Former general practitioner Freshwater, Isle of Wight (b Reading 1921; q St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, 1946; MBE), died from bronchopneumonia on 30 January 2004. On qualifying he went to Singapore on national service, where he looked after service families and played tennis for the army. In 1950 he was sent to the British Army of the Rhine headquarters in Germany to look after service families. While there he designed the new army medical centre at Mönchengladbach. In 1953 he was posted to Australia, eventually leaving the army to become medical director of trials for the Atomic Energy Authority. In 1964 John entered general practice on the Isle of Wight. He leaves a wife; seven children; and 10 grandchildren.
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