Epsom college 1855-1899: general practitioners, medical officers of health, some dental surgeons, and military doctors

Albert John May (born 1884) [Epsom College 1897-1902. Propert and Wakley Prizes] was the son of Dr A. E. May, of South Hayling, Hampshire. He was a Scholar of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and of St Mary’s Hospital. From there he was appointed Medical Officer at the Hertfordshire County Asylum before entering into general practice at Hayling Island, Hampshire. During the First World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. in Mesopotamia.

Charles Henry Fairbank Atkinson (1884-1920) [Epsom College 1894-1902] was the son of J. H. Atkinson, banker, of Epsom, and brother of Dr John Gerald Atkinson [Epsom College 1894-1899]. He received his medical education at Charing Cross Hospital, and went into general practice at St Tudy, Cornwall. During the First World War he served as a Surgeon Lieutenant in the R.N.V.R.

Cyril George Galpin (1884-1921) [Epsom College 1897-1903. prefect] was the son of Dr Richard Galpin, of Kelvedon, Essex, and brother of Richard Guy Eric Galpin [Epsom College 1894-1896]. He received his medical education at St Mary’s Hospital. During the First World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. at Gallipoli, where he contracted dysentery. He was invalided home and appointed Officer in Charge of the Overseas Air Force Hospital at Shirley, with the rank of Major. Unfortunately he never fully recovered and he died in 1921, of chronic dysentery. He was 37 years old.

Kaye Farquhar Rashell Davison (1884-1946) [Epsom College 1898-1904] was the son of Dr Rashell Davison, of Battle, Sussex, and brother of Anthony Campbell Rashell Davison [Epsom College 1894-1898]. He received his medical education at the Westminster Hospital, and then went into general practice at New Malden, Surrey. During the First World War he served as a Major in the R.A.M.C. (1916-1918) at Salonika.

Frank Sholl Scott (1884-1952) [Epsom College 1894-1901. Rugby XV. Cricket XI] was the son of Dr Edward Scott, of Stockland, Devon. He received his medical education at University College Hospital, and Bristol University. He then went into general practice at Truro, where he was also Medical Officer and Public Vaccinator for the Truro District Union. During the First World War he served as a Lieutenant in the R.A.M.C. (1914-1918). He was a member of the England Rugby XV (1906-1907).

William Mervyn Biden (1884-1965) [Epsom College 1895-1902] was the son of Dr W. P. Biden, of Hyères, Var, France. He received his medical education at Edinburgh University, and then went into general practice at Pitlochry, Perthshire (1921-1946). During the First World War he served as a Major in the R.A.M.C. in France and Belgium. He was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry.

William Scott Watson (1884-c. 1922) [Epsom College 1899-1903] was the son of Dr C. S. Watson, of Wonersh, Surrey. He received his medical education at Edinburgh University. He then emigrated to Rotorua, New Zealand, where he was appointed Senior Assistant Physician at the Mental Hospital in Auckland. He was previously Assistant Physician at the Royal Edinburgh Asylum. He died in about 1922 at the age of 38 years.

George Frederick Randall (born 1884) [Epsom College 1899-1902] was the son of Dr G. A. Randall, of Dunmow, Essex. He received his medical education at the Middlesex Hospital, and then went into general practice at Bolton, Lancashire. During the First World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1910-1920). He later emigrated to Northern Rhodesia (Zambia) where he served as a Government Medical Officer.

Ralph Gillespie Smith (1884-1958) [Epsom College 1899-1902. prefect. Rugby XV] was the son of H. H. Smith, bank manager, of Warlingham, Surrey. He received his medical education at Charing Cross Hospital, and then went into general practice at Surbiton, Surrey. During the First World War he served in the R.A.M.C. with the rank of Captain, and was mentioned in dispatches in 1919. During the Second World War he served as a Squadron Leader in the Auxiliary Air Force from 1941 to 1945. After the War he was Clinical Assistant at the Royal Eye Hospital, Chairman of the Kingston-upon-Thames Division of the British Medical Association (1949-1951), and Chairman of the Medical Staff Committee of the Surbiton Hospital.

