HUGH ALEXANDER EVANS (born 1925). M.B.E., B.A., B.M., B.Ch. (Oxon.), D.R.C.O.G., D.C.H. (Eng.), M.R.C.G.P

Hugh Alexander Evans (born 1925) [Epsom College 1938-1943. prefect. Rugby XV] was the son of Dr H. W. Evans, of Norwich. He received his medical education at Merton College, Oxford, and St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and went into general practice at the North Sea Medical Centre, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.

Francis William Huddy (born 1925) [Epsom College 1938-1943] was the son of Dr G. P. D. Huddy, of West Bromwich, Birmingham. He received his medical education at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and St Thomas’s Hospital. He went into general practice at Wanstead, Greater London, and was Clinical Assistant in the ENT Department of St Bartholomew’s Hospital. He was a member of the St Thomas’s Hospital Rugby XV that won the Inter-Hospitals Cup (1950).

Jeffrey Lougher Jones (born 1925) [Epsom College 1939-1943. Cricket XI] was the son of Dr J. W. Jones, of Bridgend, Glamorgan. He received his medical education at the Middlesex Hospital, and went into general practice at Bridgend.

William Hugh Carling (born 1925) [Epsom College 1939-1943] was the son of Dr W. R. Carling, of Alton, Hampshire, and brother of Dr John Russell Carling [Epsom College 1945-1950]. He received his medical education at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and Guy’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Fareham, Hampshire. He was also Medical Director of the Fareham Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit. During the Second World War he served in the Fleet Air Arm (1943-1945).

Richard Herbert King (born 1925) [Epsom College 1938-1944. Rugby XV] was the son of R. H. King, engineer and surveyor, of Ashtead, Surrey. He received his medical education at the Middlesex Hospital, and went into general practice at Leicester.

William Thomas Newman (1925-2001) [Epsom College 1939-1943. Gardiner Prize] was the son of Jocelyn Eric Newman [Epsom College 1907-1910], grandson of Reginald William Newman [Epsom College 1883-1887], and brother of Robert Louis Newman [Epsom College 1943-1946]. He received his medical education at Oriel College, Oxford University and St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Farnham, Surrey. He emigrated later to Australia and was appointed Medical Officer to the Royal Australasian Naval College. He was previously a Surgeon Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Australian Navy.

Anthony Allan Craigen (1925-2008) [Epsom College (1939-1943. Rugby XV] was the son of Dr A. J. Craigen, of British Guiana. He received his medical education at Guy’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Cambridge. He was also Medical Officer for CIBA-Geigy Plastics Division, and Medical Officer for The Leys School, Cambridge.

Robert Gordon Nicholson (1925-2006) [Epsom College 1939-1944. prefect. Captain of Rugby XV. Captain of Cricket XI] was the son of Dr James Nicholson, of Bournemouth, and brother of Dr James Gordon Nicholson [Epsom College 1942-1946]. He received his medical education at Guy’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Bournemouth.

John Bourne Taylor (born 1925) [Epsom College 1939-1944] was the son of Dr H. B. Taylor, of Dorking, Surrey. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital, and was appointed Medical Officer at the Cairns Base Hospital, Crows Nest, Queensland, Australia. He was previously in general practice at Tenterden, Kent, and before that held hospital appointments in Aylesbury and Wembley.

Richard Kelly-Wiseham (born 1925) [Epsom College 1938-1943] was the son of Dr W. W. B. Kelly-Wiseham, of Twickenham, Middlesex, and brother of Dr Michael Peter Kelly-Wiseham [Epsom College 1942-1946]. He received his medical education at Trinity College, University of Oxford, the Middlesex Hospital, and the Royal Dental Hospital. He went into general practice at Painswick, Gloucestershire. He previously served as a Major in the R.A.M.C.

Norman Lees (1925-2009) [Epsom College 1940-1942] was the son of C. J. Lees, civil servant, of New Malden, Surrey. He received his medical education at King’s College Hospital, and went into general practice at Wymondham Health Centre, Norfolk, where he was the Principal for over 20 years. He was a Treasury Medical Officer, and was twice Chairman of Wymondham Urban District Council. As a medical student he took part in the liberation of Belsen Concentration Camp (see Brigadier H. L. G. Hughes [Epsom College 1903-1910]. After the Second World War he served as a Surgeon Lieutenant in the R.N.V.R.

David George Geoffrey Greenaway (born 1925) [Epsom College 1940-1943. Rugby XV] was the son of T. J. Greenaway, coal merchant, of Clydach, Swansea. He received his medical education at University College Hospital, and joined the Overseas Civil Service, as a Medical Officer. He was later appointed Director of Medical Services, Entebbe, Uganda.

