| description: | Dr. R.J. Blanchard, Born 1853 In Truro, Ns. He Graduated With An Md, Cm In 1877 At Edinburgh University, Returned To Nova Scotia And Became A Doctor For The Cpr During The Construction Of The Line From The Great Lakes To Winnipeg In 1881. In 1910 He And Dr. John A. Gunn Ran A Private Hospital In The Galt House At Broadway And Donald Street In Winnipeg. During The War They Turned Their Hospital Over To The Iode As The First Military Convalescent Hospital In Canada. He Was Chief Surgeon From 1905 - 1914. In 1909 He Was President Of The Canadian Medical Assoc. He Was A Founder Of Manitoba Medical College And As Professor Of Anatomy Gave The First Lecture To The Medical Students. He Was A Prof. Of Surgery; On Retirement Appointed Prof.Emeritus. He Was Medical Officer Of The Winnipeg Field Battery; At 62 He Organized And Was The Commanding Officer And Surgical Doctor Of No.3 Casualty Clearing Station. This Unit Embarked At Montreal Port On The Ss "Grampian" On July 1, 1915. Once During The War He Had 35 Medical Officers On Duty And 2400 Casualties Passed Through The Hospital In One Day. He Was Medical Director In Great West Life Assurance Co. He Died In Sept.10,1928 |