Journals of James Nicholas Dick, British naval surgeon, and James Douglas Dick, naval officer.
Published / Created:
1853-1898.
Physical Description:
2 volumes ([150], [84] p.) : ill. ; 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Undetermined
Related Content:
View a digitized version of this item in the online catalog of the Yale Center for British Art
http://collections.britishart.yale.edu/vufind/Record/3424137
Classification:
Archives & Manuscripts
Notes:
James Nicholas Dick, K.C.B., was assistant surgeon on board the H.M.S. President during the Crimean War, serving on that vessel in the Pacific, seeing action in fights with Russian ships and batteries at Kamchatka, and receiving a commendation for his work in tending the British wounded. Over the years he rose steadily through the ranks, being made "surgeon," "Senior Medical Officer," "Senior Naval Medical Officer" during the Abyssinian War of 1867-1868, and then "Fleet Surgeon." From 1888 to 1898, when he retired, Dick was Director General of the Naval Medical Department. Dick's son, James Douglas Dick, served in the Royal Navy from 1871 until his death in 1917. The then Captain Dick was killed (along with 803 others) by the internal explosion that destroyed the HMS Vanguard at Scapa Flow.
Subject Terms:
Dick, James Nicholas, 1832–1920 -- Diaries. | Dick, James Douglas, 1871–1917 -- Diaries. | Walker, William, 1824–1860. | Great Britain. Royal Navy -- History. | Great Britain. Royal Navy -- Officers -- Diaries. | Great Britain. Royal Navy -- Surgeons -- Diaries. | President (Ship) | Boadicea (Ship) | Ocean travel. | Crimean War, 1853–1856 -- Personal narratives, British. | Crimean War, 1853–1856 -- Naval operations, British. | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiĭ, Battle of, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiĭ, Russia, 1854. | Slave trade -- Atlantic Ocean Region -- History. | Central America -- Description and travel. | South America -- Description and travel. | Hawaii -- Description and travel.
