▁the ▁medical ▁school . ▁From ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁Sur geon - in - Char ge ▁of ▁the ▁a ural ▁department . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁Ass istant ▁Sur geon ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁full ▁Sur geon , ▁ret iring ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁From ▁then ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁he ▁was ▁Cons ult ant ▁Sur geon . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁F ag ge ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁major ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Army ▁Medical ▁Corps ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁and ▁served ▁at ▁the ▁H amp st ead ▁Military ▁Hospital . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁promoted ▁to ▁temporary ▁lieutenant - col onel ▁and ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁London ▁General ▁Hospital , ▁acting ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁consult ing ▁sur geon ▁to ▁the ▁Royal ▁Red ▁Cross ▁Hospital ▁for ▁Offic ers ▁at ▁Fish m ong ers ▁Hall . ▁He ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁France ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁with ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁bre vet ▁colon el , ▁but ▁suffered ▁from ▁d ys ent ery ▁and ▁was ▁in val ided ▁home . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁College ▁of ▁Sur ge ons ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁delivered ▁their ▁Brad sh aw ▁L ect ure ▁on ▁Ax ial ▁rotation . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁he ▁delivered ▁their ▁Hunter ian ▁or ation ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁John ▁Hunter ▁to ▁John ▁Hil