John Paulley (1884-1966) [Epsom College 1898-1901. Ann Hood Exhibition] was the son of Dr J. N. L. Paulley, of Pulham, Norfolk, and father of John Wylmer Paulley, M.D., F.R.C.P. [Epsom College 1931-1935]. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Pulham Market, Norfolk. During the First World War he served as a Major in the R.A.M.C. in France. He was Chairman of the East Norfolk Division of the British Medical Association.

Gordon Reginald Ward (1885-1962) [Epsom College 1898-1903. Rugby XV. Elocution Prize] was the son of Dr J. B. Ward, of Streatham Common, South London. He was awarded an Entrance Scholarship to the Westminster Hospital, where he won the Bird Prize and Gold Medal, and the Chadwick Prize. He then went into general practice at Sevenoaks, Kent. He was previously Medical Officer and Pathologist to the Tunbridge Wells General Hospital. He was a Co-Editor of the 3^rd edition of Saville’s ‘System of Medicine’, and the author of a textbook on Pathology. During the First World War he served as a Major in the R.A.M.C. at Salonika and in France.

Canute Deüntzer (1885- ? ) [Epsom College 1897-1903. prefect. Rugby XV] was the son of Dr S. Deüntzer, of Fredensberg, Denmark. He won the Freer Lucas Scholarship to the Middlesex Hospital, and went into general practice at Marylebone, London. He later emigrated to Beaufort, British North Borneo (Malaysia). No further details known.

Samuel Wilson (1885- ? ) [Epsom College 1900-1903. Rugby XV] was the son of Dr Samuel Wilson, of Hackney, London. He received his medical education at Guy’s Hospital, and went into general practice in Rochford, Essex, where he was also Medical Referee for the Ministry of Pensions. During the First World War he served as a Surgeon in the Royal Navy (1916-1918).

Hubert O’Meara (1885-1947) [Epsom College 1896-1904. Rugby XV. Carr Exhibition] was the son of Dr J. J. B. O’Meara, of Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, and brother of Dr John Morgan O’Meara [Epsom College 1892-1900]. He was awarded an Entrance Scholarship to University College Hospital, where he won the Gold Medal for Clinical Surgery. He then went into general practice at Luton, Bedfordshire.

Thomas Charles Cann Evans (1885-1965) [Epsom College 1897-1904. prefect. Rugby XV. Brande Prize] was the son of Dr T. G. C. Evans, of Budleigh Salterton, Devon. He was awarded an Entrance Scholarship to St Mary’s Hospital, and from there entered general practice at Budleigh Salterton, Devon, where he was also Medical Officer to Budleigh Salterton Hospital. During the First World War he served as a Major in the R.A.M.C. with the 13^th Australian Field Ambulance (1916-1919) at Gallipoli, Egypt and France, and was awarded the D.S.O. and M.C.

Daniel Owen Twining (1885- ? ) [Epsom College 1895-1903. prefect. Rugby XV. Sterry Prize. Carr Exhibition] was the son of Dr A. H. Twining, of Salcombe, Devon, and brother of Dr Edward Wing Twining, F.R.C.P. [Epsom College 1897-1905], and father of John Wake Twining [Epsom College 1933-1937]. He received his medical education at University College Hospital, and went into general practice at Salcombe, Devon. He was also an Admiralty Surgeon; Medical Officer of Health for Salcombe U.D.C., and the Kingsbridge and Salcombe Port Authority. During the First World War he served as a Lieutenant in the R.A.M.C. in France. He played Rugby for the Devon County XV.

Walter Weir (1885- ? ) [Epsom College 1898-1904. Cricket XI] was the son of Dr Walter Weir, of Upper Norwood, South London, and father of Major Walter Christopher Addison Weir, M.C. [Epsom College 1926-1934]. He was awarded an Entrance Scholarship to St Thomas’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Merstham, Surrey. He was Medical Officer for No 5 District, Reigate Union, and Medical Officer for the Post Office. During the First World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C., in Mesopotamia.

William Leitrim Clements (1885- ? ) [Epsom College 1901-1901] was the son of Dr William Clements, of Burton-on-Trent. He received his medical education at Durham University, and went into general practice at Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire.

