DOUGLAS SEALY BOYLE (born 1913). M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (Eng.)

Douglas Sealy Boyle (born 1913) [Epsom College 1927-1930] was the son of Dr Alan Boyle, of Disley, Cheshire, and brother of Dr Alan Nigel Boyle [Epsom College 1925-1929]. He received his medical education at Manchester University, and went into general practice at Eastleigh, Hampshire. During the Second World War he served as a Flight Lieutenant in the R.A.F.V.R. (1941-1945).

Peter Charles Collinson (born 1913) [Epsom College 1927-1933. prefect. Rugby XV. Hodgkin Prize] was the son of Dr F. C. Collinson, J.P., of Rotherham, Yorkshire. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Rotherham, where he was also an Admiralty Surgeon and Agent. In the Second World War he served as a Lieutenant-Commander in the R.N.V.R. (1939-1945). During the D-Day Landings he was Principal Medical Officer on board HMS Royal Ulsterman, an Assault Landing Headquarters Ship which landed Commandos and then lay off the beach head, directing operations.

Ian Gordon Byrom Drybrough-Smith (1913-1997) [Epsom College 1927-1932] was the son of Dr Ernald Drybrough-Smith, of St Leonards, Sussex. He received his medical education at Guy’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Hastings, Sussex. He was previously Acting Physician at Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945) in India and Burma. He was a fine golfer, who won many competitions. In his youth he considered turning professional but his father insisted that he qualified in medicine first.

John Christopher Hawks (1913-1942) [Epsom College 1927-1932. head prefect. Rugby XV. Captain of Cricket XI. Claude Calthrop Essay, Martin Classics, Latin and Brande Prizes] was the son of Dr F. S. Hawks, of Formby, Lancashire. He received his medical education at Magdalen College, University of Oxford, and King’s College Hospital. He was Deputy Superintendent of Forest Gate Hospital, London. During the Second World War he served as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the R.A.M.C., and was posted to the London Scottish as Battalion Medical Officer. He was killed in action in 1942. He was aged 29 years.

Arnold Cecil Haughton (1913-2003) [Epsom College 1927-1931] was the son of Dr W. S. Haughton, of Dublin. He received his medical education at Trinity College, Dublin, and then joined the Royal Australian Navy as a Surgeon Lieutenant Commander, and Senior Medical Officer (Surgery) at the Flinders Naval Depot, Victoria. He was previously Assistant Surgeon at the Orthopaedic Hospital of Ireland, Dublin. During the Second World War he served as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the R.A.M.C.

Robert James Finley Howe (1913-1945) [Epsom College 1927-1932] was the son of Dr G. H. Howe, of St Leonards, Sussex, and brother of Dr Marcus Slade Howe, M.C. [Epsom College 1931-1935]. He received his medical education at the London Hospital, and went into general practice at St Leonard’s-on-Sea, Sussex. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. and was killed in action in 1945. He was aged 32 years.

Kenneth Desmond Moynagh (1913-1972) [Epsom College 1926-1930. Rugby XV] was the son of W. J. Moynagh, and brother of Major Digby William Moynagh, M.C., R.A.M.C. [Epsom College 1924-1930]. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. After qualification he joined the Territorial Army and was involved in the evacuation from Dunkirk, and was mentioned in dispatches. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945), in West Africa and then India. After the War he joined the Church Missionary Society in East Africa, serving first at Maseno, Kenya, and then in Mengo Hospital, Kampala. He then moved on to the Ruanda Mission and worked in Ruanda and Burundi from 1948 until 1964. He spent these years working in bush hospitals. In 1964 he returned to Britain and was appointed Physician to the nursing staff of St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and Medical Officer to the City University, London (1964-1972).

Harold Francis Shatford Beadles (born 1913) [Epsom College 1926-1932. prefect. Captain of Rugby XV] was the son of Dr H. S. Beadles, of Romford, Essex. He received his medical education at Pembroke College, Cambridge, and University College Hospital. He went into general practice at Broadstairs, Kent. He was previously Senior Resident Medical Officer at Wembley Hospital. During the Second World War he served as a Flight Lieutenant in the R.A.F.V.R. (1939-1945).

Kenneth George Bowker (born 1913) [Epsom College 1926-1931. prae.schol. Rugby XV] was the son of Dr G. E. Bowker, of Bath, and brother of Colonel Charles Harrington Bowker [Epsom College 1920-1923], and Paul Allan Bowker [Epsom College 1920-1923]. He received his medical education at St Mary’s Hospital, and went into general practice at St Helier, Jersey, where he had previously worked as Resident Medical Officer at the General Hospital. During the Second World War he served as a Squadron Leader in the R.A.F.V.R. (1939-1945).

