JOHN EDWARD SHARPLEY (born 1915). M.A., M.B., B.Ch. (Oxon)

John Edward Sharpley (born 1915) [Epsom College 1929-1933] was the son of Dr C. W. Sharpley, of Birmingham. He received his medical education at St John’s College, University of Oxford, and St Thomas’s Hospital. He went into general practice at Burford, Oxfordshire. During the Second World War he served as a Flight Lieutenant in the R.A.F.V.R. He was a member of the Oxford University Rifle Team.

Kenneth Page (born 1915) [Epsom College 1924-1933] was the son of Dr G. F. Page, of Aldershot, and brother of Frank Edward Page [Epsom College 1921-1931]. He received his medical education at St Mary’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Shirehampton, Bristol. He was a member of the Bristol Medico-Chirurgical Society. During the Second World War he served as a Major in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945).

Hugh Mervyn Emrys-Roberts (born 1915) [Epsom College 1925-1932] was the son of Professor E. Emrys-Roberts, M.D., of Penarth, South Wales. He received his medical education at Guy’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Kingswood, Surrey.

Walter Fitzgerald Frazer (1915-1985) [Epsom College 1929-1933. prefect. Rugby XV] was the son of E. F. Frazer, F.R.C.S., of Brighton. He received his medical education at Guy’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Brighton, Sussex. During the Second World War he served as a Surgeon Lieutenant in the R.N.V.R. (1939-1945), and was mentioned in dispatches after the engagement off Sfax. He served in H.M.S. Liverpool in the Mediterranean, and saw service during the Battle of Matapan in H.M.S. Jarvis. He returned home in 1941 and worked in the Blood Transfusion Service, but was recalled in 1944 for the D-Day Landings. He was a J.P. for Brighton.

Geoffrey Hugh Pendril John (born 1915) [Epsom College 1929-1932] was the son of W. D. John, veterinary surgeon, of Ammanford, Gloucestershire. He received his medical education at Pembroke College, Cambridge, and St George’s Hospital. He entered general practice at Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, and was Honorary Medical Officer for the Melton Mowbray War Memorial Hospital. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1940-1945).

Paul Lambah (1915-2005) [Epsom College 1929-1934] was the son of Dr V. M. Lambah, of Bilston, Staffordshire,and brother of Dr Ian Roy Lambah [Epsom College 1931-1935]. He received his medical education at St John’s College, Cambridge, and the Westminster Hospital. He went into general practice at Bilston. He was previously a Surgeon for the Royal Navy. He was a member of the Cambridge University Fencing Team.

Richard Graham Wylie Moore (born 1915) [Epsom College 1929-1934. prefect. Rugby XV. Cricket XI] was the son of Dr S. B. W. Moore, of Romford, Essex, and brother of Terence Arthur Wylie Moore [Epsom College 1925-1929], and Major Alexander Lindsay Wylie Moore [Epsom College 1932-1935]. He received his medical education at St Mary’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Sandwich, Kent. During the Second World War he served as a Surgeon Lieutenant in the R.N.V.R. (1939-1945).

Christopher Lewthwaite (1915-2001) [Epsom College 1925-1933. Ann du Bois Prize] was the son of Dr Alfred Lewthwaite, of Picton, New South Wales, Australia. He received his medical education at University College Hospital, and went into general practice at Lowestoft, Suffolk (1947-1981). He was previously Clinical Assistant at Queen Charlotte’s Hospital, and Resident Medical Officer at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich. During the Second World War he served as a Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander in the R.N.V.R. (1939-1945).

David John Paddison (born 1915) [Epsom College 1929-1934. prefect. Rugby XV. Sterry Prize] was the son of W. P. Paddison, O.B.E., chemical engineer, of Bexley Heath, and brother of Robert Frederick Paddison [Epsom College 1930-1935], Paul Edward Theodore Paddison [Epsom College 1936-1943], and father of Michael David William Paddison [Epsom College 1954-1957]. He received his medical education at Charing Cross Hospital, and went into general practice at Saffron Walden, Essex. During the Second World War he served as a Major in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945), and was mentioned in dispatches.

Henry Newnham Peyton (1915-2005) [Epsom College 1928-1933. prefect] was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel A. M. Peyton, I.A. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, where he won the Jenk’s Memorial Scholarship of the Royal College of Physicians. He went into general practice at Ipswich, Suffolk. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1940-1946).

John Barrett Ashmore (1915-1944) [Epsom College 1928-1931] was the son of Dr P. W. Ashmore, of Sherburn in Elmet, Yorkshire. He received his medical education at Leeds University, and went into general practice at Harrogate, Yorkshire. During the Second World War he served as a Major in the R.A.M.C. and was killed in action in 1944. He was aged 29 years.

