Former general practitioner near Norwich 1933-70 (b Scarborough 1906; q Edinburgh 1930), died from septicaemia on 10 September 2001.
His love of athletics developed at university, where he was Scottish half mile champion. As an Olympic trialist he trained with Eric Liddell of Chariots of Fire fame and ran in a Paris international match. After house jobs, he combined general practice with part time anaesthetics before joining the navy. He saw service in the West Indies on merchant cruisers. Discharged in 1944 because of a shortage of Norfolk doctors, he obtained the rank of colonel in the Home Guard. He leaves a wife, Hope; four children; and 11 grandchildren. 
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