Epsom college 1900-1939: consultants, senior medical officers of health, and military doctors

SAMUEL DAVIDSON (1907-1981). A.F.C., M.B., Ch.B. (Edin.), F.R.C.S. (Edin.), F.R.C.O.G.

Samuel Davidson (1907-1981) [Epsom College 1917-1925. prefect. Rugby XV. Hodgkin Prize] was the son of Dr Samuel Davidson, of Kelso, Lanarkshire, and brother of Dr William Davidson [Epsom College 1916-1923]. He received his medical education at Edinburgh University, and was appointed Consultant Obstetrician at the United Birmingham Hospitals, and Lecturer and Examiner for Birmingham University. He was Chairman of the Birmingham Sub-Committee for training in obstetrics and gynaecology, Vice-President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (1969-1972), and an Examiner and Member of Council of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. During the Second World War he served as a Squadron Leader with the R.A.F.V.R. (1939-1945), and among his duties were those of a Flying Instructor in the R.A.F.

WILLIAM DERRICK COLTART (1907-1963). M.B., B.S. (Lond.), L.R.C.P. (Eng.), F.R.C.S. (Eng.).

William Derrick Coltart (1907-1963) [Epsom College 1918-1925. prefect] was the son of Dr Guy Hemming Coltart [Epsom College 1885-1892], and brother of Ronald Hugh Coltart [Epsom College 1921-1927]. He was awarded an Entrance Scholarship to St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and was appointed Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at St Bartholomew’s, the Royal Masonic, the Royal Marsden, Chailey Heritage and St Andrew’s Hospitals. He had previously worked at the Arthur Stanley Institute of Rheumatology at the Middlesex Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital and East Ham Memorial Hospital. He was elected a Hunterian Professor of the Royal College of Surgeons (1948), and awarded a Geigy Travelling Fellowship of the British Empire Rheumatism Council. During the Second World War he served as a Wing Commander in the R.A.F.V.R. (1939-1945), commanding the surgical division of Church Village R.A.F. Hospital. He was Vice-President of the Orthopaedic Section of the British Medical Association (1956), and Secretary at the joint meeting with the Irish Medical Association in Dublin (1952).

ANDREW KILLEY MONRO (born 1907). M.A., M.D., M.B., B.Ch. (Cantab.), L.R.C.P. (Eng.), F.R.C.S. (Eng.).

Andrew Killey Monro (born 1907) [Epsom College 1922-1925. prefect. Cricket XI. MacFarlane Cup] was the son of Dr J. D. R. Monro, of Muswell Hill, North London, and brother of John Kirkpatrick Monro, F.R.C.S. [Epsom College 1916-1921]. He received his medical education at Pembroke College, Cambridge, and the London Hospital. He was appointed Consultant Surgeon at St John’s Hospital, Leicester Square and the Southend General Hospital. He was also Senior Lecturer in Surgery at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith, London, and previously Surgeon to the Out-Patients Department at the London Hospital. During the second World War he served as a Squadron Leader (Surgical Specialist) in the R.A.F. Medical Branch.

ANTHONY RICHARD CHARLES HIGHAM (born 1907). T.D., M.B., B.S. (Lond.), L.R.C.P. (Eng.), F.R.C.S. (Eng.).

Anthony Richard Charles Higham (born 1907) [Epsom College 1919-1927. Watts Science Prize] was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Bernard Higham, C.I.E., I.M.S., and brother of Lieutenant-Colonel John Bernard Higham [Epsom College 1923-1933], and father of Commander Michael Bernard Shepley Higham, R.N. [Epsom College 1950-1954], and Martin John Higham [Epsom College 1954-1957]. He received his medical education at St George’s Hospital. He was elected Dean of the Institute of Urology, Consultant Surgeon at St Peter’s Hospital, Chertsey, Surrey, and Consultant Urologist at Queen Mary’s Hospital, Stratford. He was previously Chief Assistant Urologist at King’s College Hospital. He was a Foundation Member of the British Association of Urologists, and a member of the International Society of Urological Surgeons. During the Second World war he served as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the R.A.M.C.

