HENRY LESLIE NUGENT DAVIES (1908-1976). M.B., Ch.B. (Birmingham), M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (Eng.), F.R.C.S. (Edin.)

Henry Leslie Nugent Davies (1908-1976) [Epsom College 1918-1926. Cricket XI] was the son of Dr J. D. Davies, of Llanelly and Swansea, South Wales. He received his medical education at Birmingham and Edinburgh Universities, and went into general practice at Stafford (1934-1963). He was also Casualty Surgeon at Stafford General Infirmary, part-time Surgeon to St George’s Hospital, Stafford, and Deputy Prison Medical Officer at Stafford Prison.

George Denis Pirrie (1908-1993) [Epsom College 1917-1926. Rugby XV] was the son of Dr R. R. Pirrie, of Eastbourne, Sussex. He received his medical education at Clare College, Cambridge, and King’s College Hospital. He was appointed Deputy Medical Officer of Health for the Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth, and was previously the Senior Schools Medical Officer for Southampton, and Assistant Medical Officer of Health for the Surrey County Council. During the Second World War he served as a Colonel in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945), and was mentioned in dispatches.

Norman Graham [formerly Benjafield] (born 1908) [Epsom College 1919-1919] was the son of Dr Norman Barnett Benjafield, of Edmonton, North London, and brother of Dr John Gordon Benjafield [Epsom College 1940-1945]. He received his medical education at the London Hospital. After qualifying as a doctor he apparently gave up medicine to become a farmer in Norfolk.

William Athol Steel (born 1908) [Epsom College 1922-1926] was the son of Dr William Steel, of Middlesbrough, and brother of Lieutenant-Colonel Matthew Reginald Steel, D.S.O. and bar, M.C. and bar, T.D. [Epsom College 1908-1912]. He received his medical education at University College Hospital, and went into general practice in Weymouth, Dorset, where he was also the Public Vaccinator for Weymouth. During the Second World War he served as a Squadron Leader in the R.A.F.V.R. (1940-1945).

William Anthony Hyslop (born 1908) [Epsom College 1922-1927] was the son of Dr B. S. Hyslop, of Marshfield, Settle, Yorkshire, and brother of Dr David Balfour Hyslop [Epsom College 1923-1928]. He received his medical education at the London Hospital, and went into general practice at Settle, Yorkshire.

Richard Montagu Littledale (born 1908) [Epsom College 1919-1927. Rugby XV. Cricket XI] was the son of Dr H. E. Littledale, of Charing, Kent, and brother of Dr Edward John Littledale [Epsom College 1919-1923]. He received his medical education at the Middlesex Hospital, and went into general practice at Charing. He was previously a Senior Resident Anaesthetist at the Middlesex Hospital.

Crispin Bullmore Lanyon (born 1908) [Epsom College 1920-1927. prefect] was the son of Dr G. E. Lanyon, of Falmouth, Cornwall, and brother of John Charles Lanyon [Epsom College 1922-1924], and Richard Anthony Lanyon [Epsom College 1928-1933]. He received his medical education at University College Hospital, and went into general practice at Falmouth, Cornwall. He was Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer for Falmouth, Admiralty Surgeon and Agent, and a member of the medical staff of Falmouth Hospital. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C.

Percy Howard Nankivell (1908-1992) [Epsom College 1920-1926. Cricket XI] was the son of B. W. Nankivell, F.R.C.S., and brother of John Wright Nankivell, F.R.C.S. [Epsom College 1915-1919]. He received his medical education at the Middlesex Hospital, and went into general practice at Crawley, Sussex (1934-1973). During the Second World War he served as a Lieut. Colonel in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945) and was mentioned in dispatches. He spent a year with the Camel Corps in Somalia and Ethiopia, and then served in Ceylon, Burma and India.

Brian Poulett Harris (1909-1999) [Epsom College 1919-1926] was the son of Dr C. P. Harris, of Croydon, Surrey, and brother of Euan Cadogan Harris [Epsom College 1916-1924]. He received his medical education at King’s College, Cambridge, where he won the First University Scholarship, and the Middlesex Hospital. He went into general practice at Rottingdean, Sussex, having previously been Resident Medical Officer at Queen Charlotte’s Maternity Hospital, London.

David Balfour Hyslop (born 1909) [Epsom College 1923-1928] was the son of Dr B. S. Hyslop, of Marshfield, Settle, Yorkshire, and brother of Dr William Anthony Hyslop [Epsom College 1922-1927]. He received his medical education at Charing Cross Hospital and went into general practice at Settle, Yorkshire.

