MERVYN SEYMOUR PEMBREY (born 1900). T.D., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (Eng.)

Mervyn Seymour Pembrey (born 1900) [Epsom College 1915-1918] was the son of Professor M. S. Pembrey, M.D., F.R.S., of Haywards Heath, Sussex. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Brighton, Sussex. During the First World War he served as a Rifleman in the Rifle Brigade (1918), and during the Second World War as a Major (Territorial Army) in the R.A.M.C.

Percy George Levick (1901-1987) [Epsom College 1914-1920. prefect. Cricket XI] was the son of Dr George Kenny Levick [Epsom College 1882-1883]. He received his medical education at Pembroke College, Cambridge, and St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Bungay, Suffolk. During the Second World War he was the only practitioner for 8,000 people in the Bungay area. He served as Medical Officer of Health for Bungay U.D.C. and Wangford R.D.C., as well as Visiting Physician at All Hallows Hospital, Ditchingham. He was a member of Bungay Urban District Council.

George Anthony Hamilton Norman (born 1900) [Epsom College 1914-1920] was the son of Dr George Norman, of Buckhurst Hill, Essex, and father of George James Norman [Epsom College 1943-1947], and Dr David Anthony Norman [Epsom College 1945-1950]. He received his medical education at the Westminster Hospital, and went into general practice at Buckhurst Hill, Essex. During the Second World War he served as a Squadron Leader in the R.A.F. (1939-1943).

William Geoffrey Stanley Foster (born 1901) [Epsom College 1916-1919] was the son of S. F. Foster. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and served as a Colonel in the R.A.M.C.

Denis Oliver (born 1901) [Epsom College 1910-1919. prefect] was the son of Stuart Oliver, timber merchant, of Woodmansterne, Surrey, and brother of Captain Ronald Oliver, R.N. [Epsom College 1912-1916]. He received his medical education at Clare College, Cambridge, and St George’s Hospital, and entered general practice at Blandford, Dorset. He was the Surgeon for the Blandford Cottage Hospital.

Sidney Ronald Matthews (1901-1975) [Epsom College 1911-1919. prefect. Rugby XV. Hodgkin Prize] was the son of Dr Sidney Philip Matthews, J.P. [Epsom College 1877-1884]. He received his medical education at Queen’s College, Cambridge, and the Middlesex Hospital, and went into general practice at Crawley, Sussex, where he remained for 35 years. He was also Surgeon for the Crawley Cottage Hospital, and Medical Officer and Public Vaccinator for the Horsham Union. He served as a J.P. for the County of Sussex. He was a Cambridge University Boxing Blue, and played Rugby for the Sussex County XV.

James Kenneth Steel (born 1901) [Epsom College 1914-1918. prefect] was the son of Dr William Steel, of Middlesbrough, and brother of Matthew Reginald Steel, D.S.O. and bar, M.C., T.D. [Epsom College 1908-1912]. He received his medical education at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary (Edinburgh University), Durham University and Glasgow University. He went into general practice at Middlesborough, Yorkshire.

Glyn Charles Edwards (born 1901) [Epsom College 1916-1919] was the son of Dr J. C. Edwards, J.P., of Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales, and brother of John Charles Edwards [Epsom College 1922-1927]. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital, and was appointed Medical Officer in the West African Medical Service, based at Accra, Gold Coast (Ghana).

James Alexander Walker (1901-1953) [Epsom College 1914-1918. prefect. Watts Science Prize] was the son of Dr J. H. Walker, of Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, and brother of Dr Robert Lawrence Walker [Epsom College 1912-1914]. He received his medical education at St Mary’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Parkstone, Dorset. He was also an Assistant Anaesthetist at the East Dorset Hospital, Poole.

De Lisle Cary (born 1901) [Epsom College 1915-1920. prefect] was the son of de Lisle Carey, engineer, of Guernsey. He received his medical education at St Mary’s Hospital, and entered the Indian Medical Service. No further details found.

Allan Beale Hewett (born 1901) [Epsom College 1915-1918. prefect] was the son of Professor R. T. Hewlett, M.D., F.R.C.P., and brother of Dr Richard Frederick Lister Hewlett [Epsom College 1909-1915], Rex George Francis Hewlett [Epsom College 1917-1920], and Paul Soames Hewlett [Epsom College 1935-1938]. He received his medical education at King’s College Hospital, and went into general practice at Battersea Park Road, South London. He was previously Resident Medical Officer at the Royal Waterloo Hospital, and Assistant Medical Officer at Bethnal Green Hospital. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945).