CHARLES LAURENCE HEANLEY (1907-2008). T.D., M.A., M.B., B.Ch. (Cantab.), F.R.C.S. (Eng.), M.R.C.P. (Lond.).

Charles Laurence Heanley (1907-2008) [Epsom College 1921-1925. prefect] was the son of Dr C. M. Heanley, of Hong Kong, and brother of Francis John Byron Heanley [Epsom College 1922-1931], and father of Dr Charles Peter Heanley [Epsom College 1951-1955]. He received his medical education at Downing College, Cambridge, where he passed the M.A. Examination with Honours, and the London Hospital. He was appointed Consultant Plastic Surgeon, and Surgeon in charge of the Department of Plastic Surgery at the Royal London Hospital (1946-1964). He was also Consultant Plastic Surgeon to the North East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board, Worthing Hospital, and the Royal Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, London. Previously he was Surgical First Assistant at the London Hospital. During the Second World War he served as a Lieutenant-Colonel (Surgical Specialist) in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945) in France, India, at the Plastic Surgery and Jaw Injury Centre, East Grinstead (1942-1945), and the Park Prewitt Plastic Surgery Unit (1941-1942).

FREDERICK RICHARD GLOVER (born 1907). M.C., M.B., B.S. (Lond.), M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (Eng.), D.P.H. (Eng.).

Frederick Richard Glover (born 1907) [Epsom College 1921-1921] was the son of H. J. Glover of Chingford, Essex. He received his medical education at the London Hospital. He was appointed Consultant Chest Physician at Bury, and Visiting Physician at the Florence Nightingale Infectious Diseases Hospital, Bury. He was also Consultant Chest Physician for the Manchester Regional Hospital Board, and previously Medical Superintendent, of the Bury and District Joint Hospital Board. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C.

JOHN OWEN FISHER DAVIES (1908-1978). C.B.E., Q.H.P., M.D., B.S. (Lond.), M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (Eng.), F.R.C.P. (Lond.), D.R.C.O.G.

John Owen Fisher Davies (1908-1978) [Epsom College 1922-1926] was the son of Dr Eleazar Davies, of Fochriw, Glamorgan. He received his medical education at the Middlesex Hospital where he was the Freer Lucas Entrance Scholar. He was appointed Senior Administrative Medical Officer to the Oxford Regional Hospital Board, having previously been Assistant Medical Officer to Staffordshire County Council (1934), and Principal Medical Officer to the Middlesex County Council (1939). In 1947, he was appointed Deputy Senior Administrative Medical Officer to the North West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board in readiness for the commencement of the National Health Service in 1948. From 1961-1963 he was seconded from Oxford to the Ministry of Health as Senior Principal Medical Officer, and Secretary to the Council for Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education. He was an Honorary Physician to H.M. the Queen. “By far the greatest evidence of his abilities and personal leadership, however, was the achievement of changes in the way hospital services were delivered in the Oxford Region. He would define and measure a problem, pilot a solution and, if successful, would demonstrate the value of a new method of working to his clinical colleagues, convincing them that a change was worthwhile. The Oxford Region became notable for quality, enterprise and efficiency in its hospital services. ‘Jof,’ as he was always known, was honoured, being made a C.B.E. in 1964 and a Q.H.P. in 1965.”

STEPHEN JOHN HADFIELD (1908-2007). M.A., M.B., B.Ch. (Cantab.), M.R.C.S., (Eng.), F.R.C.P. (Edin.), D.Obst.R.C.O.G.

Stephen John Hadfield (1908-2007) [Epsom College 1917-1927. prefect. Rugby XV. Watts Science Prize] was the son of Dr C. F. Hadfield, of Upper Clapton, Greater London, and brother of Charles Chandos Hadfield [Epsom College 1919-1929]. He won a Natural Sciences Scholarship to Trinity College, Cambridge, and completed his medical training at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, where he won the Bentley Prize. In 1936, he entered general practice before seeing war service as a Squadron Leader in the R.A.F.V.R. (1939-1945), and being mentioned in dispatches. In 1848, he became Assistant Secretary of the British Medical Association, and Dr Charles Hill, Minister of Health, commissioned him to undertake a major study of British general practitioners. As a result of his report working conditions for general practitioners underwent a significant improvement. In 1958 his book on law and ethics for doctors was published. In 1960 he became Secretary of the British Medical Association and from 1964 until 1974, Scottish Secretary of the British Medical Association.

