IVAN FRANCIS GORDON McLANNAHAN (born 1919). M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (Eng.)

Ivan Francis Gordon McLannahan (born 1919) [Epsom College 1933-1938. prefect. Rugby XV] was the son of Dr J. G. McLannahan, of Stonehouse, Gloucestershire. He received his medical education at the London Hospital, and went into general practice at Welton, Lincoln. He was a member of the London Schools Athletic Team –v- Paris Schools.

Peter John Burdon (born 1920) [Epsom College 1935-1936] was the son of E. J. Burdon, Medical College Secretary, of Tonbridge. He received his medical education at the London Hospital, and went into general practice at Wethersfield, Essex. He emigrated later to Singapore.

John Alastair Hallinan (born 1920) [Epsom College 1933-1938. prefect] was the son of Dr J. C. Hallinan, of Rotherham, Yorkshire. He received his medical education at Queen’s College, Cambridge, and Sheffield University. He went into general practice at Maltby, near Rotherham.

James Malcolm Dickinson (born 1920) [Epsom College 1933-1937] was the son of Dr W. R. Dickinson, of Loxley, Yorkshire. He received his medical education at Sheffield University, and was appointed Medical Officer for the State Government Insurance Office, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He was previously a Commonwealth Medical Officer.

Henry Whitworth (1920-2008) [Epsom College 1932-1938] was the son of Dr W. E. Whitworth, of St Agnes, Cornwall. He received his medical education at Guy’s Hospital, and went into general practice at St Agnes, Cornwall (1946-1991). He was previously the Senior Residential Medical Officer at the Duchess of York Hospital for Babies, Manchester.

John Ridley Prentice (born 1920) [Epsom College 1932-1938] was the son of Dr H. R. Prentice, of Greenwich. He received his medical education at the London Hospital, and went into general practice at Pencoed, near Bridgend, Glamorgan. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1944-1945).

Francis Robert Stanley Knight (1920-2004) [Epsom College 1933-1938] was the son of R. D. Knight, dentist, of Gosport, Hampshire. He received his medical education at Guy’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Cranleigh, Surrey. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1944-1945) in West Africa.

George Andrew Neil (1920-1977) [Epsom College 1933-1938. Boxing Team. Biology Prize] was the son of Dr H. L. Neil, of Horbury, Wakefield, Yorkshire, and brother of Hugh Martin Neil [Epsom College 1935-1939]. He received his medical education at Leeds Medical School, and went into general practice at Holt, Norfolk, where he was also the Medical Officer in charge of Pine Heath Hospital, Norfolk. During the Second World War he served as a Surgeon Lieutenant in the Royal Navy (1944-1947), in the Pacific.

Arthur Overton Nichols (born 1920) [Epsom College 1933-1936] was the son of H. W. Nichols, of Belmont, Surrey. He received his medical education at the Middlesex Hospital, and then joined the R.A.M.C.

John Michael Allcock (1920-2001) [Epsom College 1934-1938] was the son of H. A. Allcock, schoolmaster at Epsom College, and brother of Arthur James Gordon Allcock [Epsom College 1926-1936]. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Evercreech, Shepton Mallet, Somerset. He was previously appointed Medical Officer at Bulawayo, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). During the Second World War he served as a Surgeon Lieutenant in the R.N.V.R. (1943-1945).

Robert Arthur Chichester Hart (born 1920) [Epsom College 1934-1938] was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel H. P. Hart, M.C., R.A.M.C. He received his medical education at St Mary’s Hospital, London, and was appointed Out-Patients Physician at St Mary’s Hospital. [It is thought that Dr Hart latterly suffered from a mental disorder as the Medical Directory gives his address as c/o Medical Superintendent, Graylingwell Hospital, Essex. There are no other data].

Jeffery Carveth Spry Leverton (born 1920) [Epsom College 1934-1937] was the son of H. S. Leverton, O.B.E., company director, of Woodmansterne, Surrey. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. He was appointed Senior Registrar at St Mary’s Hospital for Women and Children, Manchester, having previously been House Surgeon (Professorial Unit) at the General Hospital, Bristol, where he won a United Bristol Hospitals Travelling Scholarship, and Casualty Officer at Queen Mary’s Hospital, Stratford, Greater London. During the Second World War he served as a Surgeon Lieutenant in the R.N.V.R. (1945-1947). He was a Fellow of the Hunterian Society, and Secretary of the British Medical Pilots Association from 1976 until 1978. In 1944 he was the author of The Life and Works of John Hunter.