Charles Richardson McClure (1901-1989) [Epsom College 1915-1918] was the son of Dr C. T. McClure, of Koffy Fontein, Orange Free State, South Africa, and father of Dr John Lawe McClure [Epsom College 1945-1946]. He received his medical education at the London Hospital, and went into general practice in St John’s Wood, London. (1928-1968). He was also District Medical Officer for London County Council. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1940-1945), in Africa and Italy, and was mentioned in dispatches.

Christopher Owen Philips-Gange (born 1901) [Epsom College 1916-1917] was the son of Dr F. W. Gange, of Faversham, Kent. He received his medical education at Edinburgh University, and went into general practice at Faversham. He was also Honorary Radiologist at Faversham Hospital, and Medical Officer for Faversham Infirmary. Before starting in general practice he served as a Surgeon Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, Sarawak Civil Service (1928-1930), based at Sibu. During the Second World War he served as a Flight Lieutenant with the R.A.F.V.R. (1939-1945).

Derek Ashley Lubbock (born 1902) [Epsom College 1912-1920. prefect] was the son of Dr E. A. Lubbock, of Fulham, London. He received his medical education at University College Hospital, and went into general practice at Herne Bay, Kent. He was also the Honorary Medical Officer at Herne Bay Cottage Hospital.

Rupert Hadley Scott (born 1902) [Epsom College 1916-1920. prefect. Rugby XV. Cricket XI] was the son of Colonel B. H. Scott, C.M.G., A.M.S. He received his medical education at St Mary’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Basingstoke, Hampshire. He was also the Honorary Medical Officer at Odiham Cottage Hospital and Fleet District Hospital.

Ronald Arthur Phillips (born 1902) [Epsom College 1916-1920. prefect. Rugby XV. Cricket XI. Martin Maths and Watts Science Prizes] was the son of Dr E. L. Phillips, of Bargoed, South Wales. He was a Scholar of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where he took First Class Honours in the Natural Science Tripos, and completed his medical training at St Thomas’s Hospital. He went into general practice at Hengoed, Glamorgan.

Godfrey James Gross (1902-1932) [Epsom College 1916-1920] was the son of Dr C. F. Gross, of Wickham Market, Suffolk. He received his medical education at Clare College, Cambridge, and King’s College Hospital, and went into general practice at Saxmundham, Suffolk. He was previously Resident Accoucheur at King’s College Hospital. He died aged 31 years.

John Cadell Lee (born 1902) [Epsom College 1913-1918. Cricket XI] was the son of J. A. Lee, F.R.C.S., of Newport, Monmouthshire. He received his medical education at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, and the London Hospital, and went into general practice at Sittingbourne, Kent. He was Public Vaccinator for the Newington District, and previously Resident Medical Officer at Wimbledon Hospital and Wandsworth Borough Maternity Hospital.

James Younger Woodhouse (born 1902) [Epsom College 1913-1920] was the son of Dr E. E. Woodhouse, of Willington Quay-on-Tyne, Tyne and Wear. He received his medical education at Durham University, and then joined the Royal Navy as a Surgeon Lieutenant. No further details found.

Richard Patrick Ross (born 1902) [Epsom College 1913-1920. prefect. Rugby XV] was the son of Surgeon Rear Admiral R. A. Ross, R.N., and brother of Lieutenant-Colonal Howard Adolphus Ross, R.A. [Epsom College 1913-1918]. He received his medical education at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, and King’s College Hospital. He went into general practice at Holborn, London. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1942-1945).

John Walter Edward Cory (born 1902) [Epsom College 1916-1919] was the son of Dr C. G. Cory, of Soham, Cambridgeshire, brother of Richard Henry Cory [Epsom College 1918-1919], and father of David Woodhams Cory [Epsom College 1948-1952]. He received his medical education at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and King’s College Hospital. He went into general practice at Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, and served as Honorary Surgeon and Ophthalmic Surgeon at the West Suffolk General Hospital, Bury St Edmunds. He was Assistant Secretary of the West Suffolk Division of the British Medical Association.

Gordon Harrison Brown (born 1902) [Epsom College 1916-1920. prefect] was the son of Dr W. H. Brown, of West Kirby, Merseyside. He received his medical education at Pembroke College, Cambridge, and Liverpool University. He went into general practice at Meols, Cheshire, where he was District Medical Officer and Public Vaccinator for Hoylake, and Honorary Medical Officer at the Children’s Convalescent Home, West Kirby. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945).

James Pattinson Thyne (1902-1941) [Epsom College 1917-1920. prefect. Rugby XV] was the son of Dr J. T. Thyne, of Wandsworth, South London, and brother of William Robertson Thyne [Epsom College 1918, died in 1920]. He received his medical education at King’s College Hospital, and went into general practice at Wandsworth, South London. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. and was killed in action in 1941. He was aged 39 years.