John Lindsay Corbet (born 1925) [Epsom College 1938-1944. prefect. Rugby XV] was the son of Group Captain L. M. Corbet. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and then entered the R.A.F. Medical Branch as a Wing Commander.

Gordon Donald Stones (born 1925) [Epsom College 1937-1943. prefect. Rugby XV] was the son of Dr G. F. Stones, of Epsom. He received his medical education at Clare College, Cambridge, and St Thomas’s Hospital. He went into general practice at Matamata, New Zealand, having previously served in the RAF Medical Branch. He was a member of the Cambridge University Fives team.

Jeffrey Edward Phillips (born 1925) [Epsom College 1937-1942] was the son of J. E. Phillips, dentist, of Northampton. He received his medical education at Clare College, Cambridge, and the Middlesex Hospital, and went into general practice at Daventry, Northamptonshire. He was also a Local Treasury Medical Officer.

David Norman Howell Owen (born 1925) [Epsom College 1939-1943. Rugby XV. Cricket XI] was the son of Dr John Howard Owen [Epsom College 1902-1903]. He received his medical education at St John’s College, Cambridge, and Guy’s Hospital. He went into general practice at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, and was appointed Clinical Assistant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Pembroke County War Memorial Hospital.

Geoffrey Hugh Smerdon (1926-2005) [Epsom College 1939-1944] was the son of E. W. Smerdon, F.R.C.S., of Dorchester, Dorset. He received his medical education at the London Hospital, and went into general practice at Liskeard, Cornwall, where he was Medical Officer for the Lamellion Hospital and Trevillis House Hospital, Liskeard.

John Lennox Currie (born 1926) [Epsom College 1939-1944] was the son of Dr J. S. Currie, of Saltford, Somerset. He received his medical education at the London Hospital, and went into general practice at Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.

Kenneth Leslie Oldershaw (born 1926) [Epsom College 1938-1943] was the son of Dr F. W. Oldershaw, of Weymouth, Dorset. He receieved his medical education at the London Hospital, and went into general practice at Honor Oak Park, London. He previously served as a Squadron Leader in the RAF.

Henry Ronald Playfair (1926-2002) [Epsom College 1938-1944. prefect] was the son of H. J. Playfair, farmer, of Kincardineshire. He received his medical education at the London Hospital, and went into general practice at Plymouth, Devon. He was instrumental in the development of undergraduate and vocational training for general practice in the south-west, and in Plymouth in particular. In 1980, he moved to take up a position at the Department of Health, and remained there until 1991.

Roderick Hunt Longton (born 1926) [Epsom College 1939-1942] was the son of Dr E. S. Longton, of Bayswater, London, and brother of Eric Michael Longton [Epsom College 1937-1941]. He received his medical education at St Mary’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Epping, Essex. He was also a Clinical Assistant in the Orthopaedic Department at Wanstead Hospital, and the Department of General Medicine at Harlow Hospital.

Anthony Arthur Hobbs (1926-1952) [Epsom College 1939-1943. Cricket XI] was the son of F. W. Hobbs, of Sutton, Surrey, and brother of David Leon Hobbs [Epsom College 1935-1939]. He received his medical education at King’s College Hospital, and joined the R.A.M.C. as a Captain. He died on active service in 1952, at the age of 26 years.

Robert Andrew Cooper (born 1926) [Epsom College 1942-1944. Rugby XV] was the son of A. R. Cooper, electrical engineer, of Cheam, Surrey. He received his medical education at St Mary’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Bideford, North Devon, where he was also a member of the Medical Staff of Bideford Hospital and Torridge Hospital, Bideford. He also served as a Medical Officer for the North Devon Forward Medical Aid Unit.

John Hamilton Wilson (born 1926) [Epsom College 1940-1944] was the son of Dr R. M. Wilson, of Stockport, Lancashire. He received his medical education at Trinity College, University of Oxford, and Guy’s Hospital. He then went into general practice at Launceston, Tasmania. He was a member of the Oxford University Fencing Team.

Harold Peter Smith (born 1926) [Epsom College 1940-1943] was the son of Harold Smith, Admiralty engineer, of Southsea, Hampshire. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia. He previously served in the RAF Medical Branch.

John Desmond Roche (born 1926) [Epsom College 1943-1944] was the son of Dr M. J. Roche, of Epsom, and brother of Richard Maurice Roche [Epsom College 1937-1939]. He received his medical education at the Middlesex Hospital, and went into general practice at Croydon, Surrey.

William Howell McKendrick (born 1926) [Epsom College 1940-1944] was the son of Dr William McKendrick, of Blackwood, Monmouthshire, and brother of Ian Weir McKendrick, L.D.S. [Epsom College 1942-1946], and David Clarkson McKendrick, L.D.S. [Epsom College 1943-1949]. He received his medical education at Guy’s Hospital, and went into general practice at High Prairie, Alberta, Canada, where he was also on the Staff of Providence Hospital, High Prairie. He was previously a Surgeon in the Royal Navy.