ROLAND SWAINE LEWIS (1908-2001). M.A., M.B., B.Ch. (Cantab.), L.R.C.P. (Eng.), F.R.C.S. (Eng.).

Roland Swaine Lewis (1908-2001) [Epsom College 1923-1926. Rugby XV. Cricket XI] was the son of Dr W. J. Lewis, of Ystalyfera, Glamorgan, and brother of David Lewis, M.C., F.R.C.S. [Epsom College 1920-1925]. He received his medical education at St John’s College, Cambridge, and St George’s Hospital, where he won the Brackenbury Prize for surgery. He was appointed Senior Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon at King’s College Hospital (1946-1973), Mount Vernon Hospital and Norwood District Hospital. During the Second World War he served as a Major in the R.A.M.C. (E.N.T. specialist) (1939-1945). He was a member of the United Hospitals, London Welsh, and Middlesex County Rugby XVs.

JAMES RAMSAY MUIRHEAD MARTIN (born 1908). M.B., B.S. (Lond.), D.M.R.E. (Cantab.).

James Ramsay Muirhead Martin (born 1908) [Epsom College 1918-1927. prefect. Rugby XV] was the son of Dr T. M. Martin, of Upper Clapton, Greater London, and brother of Gordon Ogilvie Martin [Epsom College 1918-1926]. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. He was appointed Consultant Radiologist at Salford Royal Hospital, having previously been Assistant Radiologist at Gloucester Royal Infirmary, and Assistant Radium Therapist at the Royal Cancer Hospital. He was a member of the British Institute of Radiology. During the Second World War he served as a Major in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1942).

JOHN DENIS LENDRUM (born 1908). V.R.D., M.B., B.Ch., (Manchester), D.P.H. (Lond.).

John Denis Lendrum (born 1908) [Epsom College 1920-1926] was the son of Dr J. B. Lendrum, of Oldham, Greater Manchester, and brother of Dr George MacCormac Lendrum [Epsom College 1919-1923]. He received his medical education at Manchester University, and was appointed Consultant Chest Physician to the Wessex Regional Hospital Board, and Medical Director of the Mass Radiography Unit at Portsmouth. He was previously Chest Physician to the South West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board, and Tuberculosis Officer for the Worcestershire County Council. During the Second World War he served as a Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander in the R.N.V.R. and was mentioned in dispatches twice.

IVOR ANDERSON MacDOUGAL (born 1908). O.B.E., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (Eng.), D.P.H. (Lond.).

Ivor Anderson MacDougal (born 1908) [Epsom College 1923-1926] was the son of Dr J. G. MacDougal, of Chadwell Heath, Greater London. He received his medical education at Guy’s Hospital, and was appointed County Medical Officer of Health and Principal School Medical Officer for the Hampshire County Council. He was also Medical Officer of Health and Principal School Medical Officer for Bournemouth. Before this he was Senior Medical Officer at the Monsall Infectious Diseases Hospital, Manchester. During the Second World War he served as a Major in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945).

JAMES EDWARD SCOTT CARMICHAEL (1909-1994). B.A., M.B., Ch.B. (Oxon.), F.R.C.S. (Eng.), F.R.C.O.G.

James Edward Scott Carmichael (1909-1994) [Epsom College 1920-1928. prefect. Rugby XV] was the son of E. W. S. Carmichael, F.R.C.S., of Edinburgh. He received his medical education at Keble College, University of Oxford, and Edinburgh University. He was appointed Consultant Obstetrician at Barnet General Hospital, Hertfordshire (1949-1973). Before this appointment he was Medical Officer at the West London Hospital before and after the Second World War. During the War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. and was mentioned in dispatches. In 1941 he was captured in Crete, and remained a prisoner of war until 1944.