Eric Carwardine Dayus (1902-1994) [Epsom College 1914-1921. prefect. Captain of Rugby XV] was the son of Dr F. H. Dayus, of Forest Gate, Greater London. He received his medical education at St Mary’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Acton, West London. During the Second World War he served as a Squadron Leader in the R.A.F. (1939-1945).

Edmund Arthur Pye (born 1902) [Epsom College 1915-1919] was the son of Harry Pye, wine merchant, of Burgh Heath, Surrey. He received his medical education at Trinity College, Cambridge, and St George’s Hospital. He went into general practice in Boston Road, London, and was Honorary Medical Officer at Hanwell Cottage Hospital, and before that he was Honorary Anaesthetist at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Ealing.

Thomas Whitley MacDowell (1902-1934) [Epsom College 1914-1920. prefect. Harvey Prize] was the son of Dr Thomas MacDowell, of Dublin. He received his medical education at Trinity College, Dublin, and went into general practice in Dublin. He died aged 32 years.

George William Rosslyn Thomson (born 1902) [Epsom College 1914-1917] was the son of Dr George Thomson, of Codnor, Derbyshire. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Ripley, Derbyshire.

John Alan Hartley (born 1902) [Epsom College 1917-1921. prefect] was the son of Dr John Hartley, of Bournemouth, and brother of Guy Wimshurst Hartley [Epsom College 1919-1923], and Arthur Deryck Hartley [Epsom College 1921-1929]. He received his medical education at Clare College, Cambridge, and St Thomas’s Hospital. He went into general practice in Boscombe, Bournemouth, and was Honorary Anaesthetist at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Bournemouth, and the West Hampshire Hospital, Bournemouth. During the Second World War he served as a Major in the R.A.M.C.

Ronald Henry Knight (1902-1977) [Epsom College 1916-1921. head prefect. Brande Prize] was the son of Dr Henry Ernest Knight, M.D., J.P., of Rotherham, and brother of Robert Cecil Knight [Epsom College 1925-1930]. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Crawley, Sussex, where he was also Medical Officer for Crawley Cottage Hospital.

Ronald Thorpe (born 1902) [Epsom College 1914-1915] was the son of Fleet Surgeon V. C. Thorpe, R.N., and brother of Harold Gimson Thorpe [Epsom College 1914-1915]. He received his medical education at St George’s Hospital, and entered the Royal Air Force Medical Branch. He was previously Medical Officer at the Metropolitan Hospital, London.

Frederick Denys Stanton Poole (born 1902) [Epsom College 1915-1920. prefect. Watts Science, Ralph Gooding Botany and Brande Prizes] was the son of Dr J. C. Poole, of Hampton Wick, Greater London; brother of Arthur Bruce Poole [Epsom College 1917-1922], and father of Dr Michael Dines Poole [Epsom College 1950-1954]. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Teddington, Middlesex.

Stanley Ward Barber (born 1903) [Epsom College 1916-1921. Cricket XI] was the son of Dr F. S. Barber, of Streatham, South London. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Harold Road, Norwood, South London, where he was also Anaesthetist for Norwood Cottage Hospital. He was a member of the Sydenham and District Medical Society, and the Croydon Medical Society. During the Second World War he served as a Colonel in the R.A.M.C. (T.A.R.O.) and was taken prisoner of war. He was mentioned in dispatches. He was a Justice of the Peace.

Charles Arthur Nelson Hicks (born 1903) [Epsom College 1917-1920. prefect] was the son of Dr C. E. Hicks, of Huntingdon. He received his medical education at Guy’s Hospital, and went into general practice on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent.

Douglas Strangeways Dixon (born 1903) [Epsom College 1917-1918] was the son of Dr R. H. Dixon, of Ealing, Greater London. He received his medical education at the Middlesex Hospital, and then emigrated to Kericho, Kenya. He was at one time Medical Officer at Mengo Hospital, Uganda, and Resident Medical Officer at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London.

Clifford Gordon-Wilson (born 1903) [Epsom College 1918-1918] was the son of Dr Alexander Gordon-Wilson, of Philbeach Gardens, London. He received his medical education at the London Hospital, and went into general practice in Queen’s Gate Gardens, London. He was previously Resident Medical Officer at the Hospital for Epilepsy, Maida Vale, London, and First Assistant on the Medical Unit at the London Hospital. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945).