Edward Argent Saunders (1885-1936) [Epsom College 1899-1904. prefect. Rugby XV. Watts Prize] was the son of Dr E. A. Saunders, J.P., of Pembroke Dock, South Wales, brother of Dr William Henry Price Saunders [Epsom College 1902-1907], and George James Rich Saunders [Epsom College 1908-1914], and father of Peter Argent Saunders [Epsom College 1934-1939]. He won the Freer Lucas Entrance Scholarship to the Middlesex Hospital, and went into general practice at Winchmore Hill, North London. He was Honorary Assistant Anaesthetist at the Prince of Wales General Hospital, Tottenham, and Medical Officer for Trinity House. He played Rugby for the Middlesex County XV.

Octavius de Burgh Marsh (1885-1949) [Epsom College 1897-1904. Rugby XV. Cricket XI] was the son of Dr O. E. B. Marsh, of Clyther Park, Newport, and brother of George William Earle Marsh [Epsom College 1895-1899]. He received his medical education at Pembroke College, Cambridge and the London Hospital. During the First World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1914-1918). Further details not found.

Norman Guy Hawtrey Salmon (1885-1956) [Epsom College 1897-1903. prefect] was the son of Dr A. G. Salmon, of Bodmin, Cornwall. He won an Entrance Scholarship to Charing Cross Hospital. After medical qualification he went into general practice at Bodmin, Cornwall, and was Surgeon to the East Cornwall Hospital. During the First World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C., attached to the 5^th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry (1914-1918). He was Honorary Secretary of the East Cornwall Division of the British Medical Association.

Reginald Westmore Spence (1886-1918) [Epsom College 1900-1905. Ann Hood Exhibition] was the son of W. R. E. Spence, artist, of Guildford, Surrey. He won an Entrance Scholarship to the Westminster Hospital. After medical qualification Reginald Spence joined the Colonial Service, and was posted to Kenya, where he was appointed Medical Officer in charge of the hospital at Nakuru. He died of septicaemia in Nairobi in 1918. He was aged 30 years.

Herbert Marshall Gilbertson (1886- ? ) [Epsom College 1901-1904. Rugby XV] was the son of Dr J. H. Gilbertson, of Hitchin, Hertfordshire. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Hitchin. He was also Assistant Medical Officer for the North Hertfordshire and South Bedfordshire Hospital, and Medical Officer and Public Vaccinator for the 1^st District, Hitchin Union.

Rupert Edward Shawe Waddington (1886-1914) [Epsom College 1898-1905. prefect. Rugby XV] was the son of W. E. Waddington, oil merchant, of Aspall, Lancashire. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. He died in 1914, aged 28 years. Further details not found.

William Halley Eggar (1886-1965) [Epsom College 1898-1905. head prefect. Rugby XV. Captain of Cricket XI. Brande Good Conduct Prize] was the son of S. J. Eggar, an export merchant, of Streatham, South London, and brother of Major John Norman Eggar [Epsom College 1897-1902], and Major Thomas Charles Cann Eggar, D.S.O. [Epsom College 1897-1904]. He was awarded the Freer Lucas Entrance Scholarship to the Middlesex Hospital, and went into general practice at Hassocks, Sussex. He was also Medical Officer and Public Vaccinator for the No. 6 District, Cuckfield Union. During the First World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. in India.

Ian Dunbar Dickson (1886-1973) [Epsom College 1899-1904. prefect. Rugby XV. MacFarlane Cup. Hodgkin, Elocution and Watts Prizes] was the son of Dr J. D. Dickson, of Marlow, Buckinghamshire, and brother of Desmond Henry Dickson [Epsom College 1904-1907], and Major Brian Thorburn Dickson [Epsom College 1904-1910]. He received his medical education at Edinburgh University. After house appointments at Edinburgh University, Ian Dickson joined an expedition engaged in mapping the boundaries of Northern Rhodesia. He stayed on as Medical Officer in Barotse Land until the beginning of the First World War. He then served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1914-1918), in France and at Salonika, and was awarded the Military Cross. While attending a wounded soldier he was shot. At the time he was breaking the handle of a pick to splint a fractured femur and the shot removed half his lower jaw and divided a carotid artery. He held onto this until he lost consciousness, but such was the enemy gunfire that it was not possible to move him for many hours, and until nightfall. He was invalided home and was attached to Thorpe War Hospital, Norwich, as Inspector of Red Cross Hospitals in Norfolk. Subsequently his lower jaw was replaced by a successful rib graft. He then went into general practice at Norwich, and was appointed Assistant Radiologist at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, a post that he held for 28 years. He was President of the Norfolk Branch of the British Medical Association from 1938-1942, and President of the Norwich Medico-Chirurgical Society. He played an active part in civic work at Norwich and became a member of the City Council and Chairman of the Health Committee. In 1955, he was elected Lord Mayor of Norwich. While at Epsom College Ian Dickson set a public schools quarter mile record which stood for 40 years. He represented Scotland three times in the 100 and 440 yards.