William Styring Nutt (born 1909) [Epsom College 1923-1927] was the son of Dr W. H. Nutt, of Norwich, and father of Martin Gregory Nutt [Epsom College 1951-1953], and Geoffrey William Nutt [Epsom College 1953-1956]. He received his medical education at Selwyn College, Cambridge, and King’s College Hospital. He went into general practice at Norwich, where he was also Medical Officer for the St Faith’s and Frettenham Districts. He was a member of the Norfolk and Norwich Medico-Chirurgical Society. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945).

William Henry Casswell Spooner (1909-1958) [Epsom College 1923-1927. prefect] was the son of Dr W. C. Spooner, of Blandford, grandson of Dr Edward Monro Spooner [Epsom College 1855-1856], and brother of Professor Edward Tenney Casswell Spooner, M.D., F.R.C.P. [Epsom College 1917-1922]. He received his medical education at St Mary’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Blandford Forum, Dorset, where he was Surgeon to the Blandford Cottage Hospital. During the Second World War he served as a Squadron Leader in the R.A.F.V.R. (1940-1945).

George Mountcastle Woolford (born 1909) [Epsom College 1923-1927] was the son of George Woolford, dentist, of Teddington, Middlesex, and brother of John Russell Woolford [Epsom College 1927-1931]. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s and the Royal Dental Hospitals. He went into general practice at Teddington, Middlesex, and was Honorary Dental Surgeon to the Teddington District Hospital, and Demonstrator in Operative Dental Surgery at the Royal Dental Hospital. He later emigrated to Umtali, Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe).

Keith Ridgway Davis Coles (born 1909) [Epsom College 1923-1926] was the son of Dr H. D. Coles, of Bournemouth. He received his medical education at Guy’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Boscombe, Bournemouth. He was a member of the Bournemouth Medical Society.

Dan Royd Ashton (born 1909) [Epsom College 1921-1928] was the son of Dr D. A. Ashton, of Ombersley, Worcestershire. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Peterborough, Northamptonshire, where he was also the District Medical Officer and Public Vaccinator for Peterborough.

James Duncan Primrose Macpherson (born 1909) [Epsom College 1923-1928. Rugby XV] was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel James Macpherson, D.S.O., I.A., and brother of Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Archibald Primrose Macpherson, R.A.O.C. [Epsom College 1922-1929]. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital. He was a Serving Officer in the R.A.M.C.

Maurice Lee (born 1910) [Epsom College 1924-1928] was the son of Dr W. H. Lee, of Maldon, Essex. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Chelmsford, Essex. He was a member of the International Leprosy Association.

Gordon Williams (born 1910) [Epsom College 1924-1929. prefect. Rugby XV] was the son of H. H. Williams, draper, of Sheffield, and brother of Douglas Hugh Williams, T.D. [Epsom College 1920-1924]. He was awarded an Entrance Scholarship to St Mary’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Chesterfield. He was previously Resident Medical Officer at Newark General Hospital. During the Second World War he served as a Major in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945).

Richard Tonkin Norman (born 1910) [Epsom College 1924-1929] was the son of Dr J. C. A. Norman, of Broadstone, Dorset. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, Dorset. He served as a J.P. for Wimborne. During the Second World War he served as a Surgeon Lieutenant Commander in the R.N.V.R. He was a member of the Hampshire County Rugby XV.

Frederick John Brice (born 1910) [Epsom College 1921-1928] was the son of Dr F. A. Brice, of Dorking, Surrey. He received his medical education at the London Hospital, and went into general practice at Dorking, Surrey, where he was Honorary Medical Officer at Dorking District Hospital. During the Second World War he served as a Surgeon Lieutenant in the R.N.V.R.

Geoffrey Terrell Balean (born 1910) [Epsom College 1925-1929. Watts Science Prize] was the son of Dr Hermann Balean, of Hong Kong, and brother of John Hermann Balean [Epsom College 1924-1927]. He received his medical education at Guy’s Hospital. He then joined the Colonial Medical Service with the Health Department in Zanzibar, and later at Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Hugh Donald Fleming (born 1910) [Epsom College 1924-1928] was the son of Dr Thomas Fleming, of Ealing, Middlesex. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Taunton, Somerset. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945).

David Joy (1910-2004) [Epsom College 1921-1928] was the son of Dr N. H. Joy, of Theale, Berkshire. He received his medical education at University College Hospital, and went into general practice at Frome, Somerset (1939-1971). During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945), and took part in operations in the Western Desert, in the invasion of Sicily, and later on D-Day in Normandy.

David Craig (born 1911) [Epsom College 1923-1929] was the son of Dr William Craig, of Sheffield. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Egham, Surrey. During the Second World War he served as a Surgeon Lieutenant Commander in the R.N.V.R.