Leslie Frisby Richards (born 1915) [Epsom College 1925-1928] was the son of Dr P. D. Richards, of Barry, South Wales. He received his medical education at St Mary’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Barry, Glamorgan, South Wales.

John Cedric Jones (1915-2005) [Epsom College 1928-1933] was the son of Dr J. H. Jones, of Sherston, Wiltshire. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Newport, Isle of Wight. During the Second World War he served as a Surgeon Lieutenant in the R.N.V.R. (1939-1945).

Percival Richard Day (born 1915) [Epsom College 1929-1934] was the son of Dr A. P. Day, of Epsom. He received his medical education at the London Hospital, and went into general practice at Tonbridge, Kent. He was previously Out-Patient Medical Officer at the Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital, and Clinical Assistant at the Western Ophthalmic Hospital. During the Second World War he served as a Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander in the R.N.V.R. (1939-1945).

David Davey Rosewarne (1915-2002) [Epsom College 1925-1932] was the son of Dr D. D. Rosewarne, of Vere Street, London. He received his medical education at St Mary’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Tredegar Road, Bow, London.

Anthony Bowen-Jones (born 1915) [Epsom College 1929-1934] was the son of Dr John Bowen-Jones, of Cardiff. He received his medical education at Guy’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Basingstoke, Hampshire, where he was also Medical Officer at the Basingstoke Hospital. During the Second World War he served as a Surgeon Lieutenant in the R.N.V.R. (1939-1945).

Eric Asquith (born 1915) [Epsom College 1930-1935] was the son of J. T. Asquith, company director, of Montreal, Canada, and brother of Dr Raymond Asquith [Epsom College 1928-33]. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital and was previously 1^st Assistant in Anaesthesia at the Royal Infirmary, Sheffield. He returned at a later date to a practice in Montreal.

Cuthbert Samuel Rexford-Welch (born 1915) [Epsom College 1929-1933] was the son of Dr H. R. Welch, of Streatham High Road, South London. He received his medical education at Jesus College, Cambridge, and Charing Cross Hospital. He went into general practice at Streatham, South London. During the Second World War he served as a Flight Lieutenant in the R.A.F.V.R. (1942-1945).

Denis Ormrod Hicks (born 1915) [Epsom College 1930-1932] was the son of the Rev. E. S. Hicks, of Shanhill, County Dublin. He received his medical education at Dublin University, and went into general practice at Barnes, South London. During the Second World War he served as a Flight Lieutenant in the R.A.F.V.R. (1940-1945). After the War he returned to Ireland and entered general practice at Killiney, County Dublin.

William George Helsby (1915-2003) [Epsom College 1929-1931] was the son of Dr W. G. Helsby, of Thornton Heath, South London, and brother of John Michael Helsby, L.D.S. [Epsom College 1939-1939]. He received his medical education at King’s College Hospital, and went into general practice at Barnes, South London. He acted as a medical officer for the Ministry of Pensions. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1941-1945).

Donald Nigel Thornton (born 1915) [Epsom College 1927-1932] was the son of J. R. Thornton, pharmacist, of Richmond, Surrey, and brother of Dr John Raymond Thornton [Epsom College 1921-1925]. He received his medical education at the Middlesex Hospital, and went into general practice at Curzon Street, Mayfair, London. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1942-1945).

Charles John Glass (1915-1971) [Epsom College 1925-1934. prefect. Captain of the Rugby XV] was the son of Dr C. S. Glass, of Norton le Moors, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, and brother of David Glass [Epsom College 1934-1939]. He received his medical education at the London Hospital, and went into general practice at Norton-le-Moors, Stoke on Trent. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1942-1945).

John Linton Ballantyne (1916-1977) [Epsom College 1929-1935. prefect. Rugby XV. Cricket XI] was the son of S. A. Ballantyne, F.R.C.S., of Coventry. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Coventry. During the Second World War he served as a Surgeon Lieutenant in the R.N.V.R. (1941-1945), at Portsmouth, in the Atlantic, and in India.

David Patrick Finnegan (born 1916) [Epsom College 1929-1935. head prefect. Brande Prize] was the son of Dr John Finnegan, M.C., of Sanderstead, Surrey, and brother of Dr John Dennis Finnegan [Epsom College 1928-1932]. He received his medical education at Guy’s Hospital, and went into general practice in Adelaide, Australia. He was elected President of the Australian Royal College of General Practitioners. During the Second World War he served as a Surgeon Lieutenant with the R.N.V.R. (1942-1945).

