 In 1928, he was knighted by King George V, who appointed him Knight Bachelor of the British Empire, for treating 1,000,000 patients and restoring sight to 12,000 of them.The Wanless Hospital in Miraj bears his name, and is now a modern 550-bed teaching hospital.William James Wanless was born on May 1, 1865 to Elizabeth and John Wanless in the then-community of Charleston, Province of Canada (now "Caledon Village", part of Caledon, Ontario, Canada.)