Lurie, David
Lieutenant Col, David Lurie, S.A.M.C., has been killed in Egypt. He was educated at the University of Capetown, graduating M.A. with distinction and winning a Rhodes Scholarship to the University of Oxford, where he took the degrees of B.M., B.Ch.(Oxf) in 1926. In 1932 he obtained the F.R.C.S. and shortly afterwards returned to Johannesburg, where he became registrar and later assistant surgeon to the General Hospital. He entered the S.A.M.C. in 1941. He was a member of the B.M.A. British Medical Journal 26 Sep. 1942.
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Lurie |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | David |
| Date of birth | 9 July 1899 |
| Previous education | University of Capetown; Lincoln College, Oxford University (Rhodes Scholar) |
| College | Guy's Hospital |
| Dates at college | 1923 - 1926 |
| Dept / course | M.B. Oxon |
| Qualifications | M.A.(Distinction); M.B., B.Ch (Oxf) in 1926; F.R.C.P. 1932 |
| Military unit | South African Medical Corps, 106 S.A. General Hospital |
| Service number | 312026 |
| War / conflict | World War Two (1939-1945) |
| Date of death | 17 June 1942 |
| Rank at death | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Place of death | Egypt |
| Cause of death | Killed in a car accident |
| Burial place | Tel El Kebir War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt |
| Commemoration(s) | Guys Memorial |
| Notes | South African nationality. He won the Senior Entrance Science Scholarship at Guy’ s in 1923. He left a legacy of £38,236. In 1939 he was living at Wares Road, Mills Park, Port Elizabeth, C. P. South Africa |
| Sources | Guy’ s Hospital Medical School Records, King’ s College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission |