OBITUARY.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16403, 24 December 1918, Page 8

OBITUARY.

dr. w. diamond. The death occurred yesterday morning" at his residence in Victoria stieet, of Dr. W. Diamond, one of the bestknown and most popular medical men in Canterbury. Dr. Diamond, who was 54 years of • age, • was porn near Glasgow, and was educated at the Glasgow University, where he was , a meaailist and took his degree. Ijnder Sir George McLeod he acted as house shrgeon at the Western Infirmary. After a short period in India, he returned to Glasgow and practised there until IS9O, when he went to Australia aud practised for about four] years in Gippsland, spending the majority of that time at Sale, about 30 miles or so from Melbourne. In 1894 he came to Christchurch, and for some years practised in Sydenham, later removing to Cashel street east and afterwards to his final home in Victoria street. D>r. Diamond for very many years had controlled one of the very largest medical practices in Christ- j church. He was a man of particularly engaging personality, and his skill as a medical man and surgeon were widely known. Ho had for many years been keenly interested m military matters, and he took an active part in volunteering for a _ considerable time before the Territorial system was commenced. In 1897 he was appointed surgeon to the E Battery, with the rank of surgeon-captain, a position which he resigned in 1900 to visit England. Some five or six years ago he made another trip to the Old Country, and he also made several trips to Australia. Dr. Diamond was for a very considerable period an honorary surgoon at the Christchurch Hospital and medical officer to the Railway Department. He was a member of the St. Augustine Lodge of Masons and a prominent member of the Canterbury Automobile Association. In fact, he was the' doctor and tho second person in Christchurch to obtain a motor-car. Some 18 months ago, Dr. Diamond was appointed to a Canterbury Military Service Board, but after some months failing health compelled him to resign. He had been ailing seriously for about 12 months before his death. Dr. Diamond is survived by a widow, one son,. Mr V. Diamond, of Dalgety and Co.'s staff, and two daughters, Misses Gladys and Dorothy Diamond.