Index of Old Epsomian Biographies between 1915 and 1939 Doctors: GPs, Consultants and the Most Eminent Researched by MAS Each Old Epsomian is listed in alphabetical order. Those with longer biographies are linked to additional pages (click on underlined entries to follow the link). To find an entry, Ctrl+F. Acton, Hugh (born 1911). Epsom College: 1922-1929 HUGH ACTON (born 1911). M.B.E., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (Eng.) [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. Adamson, Donald Clifford (born 1922). Epsom College: 1936-1941 DONALD CLIFFORD ADAMSON (born 1922). M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (Eng.), D.A. (Eng.), F.F.A.R.C.S. [Epsom College 1936-1940] was the son of Dr W. W. Adamson, of Leeds, and brother of Dr Patrick Adamson, M.D. [Epsom College 1932-1937]. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital, and was appointed Consultant Anaesthetist at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital. He was previously a Consultant Anaesthetist for the South Essex Hospital Group. During the Second World War he served as a Flight Lieutenant in the R.A.F. (1940- 1945). Adamson, Patrick Butler (1919-1993). Epsom College: 1932-1938 PATRICK BUTLER ADAMSON (1919-1993). M.D., B.S. (Lond.), M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (Eng.), D.T.M. & H. (Eng.), D.Path., D.P.H. (Cape Town) [Epsom College 1932-1937. Newsom Music Prize] was the son of Dr W. W. Adamson, of Leeds, and brother of Dr Donald Clifford Adamson [Epsom College 1936-1940], and Dr Robert John Wallace Adamson [Epsom College 1940- 1944]. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital, and was appointed Pathologist to the Colonial Medical Service in British Somaliland. He also served as Consultant Pathologist at the Addington Hospital, Durban, South Africa, and Senior Pathologist to the Natal Province Laboratory Service. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1939- 1945). Alderton, John Michael (1924-1949). Epsom College: 1938-1942 SURGEON LIEUTENANT JOHN MICHAEL ALDERTON (1924-1949). R.N., M.B., B.S. (Lond.) [Epsom College 1938-1942] was the son of Dr W. H. Alderton, M.C., of Colchester, Essex, and brother of David Alan Alderton [Epsom College 1941-1946]. He received his medical education at University College Hospital. He served as a Surgeon Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, and was killed in action on HMS Amethyst, on the Yangtse River in 1949. He was posthumously mentioned in dispatches for outstanding courage and devotion to duty. Allanby Kenneth Derwent (1922-2002). Epsom College: 1936-1941 KENNETH DERWENT ALLANBY (1922-2002). M.D., B.S. (Lond.), F.R.C.P. (Lond.) [Epsom College 1936-1940. prefect] was the son of Dr C. W. Allanby, of Haslemere, Surrey. He won an Entrance Scholarship to Guy’s Hospital, where he passed the M.B., B.S. Examination with Honours in medicine, obstetrics and gynaecology. In the University of London M.D. Examination he was awarded the Gold Medal. He was appointed Consultant Physician at the Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals (1961-1990), having previously been Senior Assistant in the Department of Medicine at Guy’s Hospital. He was an Examiner in Medicine for Cambridge University, and a Medical Examiner for the Civil Aviation Authority. “For nearly 30 years he was the voice of Peterborough medicine, developing the department into a major force, with two new hospitals to meet the needs of the rapidly expanding city. At Guy’s he acquired his affectionate nickname ‘the General,’ which in some ways encapsulated his character. Outside medicine, he maintained his love of horse racing, both as an owner and as course medical officer at Huntingdon and Leicester.” Allcock, John Michael (1920-2001). Epsom College: 1934-1938 JOHN MICHAEL ALLCOCK (1920-2001). M.B., B.S. (Lond.), M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (Eng.) 