title: A white horse in the desert: The life of Dr Thomas Somerville (1887-1941).
abstract: This article details the remarkable life of Dr Thomas Somerville, who qualified both as a veterinary surgeon and medical practitioner, served in two world wars and was recommended for the nation's highest award for gallantry. In doing so, it records the life of a man whose repeated gallantry on the battlefield has been overlooked.
authors.affiliation: Department of History, Philosophy and Religion, Oxford Brookes University, UK.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Watkins
mesh_terms: D000352:Africa, Northern; D005060:Europe; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000266:history*; D010820:Physicians / Q000266:history*; D013522:Surgery, Veterinary / Q000266:history*; D006113:United Kingdom; D047828:World War I; D047789:World War II
keywords: Somerville; battlefield surgery; partisans; veterinary