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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Mr. Herbert Desmond

Mr. Herbert Desmond , Chief Warder, who also acts as dispenser and steward of the Oamaru Hospital, was born in Cambridge, England, in 1848. He was educated in his native place and joined the army in 1867 as a private; left in 1870, rejoined in 1871; was promoted to the rank of corporal after four years' service, and became sergeant in 1876. While he was in the army he went all through the North West frontier campaign in India. During his military life he passed examinations as dispenser, and left the force in 1883, when he arrived, by the s.s. “Ruapehu” in Port Chalmers. Mr. Desmond was settled for a year in Temuka, and was then appointed to his present position. He takes a keen interest in the numerous duties of his office and has brought his ingenuity to bear on the construction of appliances in connection with the establishment. One of Mr. Desmond's ingenious devices is an ambulance carriage, which is built on a frame having cushioned tyre wheels, and so made that the patient can be carefully lifted from the carriage without being handled. This appliance, when perfected, must prove invaluable in all cases of accident. Mr. Desmond was married in 1884 to a daughter of the late Mr. W. Wainwright, of Manchester, England.

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