Former general practitioner Merton Park, London, and anaesthetist Nelson and Wimbledon Hospitals, Merton (b Merton Park 1916; q St Bartholomew's 1941), d 7 September 2001.
In 1942 he joined the Royal Army Medical Corps, taking part in the invasions of North Africa, Sicily, and Italy. His was the first medical unit to enter Tunis. He was at the battle for Monte Cassino and the fall of Rome, and was one of the first to enter Venice, ending the war as assistant medical officer of health in Trieste and Venezia-Guilia. He was then major on a troopship in the Mediterranean, returning prisoners of war. His abiding interest was electrical technology, especially sound recording. As a student in the 1930s he recorded heartbeats. Predeceased by his son, he leaves a wife, Pam; a daughter; and five grandchildren.
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