David Shannon (gynaecologist)
David Shannon TD FRCOG (1876-1933) was a British obstetrician and gynaecologist at the Royal Maternity and Women's Hospital in Glasgow and the Royal Samaritan Hospital. Later he worked at the University of Glasgow Medical School. He was born at Greenock. He interrupted his undergraduate studies at the University of Glasgow to join the Army Medical Services during the Second Boer War. He returned, and graduated M.B., Ch.B, in 1901. He then undertook post-graduate study at the Rotunda Hospital and in Berlin. He served with the Royal Army Medical Corps during the First World  War with the rank of captain and was later promoted to lieutenant-colonel. He served in the Gallipoli campaign and later with campaigns of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force. He was awarded the Territorial Decoration. He was a foundation fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. He also was an active member of many medical societies. He died at his Glasgow home on 20 April 1933, following a long illness, and was buried at Greenock. He was survived by his wife, also a physician.