W. H. L. McCarthy

Lieutenant Colonel
W. H. L. McCarthy
DSO MVO MC*
Coroner of the King's/Queen's Household
In office
March 1934 – August 1955
Monarchs
Personal details
Born
William Hilgrove Leslie McCarthy

1885
DiedSeptember 16, 1962(1962-09-16) (aged 76–77)
Spouse
Evelyn
​
(m. 1921)​
Alma materTrinity College, Dublin
University of Oxford
Civilian awardsMember of the Royal Victorian Order
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch/serviceBritish Army
Years of service1909–1919
1940–1941
RankLieutenant colonel
UnitRoyal Army Medical Corps
Battles/warsFirst World War
Second World War
Military awardsMilitary Cross (2)
Distinguished Service Order

Lieutenant Colonel William Hilgrove Leslie McCarthy, DSO, MVO, MC* (1885 – 16 September 1962), known as Leslie McCarthy, was an Irish-British physician and British Army officer, who served as coroner of the King's/Queen's Household from 1934 to 1955. He received multiple decorations while serving as a medical officer in the Royal Army Medical Corps (Special Reserve) during the First World War.[1][2]

  1. ^ "W. H. L. McCarthy, D.S.O., M.V.O., M.C. M.D., M.R.C.P., D.P.H." The British Medical Journal. 2 (5313): 1199–1199. 1962. ISSN 0007-1447.
  2. ^ "Died in Switzerland". Sunday Independent. Vol. 57, no. 38. 23 September 1962. p. 20.