HAROLD WILLIAM SALMON (1909-1986). M.D., B.S. (Lond.), M.R.C.S. (Eng.), F.R.C.P. (Lond.), F.Z.S.

Harold William Salmon (1909-1986) [Epsom College 1920-1928. prae school. Rugby XV. MacFarlane Cup. Ann Hood Exhibition. Claude Calthrop, Watts Science, Ralph Gooding Botany and Hodgkin Prizes] was the son of Dr Albert Salmon, of Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, and father of Dr Michael Anthony Salmon, F.R.C.P. [Epsom College 1948-1953], and Dr Paul Raymond Salmon, F.R.C.P. [Epsom College 1949-1954]. He was awarded the Freer-Lucas Entrance Scholarship to the Middlesex Hospital, where he won the Senior Broderip Scholarship. He was appointed Consultant Physician at East Ham Memorial Hospital, Queen Mary’s Hospital, Stratford, and St George in the East Hospital. In 1947-1948 he served as a Major in the R.A.M.C. at the Royal Herbert Hospital, Woolwich. He was a Freeman of the City of London and the author of the A Handbook of Clinical Cardiology (1962).

ALAN MORTON GILL (1909-1985). C.B.E., M.D., B.S. (Lond.), M.R.C.S. (Eng.), F.R.C.P. (Lond.).

Alan Morton Gill (1909-1985) [Epsom College 1920-1927. prefect. Rugby XV] was the son of Dr L. H. Gill of Gibraltar, and brother of Kenneth Morton Gill [Epsom College 1922-1929]. He was awarded the Freer Lucas Scholarship to the Middlesex Hospital, and was appointed Consultant Physician at Charing Cross Hospital (1972-1974), and Consultant Physician at the West London Hospital (1939-1972). He was an Examiner for the Royal College of Physicians (1970-1978), and Honorary Medical Consultant to the High Commissions of Barbados and Guyana in the United Kingdom (1966-1974); Senior Medical Consultant for Canada Life Assurance Company and a member of the Medical Appeal Tribunal of the Department of Health and Social Security (1976-1979). He was also an Examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons (1966-1974), and previously a Research Assistant in the Department of Physiology at the Middlesex Hospital. During the Second World War he worked for the Emergency Medical Service at Old Windsor and Stoke Mandeville Hospitals. After the War he returned to the West London Hospital and built up the department of gastroenterology, before playing a prominent part in its eventual fusion with the Charing Cross Hospital Medical School. He was a pioneer in the field of gastroscopy. Today his personal gastroscope is on display in the London Science Museum. In 1970 he was created C.B.E. for his services to the Barbados and Guyana High Commission in the United Kingdom, and he was invited to attend the Independence Celebrations in Barbados at the personal wish of the prime minister.

ARTHUR EVANS FRANCIS (born 1909). M.D., B.S. (Lond.), M.R.C.S. (Eng.), M.R.C.P. (Lond.), F.R.C.Path.

Arthur Evans Francis (born 1909) [Epsom College 1924-1927] was the son of Dr T. E. Francis of Barnsley, Yorkshire. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, where he passed the M.B. Examination with Honours in Medicine. He was appointed Consultant Pathologist at St Peter’s, St Paul’s and St Philip’s Hospitals, London, having been Assistant Bacteriologist and Senior Demonstrator in Pathology at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. He was a Member of the Pathological Society of Great Britain. During the Second World War he served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945).

JOHN LEWIS REID (1909-1994). B.M., B.Ch. (Oxon.), L.R.C.P. (Lond.), F.R.C.S. (Eng.), D.L.O. (Eng.).