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). Allott, Eric Sinclair Leach (born 1913). Epsom College: 1926-1930 ERIC SINCLAIR LEACH ALLOTT (born 1913). M.B., Ch.B. (Sheffield) [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. Alwyn-Smith, Peter (1916-2002). Epsom College: 1930-1935 Andrew, Richard (born 1919). Epsom College: 1933-1938 RICHARD ANDREW (born 1919). M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (Eng.) [Epsom College 1933-1938] was the son of Dr A. H. T. Andrew, of Holbrook, Suffolk, and brother of William Robertson Andrew [Epsom College 1939-1944]. He received his medical education at the Middlesex Hospital, and went into general practice at Newport, Shropshire. He was a licensed acupuncturist, and an Associate Member of the Faculty of Homoeopathy. During the Second World War he served as a Major (Medical Specialist) in the R.A.M.C. (1945). Anning, Richard Martin Haigh (1910-1985). Epsom College: 1924-1929 RICHARD MARTIN HAIGH ANNING (1910-1985). M.B., B.S. (Lond.), M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (Eng.) [Epsom College 1924-1928. prefect. Rugby XV] was the son of Dr G. P. Anning, of Headingley, Leeds. He received his medical education at St Mary’s Hospital, and was appointed Consultant Anaesthetist at Harrogate and Ripon. He was a Member of the Harrogate Medical Society, and the Yorkshire Society of Anaesthetists. During the Second World War he served as a Major in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945). Archibald, Roy McLellan (1920-2010). Epsom College: 1932-1939 ROY McLELLAN ARCHIBALD (1920-2010). M.B., Ch.B. (Glas.), D.I.H. (Glas.), F.F.O.M. [Epsom College 1932-1938. Ann du Bois Prize] was the son of Dr R. R. Archibald, of Huddersfield. He received his medical education at Glasgow University, and was appointed Director of Medical Services for the National Coal Board, Chief Medical Officer of the National Coal Board, and Consultant Physician for the National Coal Board (1985-2000). He was an Honorary Fellow of the Ergonomics Society, and an Honorary Major, R.A.M.C. (T.A.). While at Glasgow University he was elected President of the Scottish National Union of Students. Armstrong, Brian Pattison (born 1912). Epsom College: 1926-1932 BRIAN PATTISON ARMSTRONG (born 1912). M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (Eng.), F.F.A.R.C.S., D.A. (Eng.) [Epsom College 1926-1931] was the son of Dr Pattison Armstrong, of Surbiton, Surrey. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and was appointed Consultant Anaesthetist at Mildmay Hospital, Croydon, the Metropolitan Hospital, Manor House Hospital and Neasden Hospital, London. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1940-1945). Armstrong, Commander David Mouat (born 1911). Epsom College: 1925-1929 COMMANDER DAVID MOUAT ARMSTRONG (born 1911). O.B.E., R.N., M.D., M.B., ChB. (Glasgow), M.S., D.A. (Eng.), F.F.A.R.C.S. [Epsom College 1925-1928] was the son of Dr F. G. Armstrong, of Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne. He received his medical education at Glasgow University, and was appointed Consultant Anaesthetist at the Ayrshire Hospital Group. He was a Fellow of the Association of Anaesthetists, and a Commander in the R.N.V.R. Arthur, George David (1918-2008). Epsom College: 1932-1935 GEORGE DAVID ARTHUR (1918-2008). M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (Eng.) [Epsom College 1932-1935] was the son of Dr George Arthur, of Ealing, West London, and brother of Dr Richard Carson Bard Arthur [Epsom College 1936-1939]. He received his medical education at the Middlesex Hospital, then joined the Colonial Medical Service as a Medical Officer at Port Stanley, Falkland Islands. Arthur, Richard Carson Bard (born 1922). Epsom College: 1936-1939 RICHARD CARSON BARD ARTHUR (born 1922). M.B., B.S. (Lond.), M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (Eng.) [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. Ashforth, Douglas Arthur Longmore (1923-1999). Epsom College: 1937-1942 DOUGLAS ARTHUR LONGMORE ASHFORTH (1923-1999). M.B., B.S. (Lond.), M.R.C.S, L.R.C.P. (Eng.), D.A. (Eng.) [Epsom College 1937- 1942.