John Kirkpatrick Ratcliffe (1920-1997) [Epsom College 1934-1938. Boxing Team] was the son of Surgeon Captain C. N. Ratcliffe, R.N. He received his medical education at Liverpool Medical School (Liverpool University), and went into general practice at Little Sutton, the Wirral, Cheshire. During the Second World War he served as a Surgeon Lieutenant in the R.N.V.R. (1944-1945).

Treffry John Thompson (born 1920) [Epsom College 1934-1939. Rugby XV] was the son of Sir T. O. Thompson, K.C.S.I., C.B., C.B.E., A.M.S. He received his medical education at St John’s College, University of Oxford, and St George’s Hospital. He went into general practice at Farlington, Portsmouth, Hampshire. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1945).

John Deryk Atkinson Whitelaw (born 1920) [Epsom College 1934-1938] was the son of Dr F. J. Whitelaw, of Littleton Road, North London. He received his medical education at University College Hospital, and went into general practice at Falmouth, Cornwall. During the Second World War he served as a Lieutenant in the R.A.M.C. (1945).

Charles Roger Wood (born 1920) [Epsom College 1934-1938] was the son of Colonel William Albert Wood, C.B.E., R.A.V.C. [Epsom College 1886-1886]. He received his medical education at the London Hospital, and went into general practice at Hawkhurst, Kent. During the Second World War he served as a Surgeon Lieutenant in the R.N.V.R. (1943-1946).

Anthony James Warren Woodroffe (1920-1951) [Epsom College 1934-1938] was the son of Dr H. L. W. Woodroffe, of Chester. He received his medical education at Downing College, Cambridge, and Liverpool University. He went into general practice at Chester. During the Second World War he served as a Surgeon Lieutenant in the R.N.V.R. (1943-1945), on H.M.S. Arethusa. He was present at the D-Day landings and later served in the Mediterranean and Greece. He was fatally injured in a mountaineering accident on Snowdon in 1951 while attempting a rescue. He was aged 31 years.

John Lionel Middlemiss (1920-2007) [Epsom College 1934-1938] was the son of Dr G. W. Middlemiss, of Settle, North Yorkshire. He received his medical education at Charing Cross Hospital, and went into general practice at Bellingham, Northumberland (1950-1968), and then at Godmanchester, Huntingdon (1969-1985). He was a Founder Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners (1952-2002). During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C.

Peter Douglas Campbell Mackay (born 1920) [Epsom College 1934-1938] was the son of Dr I. C. Mackay, of Chester. He received his medical education at the University of Edinburgh and St George’s Hospital. He went into general practice at Carnoustie, Angus. He served as a Civil Medical Officer to H. M. Forces.

John Vesey Aveling (born 1920) [Epsom College 1934-1938. Rugby XV] was the son of Dr K. J. Aveling, of Watford, Hertfordshire. He received his medical education at the London Hospital, and went into general practice at Watford, Hertfordshire. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1943-1945).

Aled Barcham Aneuryn Evans (1920-2003) [Epsom College 1934-1938. Rugby XV] was the son of Dr D. A. Evans, of Rossendale, Lancashire, and brother of Gwyn Barcham Aneuryn-Evans [Epsom College 1936-1941]. He received his medical education at the Middlesex Hospital, and went into general practice at Old Colwyn, Denbighshire. From 1945 until 1947, he served in the R.A.M.C.

Laurence William Oxenham (born 1920) [Epsom College 1935-1939] was the son of W. H. J. Oxenham, osteopath, of Toronto, Canada. He received his medical education at the Middlesex Hospital, and went into general practice in Bristol. In 1957, he emigrated to Canada, and was appointed Anaesthetist at Oshawa General Hospital, Ontario. During the Second World War he served in the RAF as a Flying Officer (1940-1942).

Michael Treharne Wade (1920-1999) [Epsom College 1935-1938. Rugby XV] was the son of Dr N. N. Wade, of Risca, Gwent, and brother of Dr Roger Noel Wade [Epsom College 1931-1937]. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Risca. He was a member of the Cardiff Medical Society, and the Gwent Medical Society. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1944-1945), and was awarded the Yugoslav decoration of Tito Lik.

Kenneth Clifford Gordon Taylor (1921-1972) [Epsom College 1935-1940] was the son of Dr Gordon Taylor, of Nigeria. He received his medical education at St Catherine’s College, Cambridge, and St Mary’s Hospital. He went into general practice at Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. He served as a Surgeon Lieutenant Commander in the R.N.V.R., and was Captain of the Cambridge University Boxing Team.

Gerald Rees Davies (born 1921) [Epsom College 1933-1939. prefect. Mrs Major Geography Prize] was the son of Dr H. R. Davies, of Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, and brother of Derek Walter Rees Davies [Epsom College 1940-1941]. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Whyteleafe, Surrey, where he was also Physician to the Caterham and District Hospital, Surrey.