John Lewis Reid (1909-1994) [Epsom College 1920-1928. prefect. Captain of the Rugby XV] was the son of Dr John Reid, of Ashford, Middlesex, and brother of Arthur Maurice Reid [Epsom College 1920-1926]. He received his medical education at Brasenose College, University of Oxford, and the Middlesex Hospital, and was appointed Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon to the Canterbury, Isle of Thanet and South East Kent Hospital Groups. He was previously Assistant ENT Surgeon at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-on-Tyne, and Consultant ENT Surgeon at Preston Hospital. He was Adviser in E.N.T. to Air Headquarters, India, and a Squadron Leader in the R.A.F.V.R. He was a member of the Oxford University Rugby XV and the Ireland Rugby XV.

MAJOR GENERAL JAMES LESLIE GORDON (1909-1986). C.B.E., Q.H.S., R.A.M.C., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (Eng.), M.F.C.M., D.P.H. (Eng.).

James Leslie Gordon (1909-1986) [Epsom College 1924-1928] was the son of Dr J. l. Gordon, of Caterham, Surrey, and brother of Dr Ian Hunter Gordon [Epsom College 1933-1939]. He was awarded the Freer Lucas Scholarship to the Middlesex Hospital, and shortly after qualifying joined the R.A.M.C. and won the Parkes Prize on the junior officers’ course. He was appointed Commandant of the Army School of Health (1956-1958), and Professor of Army Health at the Royal Army Military College (1958-1962). From 1962 until 1964 he was Director of Army Health at the War Office. He was also Commander of the British Forces in Cyprus. After retiring from the army he was appointed Deputy Medical Officer of Health for Canterbury (1965-1974). He was an Honorary Surgeon to H.M. the Queen.

WILLIAM HIBBERT ALLANSON PICTON (1909-1987). M.A., B.M., Ch.B. (Oxon.), F.R.C.Path.

William Hibbert Allanson Picton (1909-1987) [Epsom College 1923-1927] was the son of Dr L. J. Picton, O.B.E., of Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, and brother of Dr Arthur Dyce Picton, M.B.E., M.C. [Epsom College 1925-1929]. He received his medical education at Merton College, University of Oxford, and King’s College Hospital. He was appointed Consultant Pathologist at Hillingdon Hospital, and was a Founder Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists. In the early days of the National Health Service he was a pioneer of open laboratory access for general practitioners. In the 1960s he became deeply involved in plans for rebuilding Hillingdon Hospital. He grasped new concepts and moulded them to suit the local situation, and the excellent central sterile supply unit was his brainchild. During the Second World War he served as a Lieutenant-Commander in the R.N.V.R., on convoys to Iceland, Northern Russia, and Africa.

RICHARD EDWARD KENNY LEVICK (1910-1943). B.A., M.B., B.Ch. (Cantab.), M.R.C.P. (Lond.).

Richard Edward Kenny Levick (1910-1943) [Epsom College 1920-1928] was the son of Dr George Kenny Levick, of West Ham, Greater London [Epsom College 1882-1883], and brother of Dr Percy George Levick [Epsom College 1914-1920]. He received his medical education at Christ College, Cambridge, where he won the Elmore Research Studentship, and St Bartholomew’s Hospital. He was appointed Resident Assistant Physician at the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, having previously been Research Assistant in the Department of Medicine at the University of Cambridge. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C.

ERIC HARRAL TOMLIN (born 1910). M.D., Ch.B. (Leeds), D.P.H. (Eng.).

Eric Harral Tomlin (born 1910) [Epsom College 1924-1927] was the son of Dr Herbert Tomlin, of Huddersfield. He received his medical education at Leeds University, and was appointed Medical Officer of Health for Dewsbury, Yorkshire. Before this appointment he was Assistant Medical Officer of Health for the Staffordshire County Council, Medical Superintendent at Southend Isolation Hospital, and Assistant Port Medical Officer at Portsmouth. He was a Fellow of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945).

RICHARD MARTIN HAIGH ANNING (1910-1985). M.B., B.S. (Lond.), M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (Eng.),

Richard Martin Haigh Anning (1910-1985) [Epsom College 1924-1928. prefect. Rugby XV] was the son of Dr G. P. Anning, of Headingley, Leeds. He received his medical education at St Mary’s Hospital, and was appointed Consultant Anaesthetist at Harrogate and Ripon. He was a Member of the Harrogate Medical Society, and the Yorkshire Society of Anaesthetists. During the Second World War he served as a Major in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945).