Hugh Acton (born 1911) [Epsom College 1922-1929] was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel H. W. Acton, I.M.S., brother of Major Gerald Acton, I.A. [Epsom College 1924-1932], and father of David John Acton [Epsom College 1954-1957]. He received his medical education at the Middlesex Hospital, and went into general practice at Upminster, Essex. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945), in India and Burma. In 1945 he was awarded the M.B.E. for outstanding work in Meiktila, Burma. Apart from medicine, Hugh Acton was an important portrait photographer, much in demand with leading stage personalities. Some of his superb portraits have been acquired by well-known national collections.

Pierce Desmond Crosbie (born 1911) [Epsom College 1925-1929] was the son of Surgeon Rear-Admiral P. L. Crosbie, and brother of Wing Commander John Leslie Crosbie, O.B.E., R.A.F. [Epsom College 1928-1932]. He received his medical education at St Mary’s Hospital and Dublin, where he won the Gold Medal (Special Merit) of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, as well as the Senior Clinical Medal and the Medal for Pathology at Meath Hospital. He went into general practice at Edgware, Middlesex, where he was also Medical Officer for Bushey District Hospital. During the Second World War he served as a Surgeon Lieutenant in the R.N.V.R. (1939-1945).

Edward Allen Griffiths (born 1911) [Epsom College 1925-1930. Rugby XV] was the son of Dr E. R. Griffiths, of Barry, South Wales, and brother of Dr Eric Probert Griffiths [Epsom College 1926-1935]. He received his medical education at Cardiff and Bristol Universities, and went into general practice in Taunton, Somerset. During the Second World War he served as a Flying Officer in the R.A.F.V.R. (1940-1945).

Arthur Dyce Picton (born 1911) [Epsom College 1925-1929. Rugby XV] was the son of Dr L. J. Picton, O.B.E., and brother of Dr William Hibbert Allanson Picton [Epsom College 1923-1927]. He received his medical education at Merton College, University of Oxford, and King’s College Hospital. He went into general practice at Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, where he was Honorary Surgeon at the Albert Infirmary, Winsford, Cheshire. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (2^nd Battalion Rifle Brigade) (1939-1945).

Roy Furley Pusey (born 1911) [Epsom College 1925-1930. Botany and Drawing Prizes] was the son of Arthur Pusey, dentist, of Kew, South West London. He received his medical education at Guy’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Edgbaston, Birmingham. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.D.C. (1939-1945).

Alan Nigel Boyle (born 1911) [Epsom College 1925-1929] was the son of Dr Alan Boyle, of Disley, Cheshire, and brother of Dr Douglas Sealy Boyle [Epsom College 1927-1930], and Dr Michael Maurice Boyle [Epsom College 1929-1932]. He received his medical education at Manchester University, and went into general practice at Disley, Cheshire. During the Second World War he served as a Lieutenant in the R.A.M.C. (1942-1945).

Leslie Heasman (born 1911) [Epsom College 1925-1930. prefect. Cricket XI. Wakley Prize] was the son of Dr Frank Heasman, of Boscombe, Dorset, and brother of Claude Monro Heasman [Epsom College 1921-1924]. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Boscombe, Bournemouth. He also served as Senior Hospital Medical Officer in the Venereal Diseases Department of the Royal Victoria and West Hampshire Hospitals, Bournemouth. He was a member of the Bournemouth Medical Society. During the Second World War he served as a Major in the R.A.M.C., and was mentioned in dispatches.

Herman Edward William Hardenberg (born 1911) [Epsom College 1924-1929] was the son of Dr E. F. H. Hardenberg, of Watford. He received his medical education at Guy’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Harpenden, Hertfordshire. Some time later he was appointed Assistant Medical Officer at the York Clinic, Guy’s Hospital, and obtained the Fellowship in Child Psychiatry at the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street. He was previously a Clinical Assistant at the Prince of Wales Hospital, Tottenham. During the Second World War he served as a Squadron Leader (Neuropsychiatric Specialist) in the R.A.F.V.R. (1939-1945).

John Harper Sangster (born 1911) [Epsom College 1926-1930. prefect] was the son of Dr John Sangster, of Gravelly Hill, Birmingham, and brother of Dr Stanley Mitchell Sangster [Epsom College 1930-1936]. He received his medical education at Birmingham University, and went into general practice at Birmingham. During the Second World War he served in the R.A.M.C., in the Middle East and reached the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He was a fine golfer who played in the Epsom College Halford Hewitt team that reached the semi-finals in 1954.

Digby William Moynagh (born 1911) [Epsom College 1924-1927; re-entered 1928-1930] was the son of W. J. Moynagh, and brother of Dr Kenneth Desmond Moynagh [Epsom College 1926-1930], and Dr Alan Raymond Vivian Moynagh [Epsom College 1932-1936]. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and was a Serving Officer in the R.A.M.C.

