Portrait - M.R. Robinson and C.D. Gossage

Name/Title

Portrait - M.R. Robinson and C.D. Gossage

Entry/Object ID

2016x.54.34

Description

Two senior medical officers of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps posing informally at the back of a truck while taking a break. Both officers were Lieutenant-Colonels and both were awarded the Order of the British Empire for their wartime service.

Photograph Details

Subject

Lt.-Col. Morley R. Elliott; Lt.-Col. Charles D. Gossage.

Subject Person or Organization

Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps

Research Notes

Notes

Dr. Morley Robinson Elliott, born Ontario Aug 1, 1900- died Victoria, BC, Nov 5, 1982. He was a Medical graduate from the University of Manitoba, served as a Lt.-Col. in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps during WWII, and for his service, he was awarded the Order of the British Empire in December 1945. Dr. Charles Davidson Gossage, born Toronto, Dec 4, 1901, attended Jarvis Collegiate Institute and entered Trinity College UofT September 1917. He entered medical school in 1919; graduated from the University of Toronto with an MB, 1924. In September 1939 he went into active service with the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps. As Lt-Col. he received the Order of the British Empire in December 1944. In 1950, he was the Director of the University Health Service. In 1971 he received an appointment at Trinity College, Univ. of Toronto. He died Sept 3, 1985. (Source: On-line Archives, Trinity College, Univ. of Toronto).