DUDLEY WILLIAM GOTLA (1910-2009). M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (Eng.), D.A. (Eng.), F.F.A.R.C.S.

Dudley William Gotla (1910-2009) [Epsom College 1921-1928] was the son of Dr F. S. Gotla, of St George’s Square, London, and father of Peter William Gotla [Epsom College 1954-1957]. He received his medical education at the London Hospital, and was appointed Consultant Anaesthetist at Leicester Royal Infirmary and the Leicester Group of Hospitals (1950-1974). From 1938 until 1939 he served as a Ship’s Surgeon on the P. & O. SS ‘Ranch,i’ and from 1946 until 1949 he was Senior Registrar in Anaesthesia at University College Hospital and the Brompton Hospital, London. From 1974 until 1982 he conducted a private anaesthetic practice in the United Kingdom, Holland and New Zealand. He was President of the Leicestershire Branch of the British Medical Association. During the Second World War he served in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945), and was made a Japanese Prisoner-of-War (Siam-Burma Railway).

HENRY PROCTOR (1910-2007). M.B., B.S. (Lond.), F.R.C.S. (Edin.).

Henry Proctor (1910-2007) [Epsom College 1925-1929] was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel A. H. Proctor, D.S.O., I.M.S., and brother of Kenneth Moncrieff Proctor [Epsom College 1924-1926]. He received his medical education at Durham University and St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and was appointed Consultant Surgeon at the Birmingham Accident Hospital (1950-1975). His interest in the long term care of patients with brain injuries led to the formation of the Head Injury Trust and Head Injury Work Centre, of which he was Chairman, and he was co-author of Principles for First Aid of the Injured. He was a member of the British Orthopaedic Association. During the Second World War he served as a Captain (Surgical specialist) in the R.A.M.C., in charge of Surgical Division A and B Military Hospitals in the Middle East, Palestine and North Africa (1941-1945).

GERALD ANTHONY VAN SOMEREN (1911-1957). M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (Eng.), D.P.M. (Eng.).

Gerald Anthony Van Someren (1911-1957) [Epsom College 1924-1929. prefect] was the son of Dr E. H. Van Someren, of Venice. He received his medical education at the Middlesex Hospital, and was appointed Senior Physician at Runwell Hospital for Mental and Nervous Disorders. He was previously Assistant Medical Officer at Carlton Hayes Hospital. He was a member of the Royal Medical and Psychiatric Association. During the Second World War he served as a Squadron Leader and Neuropsychiatric Specialist in the R.A.F.V.R. (1939-1945) at the R.A.F. Neurological Hospital, Matlock, Derbyshire.

BRYCE EVANS BLAIR (1911-2004). M.B., B.S. (Lond.), L.R.C.P. (Lond.), F.R.C.S. (Eng.), F.R.C.O.G.

Bryce Evans Blair (1911-2004) [Epsom College 1924-1928] was the son of Dr Alec Blair, of St Osyth, Essex, and brother of Dr Donald Alexander Sangster Blair, M.D. [Epsom College 1920-1924]. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital, and was appointed Consultant Gynaecologist at the Royal United Hospital, Bath, and Trowbridge, Bradford on Avon, Melksham and Malmesbury District Hospitals. He was previously Senior Registrar in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Middlesex Hospital, and the Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital. He was a Member of the South West Gynaecological Society. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945).

FRANCIS SANSOME MITCHELL-HEGGS (1911-1987). T.D., M.B., B.S. (Lond.), L.R.C.P., F.R.C.S. (Eng.), F.R.C.S. (Edin.).

Francis Sansome Mitchell-Heggs (1911-1987) [Epsom College 1924-1929] was the son of Dr F. R. Michell-Heggs, of Nottingham. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital and Edinburgh University, and was appointed Consultant Surgeon at the Bury and Rossendale Group of Hospitals. He was a member of the Manchester Medical Society. During the Second World War he served as a Major (Surgical Specialist) in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945).