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Colonel Robert James Blackham C.B., C.M.G.,. C.I.E., D.S.O., M.D. (1868-1951) was an Author, Barrister at law, and Physician in the Royal Army Medical Corps.

Life
Blackham was born in Belfast in 1868. He served in the R.A.M.C. from 1895 until 1920 where he was stationed in France and India. He wrote about his experiences in the army in his memoir Scalpel Sword and Stretcher (1931). He was Highly decorated for services being awarded the Chevalier of the Legion of Honour and the Distinguished Services Order. He was a prolific author writing books on many subjects including England’s Royal Family and a history of London.