Geoffrey Holland Pimblett (born 1916) [Epsom College 1931-1933] was the son of Dr Cedric Pimblett, of Preston, Lancashire, and brother of James Noel Pimblett, L.D.S. [Epsom College 1929-1932]. He received his medical education at Liverpool University, and went into general practice at Preston, Lancashire, where he was Assistant Medical Officer at the Royal Cross School, Preston. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945).

Edward George William Lynch (1916-1942) [Epsom College 1929-1934. Brande Prize] was the son of Dr M. E. Lynch, of Newington Green, London, and brother of John Clifford Lynch [Epsom College 1931-1937]. He received his medical education at Trinity College, Dublin. In 1942, he was killed in action during the Second World War. He was aged 26 years.

Peter Michael Burton (born 1916) [Epsom College 1930-1934] was the son of Air Commodore H. L. Burton, of Mevagissey, Cornwall. He received his medical education at St Mary’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Mevagissey. During the Second World War he served as a Squadron Leader in the R.A.F.V.R. (1939-1945).

Peter Tyndale Yonge (1916-1978) [Epsom College 1929-1934] was the son of Dr A. P. Yonge, of Twickenham, Middlesex, and brother of James Ambrose Straker Yonge [Epsom College 1927-1931]. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Twickenham, Middlesex. He was previously Clinical Assistant to the Medical Unit at St Thomas’s Hospital. During the Second World War he served as a Major in the R.A.M.C. (1940-1945).

Alexander Calvert Porteous (1916-2009) [Epsom College 1929-1935] was the son of Dr A. B. Porteous, of Putney, South London. He received his medical education at St Mary’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Wooton Bridge, Isle of Wight. He was previously a Medical Registrar at St Mary’s Hospital. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1942-1945).

John William Gwynne Evans (born 1916) [Epsom College 1930-1935. prefect. Rugby XV. Cricket XI] was the son of Dr T. R. Evans, of Chesterfield, Derbyshire. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Chesterfield. During the Second World War he served as a Surgeon Lieutenant in the R.N.V.R. (1940-1945). He was a member of the United Hospitals Rugby XV, and the United Hospitals Boxing Team.

Robert Alastair Boys Kinloch (1916-1944) [Epsom College 1930-1935. prefect. Cricket XI] was the son of R. B. Kinloch, F.R.C.S. of St Albans, Hertfordshire. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital, and after medical qualification, he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. but, in 1944, was killed in action. He was aged 28 years.

Charles Campbell Laird (born 1916) [Epsom College 1930-1935] was the son of Dr C. W. Laird, of Lathom, Ormskirk, and brother of Ian Maxwell Laird [Epsom College 1934-1937]. He received his medical education at Liverpool University, and was appointed Medical Officer for the Shell Refineries at Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. Before this he was Medical Officer for the Billington Division of I.C.I. During the Second World War he served as a Major in the R.A.M.C.

Charles Gordon Stringer (1916-2000) [Epsom College 1929-1935. prefect. Rugby XV] was the son of Brigadier C. H. Stringer, C.B.E., D.S.O., R.A.M.C. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Esher, Surrey (1946-1988). During the Second World War he served as a Squadron Leader in the R.A.F.V.R. (1941-1945), with Catalinas and Sunderland flying boats, in the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Indian Ocean, ending with the Japanese surrender in Singapore. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, and Chairman of the Medical Boarding Panel for DHSS.

Peter Horrocks Thompson (born 1916) [Epsom College 1929-1934. head prefect. Captain of Cricket XI. Wakley Prize] was the son of Dr G. A. Thompson, of Darwen, Lancashire, and brother of Hubert Wyville Thompson [Epsom College 1926-1929]. He received his medical training at the Middlesex Hospital, and went into general practice at Gravesend, Kent. During the Second World War he served as a Major (Medical Specialist) in the R.A.M.C. (1943-1947).

Terence Henry Bassett (born 1916) [Epsom College 1929-1930] was the son of Professor Henry Bassett, of Reading University. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Reading, Berkshire. He was previously a Medical Officer in the Colonial Medical Service, Tanganyika. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1946).

Walter Robert Dyke (1916-2004) [Epsom College 1929-1933] was the son of V. R. Dyke, dentist, of Coulsdon, Surrey, brother of Sub-Lieutenant Victor John Dyke, R.N. [Epsom College 1931-1934], Norman Ball Dyke [Epsom College 1932-1936], and father of John Nelson Dyke [Epsom College 1954-1957]. He received his medical training at Guy’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Liskeard, Cornwall. During the Second World War he served as a Squadron Leader (Anaesthesia) in the R.A.F.V.R. (1939-1945), at the R.A.F. Hospital, Moncton.