John Hammond Gibson (1911-2001) [Epsom College 1926-1930. prefect. Rugby XV. Cricket XI. MacFarlane Cup] was the son of Dr William John Gibson [Epsom College 1895-1899]. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Dawlish, South Devon. During the Second World War he served as a Major in the R.A.M.C., and was mentioned in dispatches.

James Duncan Kinnear (born 1912) [Epsom College 1926-1931. prefect] was the son of Dr J. C. M. Kinnear, of Wickham, Hampshire, and brother of George Forbes Kinnear [Epsom College 1929-1932], and William Alexander Kinnear [Epsom College 1930-1934]. He received his medical education at the Middlesex Hospital, and went into general practice at Wickham, Hampshire. During the Second World War he served as a Surgeon Lieutenant in the R.N.V.R. (1939-1945).

James David Oliver Fearnley (born 1912) [Epsom College 1925-1930] was the son of Dr A. B. Fearnley, of West Ealing, Middlesex. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Devizes, Wiltshire, where he was also Honorary Physician and Anaesthetist at the Devizes District Hospital. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945).

Joseph Gordon Kee (born 1912) [Epsom College 1925-1930. prefect. Rugby XV] was the son of Dr George Kee, of Bowling, Bradford, and brother of Eric Martin Kee [Epsom College 1925-1932]. He received his medical education at St Mary’s Hospital. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945). Details of his medical career are not known after he emigrated to Umzinto, Natal, South Africa.

Aubrey Davis Hodges (1912-1944) [Epsom College 1926-1930. head prefect. Captain of Rugby XV. Captain of Cricket XI. Claude Calthrop and Sterry Prizes] was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Aubrey Dallas Percival Hodges, C.M.G. [Epsom College 1870-1877]. He received his medical education at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and King’s College Hospital. He served in the West African Medical Service in Lagos, Nigeria, and during the Second World War as a Major in the West African Force, and later with the East African Forces in Abyssinia. He played Rugby for the United Hospitals XV, the Sussex County XV, and the Hampshire County XV versus the New Zealand (‘All Blacks’) XV.

Alastair Stuart Ritchie Sinton (born 1912) [Epsom College 1925-1929] was the son of Dr F. R. Sinton, of Leeds. He received his medical education at the Westminster Hospital, and went into general practice in Leeds, Yorkshire.

John Elford Russell Palmer (born 1912) [Epsom College 1926-1930. Erasmus Wilson Prize] was the son of Dr R. E. Palmer, of Rochester, Kent. He received his medical education at St Mary’s Hospital, where he won the Lee’s Prize for Clinical Medicine. He went into general practice at Brede, Sussex, and was Honorary Medical Officer for Rye Memorial Hospital. During the Second World War he served as a Major in the R.A.M.C. (1943-1945).

Guy Handscombe Pickering (born 1912) [Epsom College 1926-1932] was the son of Dr W. C. Pickering, of Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Hallaton, Leicestershire. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1941-1945).

John Graham (1912-1971) [Epsom College 1927-1931. prefect. Cricket XI] was the son of Captain Alexander Graham, R.A.M.C. He received his medical education at the Westminster Hospital, and went into general practice on Kingston Hill, Surrey, where he was also Honorary Physician for the Kingston Victoria Hospital. During the Second World War he served as a Squadron Leader (Specialist Anaesthetist) in the R.A.F.V.R. (1939-1945).

John Neil Morrison (1912-1961) [Epsom College 1926-1928] was the son of Dr John Morrison, of Mile End Road, London. He received his medical education at the London Hospital, and went into general practice at Sheerness, Isle of Sheppey, Kent. During the Second World War he served as a Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander in the R.N.V.R. (1939-1945).

Paul Barrett Hanbury (1912-1999) [Epsom College 1921-1929] was the son of Dr S. B. Hanbury, of Forest Hill, South London, and brother of Dr Desmond Rantzen Hanbury [Epsom College 1921-1929]. He received his medical education at Guy’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Lowther Hill, Catford, London. He served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. during the Second World War.

Robert Bryce Taylor (1912-2006) [Epsom College 1924-1931. Ralph Gooding and Harvey Prizes] was the son of Dr Robert Taylor, of Clapton, East London. He received his medical education at the London Hospital, and was appointed Medical Officer for the Pastures Hospital, Mickleover, Derbyshire. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945).

Carl Waddington Coplans (born 1913) [Epsom College 1928-1932] was the son of Dr Joseph Coplans, of Cape Town, South Africa. He received his medical education at St Mary’s Hospital. He then returned to Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa, where he joined his father’s general practice. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the South African Medical Corps (U.D.F.) (1941-1945).