page_title: Cecil Frederick Robertson
section_title: Missionary work
hierarchical_section_title: Cecil Frederick Robertson / Missionary work
caption_attribution_description: English: Sianfu Hospital, later renamed the Jenkins-Robertson Memorial Hospital
context_page_description: Dr. Cecil Frederick Robertson FRCS was an English Baptist missionary and a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England who helped operate the Sianfu Hospital, later renamed the Jenkins-Robertson Memorial Hospital, in the Shaanxi of China. Robertson was best known for his treatment of civilians and rebel soldiers in the Chinese Revolution of 1911, as well as his aid in the establishment of a Red Cross League and a Hospital for Disabled Soldiers in Shaanxi.
context_section_description: In addition to studying theology and medicine, Robertson prepared for his missionary career by studying Chinese at King's College London. He was adopted by the Baptist Churches of East London, who would support his missionary work. On 12 October 1909 he set sail aboard the Prince Ludwig, beginning his journey to Xi'an, China.
caption: Sianfu Hospital, later renamed the Jenkins-Robertson Memorial Hospital
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