Valentine Rawson DUKE MB ¹

  General Notes:

qualified in 1867 in Dublin and was Fleet Surgeon in Sept 1867.

VALENTINE DUKE MB [ source: British Medical Journal, 7 April 1906]

Deputy-inspector-general Valentine Duke, MB, RN, Examining Medical Officer for Recruiting Duties, Birmingham, died in this city on March 6th, aged 62. He joined the Royal Navy as a Surgeon, September 7th 1867; was made Staff Surgeon, December 20th, 1878; Fleet Surgeon, December 22nd, 1887; and Deputy-Inspector-General on retirement, January 5th ,1899. He was Fleet Surgeon of the Calliope at Apia, Samoa, in March, 1889, in the "terrible hurricane which " (according to CAptain Kane's report) "caused disaster unprecidented since the introduction of steam;" and on which occasion the Lords of the Admiralty expressed their high approval of the conduct of the officers and men.

Valentine married Caroline Georgina BAIRD. (Caroline Georgina BAIRD was born about 1862.)