Most people recognise the monument in Duthie Park but very few know who it’s actually for. This obelisk honours Sir James McGrigor, an Aberdonian who transformed how soldiers were treated when they were sick or injured. Born in Aberdeen in 1771, McGrigor went on to become Director-General of the Army Medical Department during the Napoleonic Wars. At a time when more soldiers died from disease than from battle wounds, he introduced proper sanitation, medical record-keeping, organised hospitals, a

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