Stanley Peter Sendall Oswald (born 1916) [Epsom College 1929-1934. prefect. Rugby XV] was the son of Dr D. J. T. Oswald, of Liverpool, and brother of Major Trevor David Sendall Oswald, R.A.M.C. [Epsom College 1935-1939]. He was awarded an Entrance Scholarship to St Thomas’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Solihull, Warwickshire. He was previously Clinical Assistant and Medical Registrar at St Thomas’s Hospital. During the Second World War he served as a Major (Medical Specialist) in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945).

William Richard Lambert Harrison (born 1916) [Epsom College 1930-1934] was the son of Dr Richard Harrison, of Sidcup, Kent. He received his medical education at Guy’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Sidcup, Kent. During the Second World War he served as a Major in the R.A.M.C. (1940-1945).

William Harry Petty (born 1916) [Epsom College 1930-1934] was the son of Dr W. J. Petty, of Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, and brother of Norman Cyril Petty, D.F.C. [Epsom College 1931-1935]. He received his medical education at Queen’s College, Cambridge, and Guy’s Hospital, and then went into general practice at Weston-super-Mare.

John Terence Aylmer Hackett (born 1916) [Epsom College 1925-1933] was the son of Dr J. A. Hackett, of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Aylsham, North Norfolk (1946-1975). During the Second World War he served as a Surgeon Lieutenant in the R.N.V.R. (1939-1945), on board ships escorting the Atlantic convoys.

Victor Fanshawe Masters (1916-1951) [Epsom College 1926-1933] was the son of Dr W. E. Masters, of Epsom, and brother of Kenneth Clifford Masters [Epsom College 1926-1933]. He received his medical education at Charing Cross Hospital, and then travelled to Mount Silinda, Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), where he worked as a medical missionary. During the Second World War he served as a Captain (Orthopaedic Specialist) in the R.A.M.C. (1940-1948).

George Frederick Houston (born 1916) [Epsom College 1933-1935. Mrs Major Geography Prize] was the son of Dr S. W. Houston, of Wallington, Surrey. He received his medical education at the Westminster Hospital, and was then appointed Medical Officer in the Colonial Medical Service, in Nigeria. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1941-1946). He emigrated later to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Gordon Spencer Sheill (1916-1945) [Epsom College 1930-1933] was the son of Dr Spencer Sheill, F.R.C.P.I. He received his medical education at Trinity College, Dublin, and during the Second World War served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. at a Parachute Field Ambulance. He was killed in action in 1945, aged 29 years.

James Salwey (1916-1941) [Epsom College 1930-1935. prefect] was the son of the Rev. Geoffrey Salwey, of Botley, Hampshire. He received his medical education at the Middlesex Hospital. He was killed by a landmine at Portsmouth in 1941. He was aged 25 years.

John Douglas James (1916-1942) [Epsom College 1928-1935. prefect. Rugby XV] was the son of H. S. James, metal manufacturer, of Tettenhall, Staffordshire. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital. During the Second World War he served as a Surgeon Lieutenant in the R.N.V.R. and was killed in action in 1942. He was aged 26 years.

Stanley Mitchell Sangster (1917-1993) [Epsom College 1930-1936. prae.schol. Rugby XV. Wakley Prize] was the son of Dr John Sangster, of Gravelly Hill, Birmingham, and brother of Dr John Harper Sangster [Epsom College 1926-1930]. He received his medical education at Birmingham University, where he won the Jenks Scholarship of the Royal College of Surgeons. He went into general practice in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1941-1945). A prominent amateur golfer, he once came 3^rd in the Brabazon Trophy. He was a member of the Epsom College Halford Hewitt team that reached the semi-finals in 1954.

Selwyn Hinton Molesworth (1917-1999) [Epsom College 1931-1935] was the son of Dr E. M. Molesworth, of Brixham, Devon. He received his medical education at Manchester University, and went into general practice at Wigan, Lancashire (1954-1965), and later at Holsworthy, North Devon (1965-1982). During the Second World War he served as a Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery (1940-1946), in Malta, Italy, North Africa, and Greece. He was a member of the Manchester University Badminton Team.

Frederick William Charles Yardumian (1917-1992) [Epsom College 1931-1934] was the son of Dr Charles Yardumian, of Liverpool. He received his medical education at Glasgow University, and went into general practice at Everton, Liverpool, for 44 years. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1940-1945), in India, and Egypt. “He had boundless energy and enthusiasm and was confident in his own judgement. He did not write papers; he simply saw patients, working hours that would make young doctors blanch.”