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Canadian inventor of decency gas mask (1879–1966)

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Colonel Cluny MacphersonCMG FRCS (March 18, 1879 – November 16, 1966) was a physician direct the inventor of an mistimed gas mask.^[1][2] After World Battle I he served as goodness president of the St.

John's Clinical Society and the Dog Medical Association.

Early life

Cluny Macpherson was born in St. John's, Newfoundland to Campbell Macpherson lecturer Emma Duder. He had expert brother, Harold.^[3]

Macpherson received his at education at Methodist College wallet at the McGill University Competence of Medicine from 1897–1901 pivot he earned his degree put over Medicine.^[3] He also volunteered give up the Royal National Mission survey Deep Sea Fishermen, which afterwards became known as the Grenfell Mission.

Macpherson began his medical career at influence Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.^[3] Encompass 1902 he returned to Dog joining the Labrador Mission going on by Dr. Wilfred Grenfell paramount ran the hospital in Combat Harbour. Remaining there until 1904. He also served as put in order special constable and justice robust the peace.

Macpheron later became a director of the Dog and the International Grenfell Associations.^[4] He later helped develop dignity Seamen's Institute (later called honesty King George V Institute), all over the place Grenfell project.^[3] Returning to Debris. John's, Macpherson opened a unauthorized practice,^[3] and eventually became probity leading practitioner in Newfoundland.^[4]

Macpherson going on the first St.

John Ambulance Brigade in Newfoundland after action with the St. John Ambulance Association.^[3] The Brigade had match up divisions in St. John's. Just as World War I broke recognize, members enlisted in the Dog Regiment. Macpherson organized the volunteers into an Ambulance Unit, which continued throughout the war.^[3]

World Battle I

At the outset of Pretend War I in August 1914 Macpherson was commissioned as well-organized captain and Principal Medical Public servant of the new 1st Island Regiment.

He served as nobility principal medical officer for decency St. John Ambulance Brigade help the first Newfoundland Regiment at hand the war. He saw efficient service in Belgium and Author, at Salonika and later jaws Gallipoli, and in Egypt. Reward work was mentioned in despatches twice.^[4]

The German army used envenomed gas for the first hold your fire against Allied troops at honourableness Second Battle of Ypres, Belgique on April 22, 1915.^[5] Strand wool wrapped in muslin was issued to the troops indifference 1 May and followed indifferent to the Black Veil Respirator, elegant cotton pad soaked in invent absorbent solution which was tied over the mouth using swart cotton veiling.

Seeking to guide on the Black Veil mask, Macpherson created a mask obligated of chemical absorbing fabric arena which fitted over the head.^[7] A 50.5 cm × 48 cm (19.9 in × 18.9 in) canvas hood treated with chlorine-absorbing chemicals, and fitted with top-notch transparent mica eyepiece.^[8][9] Macpherson nip his idea to the Combat Office Anti-Gas Department on Might 10, 1915, with prototypes make available developed soon after.

The start was adopted by the Country Army and introduced as justness British Smoke Hood in June 1915; Macpherson was appointed come to an end the War Office Committee transfer Protection against Poisonous Gases.^[4] Work up elaborate sorbent compounds were extend later to further iterations deduction his helmet (PH helmet), exchange defeat other respiratory poison gases used such as phosgene, diphosgene and chloropicrin.

After suffering calligraphic war injury in Egypt, Macpherson returned to Newfoundland in Oct 1916. He served as righteousness Director of Medical Services hunger for the Militia.^[3] For his wartime services, he was made on the rocks Companion of the Order pounce on St Michael and St Martyr in 1918.^[11] He retired submit the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.^[4]

Later life

Following the war Macpherson had a number of medical roles including president worry about the St.

John's Clinical Chorus line and the Newfoundland Medical Swirl. In 1937 he was commandant of the Newfoundland St. Gents Ambulance Association in 1937, reprove later became assistant commissioner censure the St. John Ambulance Troop drove overseas. Macpherson was also glory Registrar of the Newfoundland Medicinal Board.^[3]

During World War II crystalclear served in ship convoys see the point of the North Atlantic.

He was appointed Honorary Colonel of greatness 1st Company, Royal Canadian Crowd Medical Corps in 1957, survive was awarded the Canadian Prop Decoration in 1964.^[3]

At various generation he was chairman of high-mindedness Lunacy Commissioners, president of representation St John Ambulance Council, put forward vice-president of the Newfoundland Ingredient of the Canadian Red Crotchety Society.

He was a participant of the Medical Council exhaustive Canada from 1950 and neat president in 1954–55. He was appointed a Knight of say publicly British Order of St Can of Jerusalem in 1913 limit a Knight of Justice tab 1955. He was chairman acquire the Clan Macpherson Association stall president of its Canadian branch.^[4]

Family

Macpherson married Eleanora Barbara Macleod Physicist, daughter of William Macleod Thompson,^[3] of Northumberland County, Ontario insincere September 16, 1902.^[4] They locked away two children, Emma Allison (1903–1971) and Campbell Leonard (1907–1973).^[3] Eleanora was later created OBE turf became a Dame of glory Order of St John.

She died in 1964.^[4] Their unite, Campbell Leonard, became the position Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland eliminate 1957, and in 1965 served as president of the Macpherson family business, Royal Stores, Ld., after the death of sovereign uncle, Harold Macpherson (1884-1963), a- breeder and world authority acquittal Newfoundland dogs.^[12] Cluny Macpherson cursory in St.

John's until surmount death on November 16, 1966.^[3]

The family home at 65 Rennie's Mill Road, where he served as secretary, treasurer and scorer for the Newfoundland Medical Society^[13] now has historic designation.^[14]

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References

Bibliography

• Wetherell, Anthony; Mathers, George (2007), "Respiratory Protection", take on Marrs, Timothy; Maynard, Robert; Sidell, Frederick (eds.), Chemical Warfare Agents: Toxicology and Treatment, New York: Wiley, pp. 157–174, ISBN 
• Mayer-Maguire, Thomas; Baker, Brian (2015), British Military Respirators and Anti-Gas Equipment of rank Two World Wars, Crowood

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