CB |
| 4 Oct 1918 AG Wildey CB |
| 5 May 1920 W Bett CB MVO |
| 26 Apr 1923 A Maclean CB MB KHS |
| 26 Apr 1926 DW Hewitt CB CMG MB FRCS |
| 9 May 1929 HC Whiteside CB |
| 7 May 1932 WW Keir CMG KHS |
| 1 May 1935 CL Buckeridge CB OBE KHS |
| 25 Nov 1937 T Creaser MD BCh DTM&H KHP |
| 25 Nov 1940 W Bradbury CBE DSO MB BCh |
| 27 Jan 1945 HRB Hull CB KHS |
| 27 Oct 1946 JA O’Flynn CB KHP |
| 21 Mar 1948 JA Maxwell CB CVO CBE KHS |
| 15 Jun 1949 FG Hunt CB CBE QHP |
| 30 Oct 1952 J Hamilton CB CBE QHS |
| 30 Jun 1955 ET Rudd CB CBE QHS |
| 30 Jun 1958 G Phillips CB QHS |
| 30 Jun 1961 DD Steele-Perkins CB CVO QHS (Medical Director General) |
| 8 Jun 1963 JM Holford CB OBE FRCP |
| 1 Apr 1966 EB Bradbury CB QHP |
| 7 Jul 1969 NS Hepburn CB CBE QHP |
| 30 Jun 1972 CLT McClintock CB OBE QHS |
Surgeon Captains
| 30 Jun 1975 APM Nicol CBE MVO FFARCS |
| 4 May 1976 FAF Mackenzie QHP FRCR |
| 9 May 1978 PW Head OBE QHS FRCS |
| 8 Jan 1982 JW Richardson OBE QHS FRCS |
| 26 Apr 1983 JB Drinkwater QHS FRCS |
| 3 Apr 1984 R Radford CBE QHS FFARCS |
| 11 Nov 1986 DA Lammiman LVO FFARCS QHS |
| 13 Dec 1988 F St C Golden OBE PhD MB BCh |
| 4 Sept 1990 IL Jenkins QHS FRCS |
Surgeon Commodore
| 1 Dec 1994 IL Jenkins QHS FRCS (Surgeon General) |
Commander Royal Hospital Haslar
Following Royal Hospital Haslar becoming a Tri-Service Hospital 1 April 1996
| 2 Apr 1996 Brigadier GE Ratcliffe QHP FRCP |
| 15 Mar 2000 Air Commodore TW Negus OBE FDSRCS |
Royal Hospital Haslar and MDHU(P)
Following Royal Hospital Haslar entering into partnership with Portsmouth Hospital Trust.
| 30 Mar 2001 Surgeon Captain LJ Jarvis MBBS FRCR |
| 9 Dec 2003 Surgeon Captain J Campbell FRCS(Ed) FRCS (En) RN |
On the 31st March 2007 253 years and 169 days of continuous service as a hospital ceased. Surgeon Captain J Campbell RN will cease command as the 73rd commanding officer of RH Haslar. Listing compiled by
Eric C Birbeck MVO Haslar Heritage 2007.