Geoffrey Fearnley Wigglesworth (born 1921) [Epsom College 1935-1939. Carr Prize] was the son of Dr Frank Wigglesworth, M.C., of Howden, Yorkshire, and brother of Dr Frank Webster Wigglesworth [Epsom College 1926-1931]. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Howden. He was Clinical Assistant (Medicine) at the Goole, Howden and Selby Hospitals. During the Second World War he served as a Captain (Pathology Specialist) in the R.A.M.C. (1944-1948).

James William Murdoch (born 1921) [Epsom College 1935-1938] was the son of John Murdoch, M.C., F.R.C.S., of Brighton, and brother of John McKay Murdoch [Epsom College 1932-1937]. He received his medical education at Jesus College, Cambridge, and the London Hospital. He went into general practice at Hove, Sussex, having previously been Senior Medical Officer for Rolls Royce Ltd, Derby. During the Second World War he served as a Squadron Leader in the Royal New Zealand Air Force (Medical Branch) (1939-1945). After the War he emigrated to Point à Pierre, Trinidad.

Roy Ernest Baughan Spencer (born 1921) [Epsom College 1935-1939] was the son of E. J. Spencer, Lloyds underwriter, of Purley, Surrey. He received his medical education at Trinity College, Cambridge, and St Thomas’s Hospital. He went into general practice at Sevenoaks, Kent, and was Medical Officer for the Sevenoaks and Sundridge Hospitals.

Keith Filmer Thompson (born 1921) [Epsom College 1933-1938] was the son of H. H. Thompson, of Banstead, Surrey. He received his medical education at St George’s Hospital, and then joined the Royal Fleet Auxiliary as a Ship’s Surgeon. He served on British Forces Post Office Ships (BFPO), and during the Second World War he served as a Sub Lieutenant in the Fleet Air Arm (formerly R.A.F.) (1939-1945).

Edward Hayes Couper (born 1921) [Epsom College 1933-1939. Rugby XV] was the son of Dr A. J. Couper, of Glasgow. He received his medical education at Guy’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Erith, Kent. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1944-1945).

Alan Derickson Beard (born 1921) [Epsom College 1934-1938] was the son of Dr W. E. H. Beard, of Leeds. He received his medical education at Downing College, Cambridge, and went into general practice at Wetherby, near Leeds. He served previously in the Merchant Navy.

John Gordon Cooper (1921-1968) [Epsom College 1934-1938] was the son of Dr D. G. Cooper, of Waterlooville, Hampshire. He received his medical education at St George’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Tadworth, Surrey. During the Second World War he served as a Flight Lieutenant in the R.A.F.V.R. (1939-1945), and was awarded the D.F.C.

William Earle Reginald Hackett (born 1921) [Epsom College 1934-1939. prefect. MacFarlane Cup. Hodgkin and Smith Pearse Natural History Prizes] was the son of Dr J. R. Hackett, of Cork, Eire. He received his medical education at Trinity College, Dublin, and was appointed Medical Research Fellow at the Institute of Medicine and Veterinary Science, Adelaide, South Australia, as well as Honorary Assistant Clinical Pathologist at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.

Alan Campbell Frazer (born 1921) [Epsom College 1934-1938] was the son of R. F. Frazer, accountant, of West Kirby, Merseyside, and brother of Brian Mitchell Frazer [Epsom College 1936-1940]. He received his medical education at the Royal Liverpool United Hospitals (Liverpool University), and went into general practice at Harrogate, Yorkshire, where he was also the Regional Medical Officer for the Department of Health and Social Security, Leeds.

Peter William Wells (born 1921) [Epsom College 1934-1935] was the son of Dr A. W. Wells, of Mitcham Road, South London. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and was appointed Regional Medical Officer and a Referee for the Department of Health and Social Security, Birmingham. He was previously in general practice at Southsea, Hampshire, where he was a member of the Portsmouth Medical Society. During the Second World War he served as a Flight Lieutenant in the R.A.F.V.R.

John Douglas Wilkinson (1921-1998) [Epsom College 1934-1939] was the son of Professor K. D. Wilkinson, O.B.E., F.R.C.P., of Edgbaston, Birmingham, and brother of Robert Gordon Wilkinson [Epsom College 1938-1941]. He received his medical education at Birmingham Medical School (Birmingham University), and went into general practice at Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, where he was also the Medical Officer for Tewkesbury Hospital.

Thomas Paterson Scade Frew (1921-1999) [Epsom College 1935-1939] was the son of Dr Robert Frew, of Wickford, Essex, and brother of Dr James Mair Frew [Epsom College 1937-1942]. He received his medical education at Peterhouse, Cambridge, and St Thomas’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Wickford, Essex. He previously served as a Surgeon Lieutenant in the R.N.V.R.

