William Horrocks

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Sir William Heaton Horrocks KCMG CB (25 August 1859 – 26 January 1941) was an officer of the British Army remembered chiefly for confirming Sir David Bruce's theory that Malta fever was spread through goat's milk. He also contributed to the making safe of water, developing a simple method of testing and purifying water in the field. Because of his work, he became the first Director of Hygiene at the War Office in 1919. rdf:langString
rdf:langString William Horrocks
rdf:langString Sir William Heaton Horrocks
rdf:langString Sir William Heaton Horrocks
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xsd:integer 1887
rdf:langString United Kingdom
xsd:date 1859-08-25
rdf:langString British Army
xsd:date 1941-01-26
rdf:langString Substantive Colonel
rdf:langString Temporary Brigadier-General
rdf:langString Sir William Heaton Horrocks KCMG CB (25 August 1859 – 26 January 1941) was an officer of the British Army remembered chiefly for confirming Sir David Bruce's theory that Malta fever was spread through goat's milk. He also contributed to the making safe of water, developing a simple method of testing and purifying water in the field. Because of his work, he became the first Director of Hygiene at the War Office in 1919.
rdf:langString Director of Hygiene, War Office
rdf:langString Lieut.-Gen. Brian Horrocks
xsd:string United Kingdom
xsd:gYear 1887
xsd:gYear 1887
xsd:nonNegativeInteger 9532

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