David Brownhill Ker (born 1926) [Epsom College 1940-1940] was the son of Dr D. A. Ker, of Burnley, Lancashire. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Pyrford, near Woking, Surrey.

John Russell Blunn (born 1926) [Epsom College 1940-1945] was the son of Dr D. R. Blunn, of Woodford Wells, Essex, and brother of Sub-Lieutenant Malcolm Stuart Blunn, R.N. [Epsom College 1943-1947]. He received his medical education at Magdalene College, Cambridge, and the London Hospital. He served as Medical Officer for the Gold Fields of South Africa Ltd, and was on the Medical Staff of Gold Fields West Native Hospital, Libanon Gold Mining Co. Ltd., Westonaria, Transvaal, South Africa.

Peter Donald Crowley (born 1926) [Epsom College 1940-1944. prefect. Rugby XV] was the son of P. L. Crowley, company secretary, of Slough. He received his medical education at St Mary’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Grimsby, Lincolnshire.

Michael Lewis Doel (born 1926) [Epsom College 1940-1944. Mrs Major Geography Prize] was the son of L. L. Doel, osteopath, of Carshalton, Surrey. He received his medical education at the Middlesex Hospital, and Washington University, USA. He then went into general practice at Gig Harbour, Washington, USA, having previously been in practice at Winnipeg, Canada. While at Washington he joined the staff of Tacoma General Hospital as Anaesthetist, teaching regional anaesthesia at a time when it was fairly new and almost unknown in Europe, Asia and the rest of the USA. He previously spent time as Medical Officer in Charge of Lilongwe Hospital, Nyasaland (Malawi), and then as Provincial Medical Officer in the Federal Medical Service, Northern Province, Rhodesia (Zambia). Before these appointments he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C., based in Hong Kong.

Oliver Forster Brown (born 1926) [Epsom College 1939-1943] was the son of Dr Adam Brown, O.B.E., of Workington, Cumbria. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. He was previously a Medical Officer in the R.A.F. Medical Branch.

Michael Arthur Weller (born 1926) [Epsom College 1939-1943] was the son of Dr C. A. Weller, of Thaxted, Essex. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Thaxted, Essex, where he was also General Practitioner Surgeon and Physician for the Saffron Walden General Hospital. He was a member of the Council for Postgraduate Medical Education in England and Wales, a member of the Governing Body of the British Post-Graduate Medical Federation, and a member of the General Medical Services Committee of the British Medical Association. He was Provost of the Northern Home Counties Faculty of the Royal College of General Practitioners, and Provost of the Essex Faculty of the Royal College of General Practitioners. He was also a Flight Lieutenant in the R.A.F. Medical Branch (1949-1951), and Medical Officer for the King’s Flight and Assistant Surgical Specialist at R.A.F. Cosford.

Michael Elrick Carpenter (born 1926) [Epsom College 1939-1944] was the son of Dr Hayward Carpenter, of Ryde, Isle of Wight. He was an Exhibitioner of Merton College, Oxford, and completed his medical training at University College Hospital. He went into general practice at Aldershot, Hampshire (from 1959), and served as the local Treasury Medical Officer. He was previously Medical Officer at Aldershot Hospital, and a Surgeon Lieutenant in the Royal Navy (1956-1959).

James Boyd Williamson (born 1926) [Epsom College 1939-1944. Carr Prize] was the son of Dr A. B. Williamson, O.B.E., T.D., of Southsea, Hampshire, and brother of Dr Andrew Rowan Williamson [Epsom College 1941-1946], and Alexander Boyd Williamson [Epsom College 1942-1946]. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Henley-on-Thames, and in Harley Street, London.

John Leslie Robert Barlow (1926-2007) [Epsom College 1940-1944. prefect] was the son of Dr John Barlow, of Yeovil, Somerset. He received his medical education at Queen’s College, Cambridge, and the Middlesex Hospital. He went into general practice at Queen Camel, Somerset (1956-1965). He was previously a District Medical Officer in Ghana (1952-1956). In 1966, he emigrated to Chicago where he worked with Abbot Laboratories, and later as Director of Clinical Research at Merrell Dow Inc. He was responsible for directing worldwide trials of terfenadine, a non-sedating antihistamine which was granted FDA (US Food and Drug Administration) approval for a new drug application.