Charles Edwin Hartley (born 1921) [Epsom College 1934-1939] was the son of Dr Harold Hartley, of Newcastle, Staffordshire. He received his medical education at Peterhouse, Cambridge, and went into general practice at Penryn, Cornwall. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1945). He was previously employed in the Colonial Medical Service as Medical Superintendent at the Vom Christian Hospital, Northern Nigeria.

Aubrey Martin Huntley (born 1921) [Epsom College 1935-1939] was the son of A. G. Huntley, farmer, of Uckfield, Sussex, and brother of Dr John Desmond Huntley [Epsom College 1935-1939]. He received his medical education at Guy’s Hospital, and went into practice at Naracoorte, South Australia. He previously served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C.

John Desmond Huntley (born 1921) [Epsom College 1935-1939] was the son of A. G. Huntley, farmer, of Uckfield, Sussex, and brother of Dr Aubrey Martin Huntley [Epsom College 1935-1939]. He received his medical education at Guy’s Hospital, and went into general practice on the Isle of Flotta, Orkney.

Denis Digges La Touche (born 1921) [Epsom College 1935-1940] was the son of Dr J. J. D. La Touche, of Leeds. He received his medical education at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and Leeds General Infirmary. He went into general practice at Leeds, and was Honorary Surgeon to the Dewsbury and District General Infirmary. He served previously as a Major in the R.A.M.C.

Keith Alexander Adair Campbell (born 1922) [Epsom College 1936-1939] was the son of Dr J. F. M. Campbell, of the Admiralty. He received his medical education at Guy’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Newark, Nottinghamshire.

Michael Arthur Bernays (born 1922) [Epsom College 1936-1940. Claude Calthrop Essay Prize] was the son of C. A. Bernays, underwriter, of Shoreham, Sussex. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Chichester, Sussex. During the Second World War he served as a Surgeon Lieutenant in the R.N.V.R. (1945).

Norman Osborn Bennett (1922-2005) [Epsom College 1936-1941. prefect. Rugby XV. Cricket XI] was the son of N. O. Bennett, master dairyman, of Putney, South London. He received his medical education at St Mary’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Wigan, Lancashire. During the Second World War he served as a Surgeon Lieutenant in the Royal Navy (1945). He was a member of the Middlesex County Rugby XV, and the England Rugby XV.

Richard Carson Bard Arthur (born 1922) [Epsom College 1936-1939. Rugby XV] was the son of Dr George Arthur, of Ealing, West London, and brother of Dr George David Arthur [Epsom College 1932-1935]. He received his medical education at the Middlesex Hospital, and went into general practice at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.

Richard Neville Austin (born 1922) [Epsom College 1936-1940. prefect. Rugby XV] was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel R. A. Austin, M.C., R.A.M.C. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Lambton Quay, Wellington, New Zealand.

Trevor David Sendall Oswald (born 1922) [Epsom College 1935-1940] was the son of Dr D. J. T. Oswald, of Liverpool, and brother of Dr Stanley Peter Sendall Oswald [Epsom College 1929-1934]. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital, and served in the R.A.M.C. with the rank of Major. He later entered general practice at Farnborough, Hampshire.

Roger de Aula Denton-Cardew (1922-1990) [Epsom College 1937-1939] was the son of A. R. Denton-Cardew, journalist, of Edgware, Middlesex. He received his medical education at the London Hospital, and went into general practice at Rose-Blanche, North Bay, Newfoundland, Canada.

Colin Cecil Russell Walker (born 1922) [Epsom College 1934-1941. head prefect. Rugby XV. Ann du Bois Prize] was the son of Dr R. E. Walker, of Peterborough, Northamptonshire. He received his medical education at Edinburgh University, and went into general practice at Melksham, Wiltshire, and was Medical Officer for St George’s Hospital, Semington, Wiltshire. He was previously Physician to the British Embassy in Warsaw.

David Gordon Wilson (born 1922) [Epsom College 1936-1940. Ralph Gooding Chemistry Prize] was the son of Dr E. A. Wilson, of Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire. He was a Scholar of Christ’s College, Cambridge, and completed his medical training at the Middlesex Hospital. He went into general practice at Watford, Hertfordshire, and was Medical Officer for the Bushey and District Hospital, Hertfordshire. He was an Examiner for the Civil Aviation Authority, and was awarded an Upjohn Travelling Fellowship of the Royal College of General Practitioners (1957-1958). He was President of the Section of General Practice at the Royal Society of Medicine, and previously a Flight Lieutenant in the R.A.F.V.R.