Spencer Jackson (1913-2003) [Epsom College 1924-1932] was the son of Dr Spencer Jackson, of Penarth, South Wales. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital, and went into general practice in Farnham, Surrey (1961-1979). During the Second World War he served in the R.A.M.C., in Iceland (1940-1941), and then Algeria, Tunisia, Sicily and Italy (1942-1946). In 1951 he joined the Overseas Medical Service and was posted to Nairobi, Kenya (1951-1961) and, later, to Tanganyika.

Charles Malcolm Dickins (born 1913) [Epsom College 1925-1931] was the son of Dr S. J. O Dickins, M.B.E., of Cowfold, Sussex, and father of Dr Adrian Malcolm Dickins [Epsom College 1952-1954]. He received his medical education at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he gained First Class Honours in the Natural Science Tripos, and St Bartholomew’s Hospital. He went into general practice at Partridge Green, Sussex, and was Medical Officer for the Shermanbury Grange Approved School. He was a member of the Brighton and Sussex Medico-Chirurgical Society. During the Second World War he served as a Flight Lieutenant in the R.A.F.V.R. (1941-1945).

Eric Sinclair Leach Allott (born 1913) [Epsom College 1926-1930] was the son of Dr H. R. L. Allott, of Hoyland Common, Barnsley. He received his medical education at Sheffield University, and went into general practice with his father at Hoyland Common, Yorkshire.

Raymond George Harcourt (1913-1999) [Epsom College 1924-1932. Foundation Scholar] was the son of Dr J. C. Harcourt, of Stratford, Essex. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital, and went into general practice in Windsor (1946-1980), where he was also Medical Officer to the Princess Christian Maternity Home and Nursery Training College. He was a member of the Berkshire Executive Council and Local Medical Committee for 25 years, Medical Officer to the Guards Polo Club and the Royal Windsor Horse Show, and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Barbers. During the Second World War he served as a Surgeon Lieutenant in the R.N.V.R. (1939-1945). In December 1941 he was serving in H.M.S. Audacity when she was torpedoed in the Atlantic. He survived five hours in the sea before being rescued. A Vice-President of Epsom College, he served on its Conjoint Committee for over fortry years. He was an enthusiastic member of the Rolls Royce Club and relished taking his own Rolls Royce to meetings.

Francis Edward Pitt-Payne (born 1913) [Epsom College 1927-1931] was the son of Dr William Pitt-Payne, of Bromley, Kent, and father of Michael George Pitt-Payne [Epsom College 1953-1957]. He received his medical education at Guy’s Hospital, where he won the Jenk’s Memorial Scholarship of the Royal College of Surgeons. He went into general practice at Bromley, Kent, and was a Lecturer on Health Subjects for the London County Council. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945).

John Mortimer Watson (1913-1941) [Epsom College 1927-1932. prefect] was the son of Dr H. A. Watson, of Worcester, and brother of Richard Henry Milner Watson [Epsom College 1925-1930]. He received his medical education at King’s College Hospital. During the Second World War he served as a Surgeon Lieutenant in the R.N.V.R. and was killed in action in 1941. He was aged 28 years.

Evan Lloyd James (born 1913) [Epsom College 1927-1931. head prefect. Captain of Rugby XV. Captain of Athletics. Claude Calthrop Essay Prize] was the son of Dr W. T. James, of Birmingham. He received his medical education at Jesus College, University of Oxford, and King’s College Hospital. He went into general practice at Bordesley Green, Birmingham. During the Second World War he served as a Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander in the R.N.V.R. (1939-1945). He was a member of the Oxford University Cross Country Running Team.

Desmond Rantzen Hanbury (born 1913) [Epsom College 1921-1929. Rugby XV] was the son of Dr S. B. Hanbury, of Forest Hill, South London. He was awarded the Freer-Lucas Entrance Scholarship to the Middlesex Hospital. He was appointed Tutor for the Introductory Medicine Course at the Middlesex Hospital, and later went into general practice at Midhurst, West Sussex. He served previously as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Indian Medical Service.

Alaister John Nimmo (1913-1998) [Epsom College 1922-1932. Cricket XI. Sterry Prize] was the son of Dr A. D. Nimmo, of Dulwich, and brother of Hamish Nimmo [Epsom College 1922-1929]. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Dulwich, South London. During the Second World War he served as a Squadron Leader in the R.A.F.V.R. (1939-1945), in India and Ceylon.