George Richard Nicol Henry (born 1903) [Epsom College 1916-1921. prefect. Engledue Prize] was the son of Dr G. N. Henry, of Kennington Road, South London, and brother of Leslie Hay Nicol Henry [Epsom College 1920-1923]. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital, where he passed the M.B. Examination with Honours in Surgery, winning the Mead Medal. He went into general practice at Marlow, Buckinghamshire, and was Honorary Medical Officer at Marlow Cottage Hospital.

Edward Kenneth Pritchard (born 1903) [Epsom College 1917-1920] was the son of Dr E. J. Pritchard, of Wandsworth Common, South London. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Uxbridge, Middlesex. He was also Tuberculosis Officer and Deputy Medical Officer of Health for the Metropolitan Borough of Southwark. He was previously Clinical Assistant in the Neurology Department at St Thomas’s Hospital, and a Flying Officer in the R.A.F. Medical Service.

Edward Augustin White (1903-1929) [Epsom College 1917-1921. prefect. Watts Science, Hodgkin and Gardiner Prizes] was the son of Dr T. E. White, of Catford Hill, South London. He was awarded an Entrance Scholar to St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Catford, South London. He died aged 26 years.

Robert Frederick Jayne (born 1903) [Epsom College 1915-1921. prefect. Rugby XV] was the son of Dr F. J. Jayne, of Glanenig, Brecon, Powys. He received his medical education at the London Hospital, and went into general practice at Talgarth, Powys.

Malcolm Herbert Cecil Dyson (born 1903) [Epsom College 1914-1922. Harvey Prize] was the son of Dr M. G. Dyson, of Rotherhithe, London, and father of Dr Malcolm Julian Dyson [Epsom College 1950-1953]. He received his medical education at University College Hospital, and went into general practice at St Mawes, Cornwall.

Albert William Barclay Wiggins (born 1903) [Epsom College 1914-1916; re-entered 1917-1919] was the son of Dr Barclay Wiggins, of Barnsley, Yorkshire. He received his medical education at the Royal Infirmary Sheffield (Sheffield University), and went into general practice at Barnsley, Yorkshire, where he was also Honorary Clinical Assistant in the Ante-Natal Department at the Jessop Hospital for Women, Sheffield.

Henry Gilbert Floyd (1904-1996) [Epsom College 1916-1922. Rosebery History Prize] was the son of Dr S. G. Floyd, of Grays Thurrock, Essex. He received his medical education at Guy’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Rugby, Warwickshire. He was previously Medical Officer in the Colonial Medical Service in Uganda. During the Second World War he served as a Major in the East Africa Army Medical Corps. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

Malcolm Roderick Gardiner (born 1904) [Epsom College 1921-1924] was the son of Dr Douglas Gardiner, of Muswell Hill, London. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital, and went into general practice at St Ives, Cornwall, where he also served as Senior Hospital Medical Officer and Anaesthetist for the West Penwith Area, Cornwall. During the Second World War he served as a Flight Lieutenant (Specialist Anaesthetist) in the R.A.F.V.R. (1943-1946).

Guy Philipson Nixon (born 1904) [Epsom College 1919-1923. prefect. Rugby XV] was the son of Dr E. J. Nixon, of Heidelberg, Transvaal, South Africa. He received his medical training at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and then went into general practice at Rudgwick, Sussex. He emigrated later to Mufulira, Northern Rhodesia (Zambia), where he served as Medical Officer to the Roan Antelope Mines at Mufulira.

The parentage of Arthur Ewen Kennedy Palmer (afterwards Ewen Arthur Elson) (1904-1945) [Epsom College 1917-1921] was not ascertained. He received his medical education at Clare College, Cambridge, and St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Broadstairs, Kent, where he was also Honorary Anaesthetist at the Ramsgate General Hospital, and District Medical Officer and Public Vaccinator. He was previously Honorary Anaesthetist for the E.N.T. Department at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital. During the Second World War he served as a Major in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945).

George Denison Stilwell (born 1904) [Epsom College 1917-1923. prae.schol. Captain of Rugby XV. Cricket XI. Brande Prize] was the son of Dr George Fabris Stilwell [Epsom College 1878-1886]. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital, where he was awarded the Jenks Memorial Scholarship. He went into general practice at Beckenham, Kent. During the Second World War he served as a Major in the R.A.M.C. (1936-1945)

William Gourlay Harvey (born 1904) [Epsom College 1918-1922, prefect. Rugby XV. Cricket XI] was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel David Harvey, C.M.G., R.A.M.C. He received his medical education at St Mary’s Hospital. During the Second World War he served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the R.A.M.C., but later emigrated to Dalkeith, Western Australia, where he was employed as Deputy Medical Superintendent of the Repatriation General Hospital at Springbank, Adelaide, South Australia. He was also a Medical Officer with the Schools Medical Service in Western Australia.