Robert Maitland Beath (abt. 1886 - 1940)

Born about 17 Oct 1886 in Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland

Husband of Eleanor Skelton (Young) Beath — married 26 Sep 1918 in St John's Presbyterian Church, Knockbreda, County Down, Ireland

Died 21 Nov 1940 at about age 54 in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom [uncertain]

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Biography

Robert Beath was born on 1886 in Belfast.^[1]

Robert Beath and Eleanor Young, of Belfast, were married on 26 September 1918.^[2]

He died in 1940 and was buried on 23 November 1940 in Dundonald Cemetery (C4 649).

Obituary

As he was a notable radiologist, his obituary was published in the British Journal of Radiology ^[3].

Born in 1886, he spent his schooldays at the Royal Academical Institution at Belfast, and passed on to the University of that city, obtaining the B.A. degree in Arts in 1907. He then entered the Faculty of Medicine and, finding his life's work, became a brilliant student. In the final examination for the M.B., Ch.B. he obtained the first place and was accorded first-class honours. In the war years that followed Beath served with the R.A.M.C.(S.R.) as a battalion officer, ambulance train officer, and radiologist to No. 18 C.C.S., B.E.F. Later he was transferred to a hospital ship for service in the Middle East. When demobilised in 1919, with the rank of major, he came to London for a time, taking the M.B., B.S. He had decided to specialise in radiology, and with this object in view he became assistant radiologist to the Military Hospital at Shepherd's Bush. Here he worked under the late Stanley Melville, with whom he formed a deep friendship. In 1920 he returned to his native city, and settled down to consultant practice. In 1921 he was appointed Honorary Radiologist to the Royal Victoria Hospital.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth, Birth of ROBERT BEATH registered in 1886 - Belfast (Superintendent Registrar's District), IrishGenealogy.ie, Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media, Group Registration ID 11165381 (accessed on 16 Mar 2024 from irishgenealogy.ie). view record details (free), view register page (free)
2. ↑ Marriage, Marriage of ROBERT BEATH and ELEANOR YOUNG - Belfast (Superintendent Registrar's District), IrishGenealogy.ie, Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media, Group Registration ID 1801186, Date: 26 September 1918 (accessed on 16 Mar 2024 from irishgenealogy.ie). view record details (free), view register page (free)
3. ↑ British Journal of Radiology, Volume 14, Issue 158, 1 February 1941, Pages 63–64, https://doi.org/10.1259/0007-1285-14-158-63

• Burial record: https://online.belfastcity.gov.uk/find-burial-records/BurialRecordDetails.aspx?RecordID=8285.18239