William Oswald James (1914-1978) [Epsom College 1927-1932. prefect. Rugby XV. Cricket XI] was the son of Dr W. T.James, of Birmingham, and brother of Dr Evan Lloyd James [Epsom College 1927-1931]. He received his medical education at Edinburgh University, and went into general practice at New Quay, Cardiganshire. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945), in the Welsh Guards. He was taken prisoner at Tobruk, North Africa in 1942 and was interned near Brindisi. When the Italians declared an armistice in September 1943, he escaped to make his way across Italy to the American lines. When one of the men in his party developed acute appendicitis, Bill James volunteered to accompany him to the nearest hospital. This proved to be German and he was immediately re-interned. In December 1943 he was transferred for medical duties to a Stalag of about 1,200 men on the German-Polish Border. As he was the only officer, he had not only the responsibility of sole command but also the anxiety of an epidemic of typhus in the neighbouring Russian Stalag. It is greatly to his credit that no case occurred among his men. All the prisoners were then marched ahead of the Russian advance to Bayreuth with Captain James shepherding them. One prisoner said, “If we walked a thousand miles, the captain walked three.” At Bayreuth they were herded into the railway yards, which the Allies were bombing incessantly, and casualties were mounting daily, until they were liberated by General Patton’s advance. Bill James returned home to take over, single-handed, his father’s rural practice in Mid-Wales. He was a member of the Edinburgh University Rugby XV.

Herbert Maurice Richard Knight (1914-1942) [Epsom College 1928-1932] was the son of Dr H. S. Knight, of Lewisham, South London, and brother of Dr Francis Robert Stanley Knight [Epsom College 1933-1938]. He received his medical education at Guy’s Hospital. He served as a Major in the R.A.M.C. during the Second World War and was mentioned in dispatches. Unfortunately he was killed in action in 1942. He was aged 28 years

John Dennis Finnegan (born 1914) [Epsom College 1928-1932. Rugby XV] was the son of Dr John Finnegan, M.C., of Sanderstead, Surrey, and brother of Dr David Patrick Finnegan [Epsom College 1929-1935], and Dr Terence Robert Launcelot Finnegan [Epsom College 1935-1941]. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Sanderstead, Surrey. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1941-1945).

Frank Webster Wigglesworth (born 1914) [Epsom College 1926-1931] was the son of Dr Frank Wigglesworth, M.C., of Howden, Yorkshire, and brother of Dr Geoffrey Fearnley Wigglesworth [Epsom College 1935-1939]. He received his medical education at Leeds University, and went into general practice at Howden. He was previously Senior Resident Surgical Officer at the Royal Infirmary, Bradford, and a Senior Receiving Room Officer at the General Infirmary, Leeds.

Ronald Charles Ricketts Gethen (born 1914) [Epsom College 1928-1933. Rugby XV. Cricket XI] was the son of S. C. Gethen, traffic superintendent, Port of Calcutta Authority. He received his medical education at the Middlesex Hospital, and went into general practice at Chiddingfold, Surrey. He was Clinical Assistant in the Orthopaedic Department at the Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, and a Medical Officer at the Haslemere and District Hospital. During the Second World War he served as a Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander in the R.N.V.R. and received the King’s Commendation.

Sydney Overton Hunt (1914-1994) [Epsom College 1928-1933. Cricket XI] was the son of Dr Sydney Hunt, of Spondon, Derbyshire. He received his medical education at Clare College, Cambridge, and the London Hospital, and went into general practice at Preston, Lancashire.

William John Cowie Crisp (born 1914) [Epsom College 1928-1930] was the son of Dr Thomas Crisp, of Chorley, Lancashire. He received his medical education at University College Hospital, and went into general practice at Hyde Vale, London. He was previously Resident Surgical Officer at the Miller General Hospital, Greenwich. He was an Associate Member of the British Association of Urology. During the Second World War he served as a Major in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945).

Raymond Asquith (born 1914) [Epsom College 1928-1933. prefect] was the son of J. T. Asquith, company director, of Montreal, Canada, and brother of Dr Eric Asquith [Epsom College 1930-1935]. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Beckenham, Kent. He was also Assistant County Medical Officer for the Kent County Council, and previously Assistant Medical Officer (Paediatrics) for the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Children, Hackney. During the Second World War he served as a Squadron Leader in the R.A.F.V.R. (1940-1945). He was a member of the University of London Fencing Team. He later returned to Montreal, Canada

Andrew Whitfield Little (born 1914) [Epsom College 1924-1933. prefect. Rugby XV. Cricket XI] was the son of G. W. Little, F.R.C.S., of Brockley, South London. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Blackheath, South-East London. He was previously Assistant Medical Officer at St Olave’s Hospital, Rotherhithe, and Assistant Medical Officer at Lord Mayor Treloar’s Hospital, Alton, Hampshire. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945). At some time he emigrated to Canada.