James Michael Kearney (1926-2010) [Epsom College 1939-1944] was the son of Dr Joseph Kearney, of Wanstead. He received his medical education at Downing College, Cambridge, and Queen’s University, Belfast. He completed his National Service as a Captain in the R.A.M.C., and was initially appointed Group Medical Officer for Fisons Ltd, Monsanto Textiles Ltd, and Area Medical Officer for British Rail. He then turned to a field which was just developing – occupational health services for hospitals. He was appointed Physician in charge of Occupational Health Services for the Highland and Islands Health Board, where he organised occupational health serevices for Raigmore Hospital, Inverness. In 1995 he was appointed a Fellow of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine at the Royal College of Physicians. He then organised the occupational health services for hospitals in Sheffield and Milton Keynes.

John Cramsie Camac (1927-1998) [Epsom College 1941-1945. Carr Divinity Prize] was the son of Dr James Camac, of Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire. He received his medical education at Guy’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Church Gresley, and later at Swadlincote, Derbyshire (1963-1992). He was a member of the Derby Medical Society, Chairman of the South Derbyshire Doctors’ Group, and Medical Adviser for Derby County Football Club.

Richard Joseph Basil Heritage Jones (born 1927) [Epsom College 1940-1945] was the son of Major D. J. H. Jones, R.A.M.C., of Charlton, Hampshire. He received his medical education at St Mary’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Durrington, near Amesbury, Wiltshire. He was Vice-Chairman of the Dispensing Doctors Association, and previously a Casualty Surgeon at St Mary’s Hospital, London, and a Surgeon Lieutenant in the R.N.V.R.

Peter George James Duncan (1927-2000) [Epsom College 1941-1945. head prefect. Captain of Cricket XI] was the son of Charles Percy Hochee Duncan [Epsom College 1907-1915], and brother of Guy Charles Duncan [Epsom College 1946-1953]. He received his medical education at the Middlesex Hospital, and went into general practice at Flitwick, Bedfordshire. After the Second World War he served in the R.A.M.C.

Douglas Henry Eaton (born 1927) [Epsom College 1941-1945. prefect] was the son of Dr D. A. T. Eaton, of South Benfleet, Essex. He was an Exhibitioner of Merton College, University of Oxford, and completed his medical training at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. He emigrated to Canada and joined the medical staff of the South Muskoka Memorial Hospital, Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada.

John Peter English (born 1927) [Epsom College 1941-1947] was the son of Dr Solomon English, of Sutton, Surrey. He received his medical education at Downing College, Cambridge, and the Westminster Hospital, and went into general practice at Norwich, Norfolk. He was previously a Casualty Officer at the Westminster Hospital.

John Shannon Wallace (born 1927) [Epsom College 1940-1945] was the son of Dr Thomas Wallace, of Cardiff, and brother of Lieutenant Richard Cecil Wallace, R.A.S.C. [Epsom College 1945-1950], and Timothy Wallace [Epsom College 1946-1951]. He received his medical education at the University of Wales Medical School, Cardiff, and went into general practice at Cardiff. He was also Medical Officer to H.M. Prison, Cardiff, and a Medical Examiner and Adviser for the Wales Gas Board. He was a member of the Cardiff Medical Society.

John Ferguson Pritchard (1927-1995) [Epsom College 1940-1945. prefect. Rugby XV. Cricket XI] was the son of Dr G. B. Pritchard, of Putney, South London, and brother of Kenneth George Brentnall Pritchard, L.D.S. [Epsom College 1935-1940]. He received his medical education at Guy’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Bexleyheath, Kent.

Gordon Cumming Saint (born 1927) [Epsom College 1940-1945. MacFarlane Cup] was the son of Dr George Saint, of Cheadle, Staffordshire. He received his medical education at Guy’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. He previously served in the R.A.F. Medical Branch.

Kenneth Findlay Morrice (born 1927) [Epsom College 1942-1946. prefect. Rugby XV. Captain of Athletics] was the son of Dr A. M. Morrice, of Southampton, and brother of Keith Alexander Morrice [Epsom College 1944-1948], and Ian Morrice [Epsom College 1947-1951]. He received his medical education at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, and the London Hospital. He went into general practice at Southampton, Hampshire, and was a member of the Society of Occupational Medicine, and the British Association of Manipulative Medicine.

Robert John Wallace Adamson (born 1927) [Epsom College 1940-1944] was the son of Dr W. W. Adamson, of Leeds, and brother of Dr Patrick Butler Adamson, M.D. [Epsom College 1932-1937], and Dr Donald Clifford Adamson [Epsom College 1936-1940]. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital, and entered the Royal Navy, where he was appointed Officer Cadet, Black Watch (R.H.R.) (1945), and then Surgeon Commander and Principal Medical Officer for H.M.S. Dryad. He was later appointed President of the Air Medical Board Centre of the Royal Navy. Before entering the Royal Navy he was Surgical Registrar at the West Kent General Hospital, Maidstone, and Orthopaedic Registrar at Pembury Hospital, Kent. He was a member of the Society of Occupational Medicine.