techniques to identify and localize shrapnel within the soldier's bodies and then removed the foreign items with instruments of his own design. After his return, he documented these techniques in Binnie's Manual of Operative Surgery. Sutton's return sailing from France was on June 26, 1915, having stayed only four months, but have made a significant contribution to wartime medical treatment. Dr. Sutton died rather unexpectedly at the age of 39 due to complications from acute appendicitis. References External links Walter Sutton’s Chromosome Theory of Heredity: One Hundred Years Later 1877 births 1916 deaths Military personnel from Utica, New York People from Russell, Kansas Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball players University of Kansas alumni Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons alumni American geneticists United States Army officers Scientists from Kansas Scientists from New York (state) American men's basketball players Basketball players from Kansas Basketball players from New York (state) Deaths from appendicitis