Dean Dunbar (born 1914) [Epsom College 1923-1933] was the son of Dr Dean Dunbar, of Aysgarth, North Yorkshire, and brother of John Downham Dunbar [Epsom College 1931-1934]. He received his medical education at Leeds Royal Infirmary (Leeds University), and went into general practice at Downham Market, Suffolk. During the Second World War he served as a Major in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945).

Harry Acroyd Barker (born 1914) [Epsom College 1928-1931] was the son of Dr D. McF. Barker, of Edinburgh. He received his medical education at Edinburgh University, and was appointed Senior Medical Officer of Health at St Luke’s Hospital, Bradford. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945). In 1941 he was taken as a prisoner of war at Benghazi, Libya.

John Esmond Gastineau Earle (born 1914) [Epsom College 1923-1933] was the son of Dr H. G. Earle, of Parliament Hill, North London. He received his medical education at Downing College, Cambridge, and the Middlesex Hospital. He went into general practice at Dereham, Norfolk. During the Second World War he served as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945).

Leslie Edward Milton (1914-1969) [Epsom College 1923-1932. Rugby XV] was the son of Dr E. F. Milton, of Eltham, South London. He received his medical education at Guy’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Eltham, South London. He was previously Resident Medical Officer at the Hospital of St Cross, Rugby. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945).

Hugh Denys Raymond Hine (born 1914) [Epsom College 1926-1932] was the son of Dr H. F. N. Hine, of Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, and brother of Dr William Neville Hine, M.C. [Epsom College 1922-1924]. He received his medical education at the Middlesex Hospital, and went into general practice at Newark-on-Trent. He was elected Mayor of Newark, Nottinghamshire.

Brian Charles Middleton Reed (1914-1975) [Epsom College 1928-1932] was the son of Dr Thomas Reed, of St Leonards, Sussex. He received his medical education at Guy’s Hospital, and went into general practice at St Leonards-on-Sea. During the Second World War he served as a Surgeon Lieutenant Commander in the R.N.V.R. (1939-1945).

Harold Price Watts (born 1914) [Epsom College 1923-1932] was the son of J. E. Price, F.R.C.S., of Ilford, Essex, and brother of John Price Watts [Epsom College 1932-1936]. He received his medical education at the Westminster Hospital, and went into general practice at Chigwell Row, Essex. During the Second World War he served as a Major in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945).

Peter Edgar Guy Burnett (born 1914) [Epsom College 1924-1930] was the son of Dr A. H. Burnett, of Southampton, and brother of Dr John Arthur Bathe Burnett [Epsom College 1922-1929]. He received his medical education at the Middlesex Hospital, and went into general practice at Southampton. During the Second World War he served as a Squadron Leader in the R.A.F.V.R. (1939-1945).

Charles Stanley Hemming (born 1914) [Epsom College 1924-1931] was the son of Dr C. P. Hemming, of Bishop’s Waltham, Hampshire. He received his medical education at the London Hospital, and went into general practice at Bishop’s Waltham. He was a member of the Southampton Medical Society. During the Second World War he served as a Major in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945), and was Officer in Charge of the British Military Hospital, Juba, D.A.D.M.S. 12 (S.D.F.) Division, Officer in Charge of the S.D.F. Expansion of 82 General Hospital, and Senior Medical Officer (S.D.F.) Cyrenaica.

Ralph Herson (born 1914) [Epsom College 1929-1933] was the son of Soloman Herson, tea and coffee merchant, of Clapton Common, South London. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Grays, Essex. He was previously Resident Medical Officer at the Hemington E.M.S. Hospital. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1942-1945).

Ralph Mallorie Wiltshire (born 1914) [Epsom College 1928-1932] was the son of Dr H. P. W. Wiltshire, of Hemsworth, Yorkshire. He received his medical education at the Middlesex Hospital, and went into general practice at Woking, Surrey. During the Second World War he served as a Major in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945), in Egypt and Greece, and was mentioned in dispatches. He was captured and spent time as a prisoner of war in Germany, and after the war he emigrated to Bellringer, New South Wales, Australia.

Marmaduke Peter Goodwin Rawlinson (born 1914) [Epsom College 1928-1933] was the son of Dr E. G. Rawlinson, of Queen Square, London. He received his medical education at Downing College, Cambridge, and the Westminster Hospital. He went into general practice at Hampstead, London. He was a member of the Cambridge University Medical Society. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C., and after the War he emigrated to Calgary, Canada.

Archibald Menzies Ogilvie (1915-1942) [Epsom College 1928-1932] was the son of Dr Ian Ogilvie, of Grappenhall, Cheshire. He received his medical education at Christ’s College, Cambridge, and Liverpool University. He went into general practice at Warrington, Lancashire. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. and was killed in action in 1942. He was aged 27 years.