Lionel Charles William Cane (1886-1945) [Epsom College 1900-1904] was the son of Dr Howard Cane, of Belvedere, Kent, and brother of Cyril Herbert Cane [Epsom College 1905-1907]. He received his medical education at Guy’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Reading, Berkshire. He was appointed Assistant Medical Officer at Battle Infirmary, Reading, having previously been Resident Medical Officer at the Greenwich Union Infirmary. During the First World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C.

Charles Gibson (1886-1972) [Epsom College 1900-1904. head prefect. Captain Cricket XI. Jenks Scholarship] was the son of Dr Charles Gibson, of Harrogate. He received his medical education at the London Hospital, and went into general practice at Worthing, Sussex, where he was also Honorary Surgeon at Worthing Hospital 1920-1948. During the First World War he served in the R.A.M.C. in the Middle East. He was President of the Sussex Branch of the British Medical Association (1957-1958), and President of the Brighton and Sussex Medico-Chirurgical Society.

Charles Edward Hamilton Milner (1886-1955) [Epsom College 1897-1904. Ann Hood Exhibition] was the son of Edward Milner, F.R.C.S. He was awarded an Entrance Scholarship to King’s College Hospital, and went into general practice at Reigate, Surrey. At the outbreak of the First World War he joined the R.A.M.C. with the rank of Major, and served with distinction at the 4^th London General Hospital (King’s College Hospital) before being sent to Mesopotamia, where he was appointed Registrar to a large general hospital at Basra. During the Second World War he was placed in charge of the principal first-aid post at Redhill and Reigate.

Norman Barnett Benjafield (1886-1970) [Epsom College 1896-1901] was the son of Dr W. B. Benjafield, of Edmonton, North London, and father of Dr Norman Graham Benjafield [Epsom College 1919-1919], and Dr John Gordon Benjafield [Epsom College 1940-1943]. He received his medical education at University College Hospital, and went into general practice at Lower Edmonton, North London. During the First World War he served as a Major in the R.A.M.C. in North Africa and with the Sicily landings. “He was an expert carp fisherman and a brilliant shot, especially at driven partridges. For this he is mentioned in the volume on shooting in the Badminton Library.”

Joseph Pearson Little (1886-1935) [Epsom College 1901-1904. Engledue and Sterry Prizes] was the son of Dr James Little, of Maryport, Cumbria, and brother of Dr Harold Norman Little [Epsom College 1897-1901]. He received his medical education at the London Hospital, and was appointed Resident Medical Officer at Peterborough Infirmary. During the First World War he served as a Major in the R.A.M.C. (1914-1918).

Thomas William Watkin Powell (1887-1944) [Epsom College 1903-1906. Watts Science Prize] was the son of Dr Joshua Powell, of Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire. He received his medical education at St Mary’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Newcastle Emlyn, where he was Medical Officer and Public Vaccinator for the Penbryn District of the Newcastle Emlyn Union. He was also Deputy Coroner and Schools Medical Inspector for South Cardiganshire. He served as a J.P. for the County of Cardigan.

Lionel Arthur Martin (1887-1918) [Epsom College 1902-1903] was the son of Dr E. F. Martin, of Weston-super-Mare. He received his medical education at University College Hospital. During the First World War he served as a Surgeon in the Royal Navy. He died on Christmas Day, 1918, as the result of drowning. He was aged 31 years.

Basil Franklin Eminson (born 1887) [Epsom College 1902-1906. prefect. Rugby XV. Cricket XI. Sterry Prize] was the son of Dr T. B. F. Eminson, of Scotter, Lincolnshire, and brother of John Franklin Eminson [Epsom College 1899-1903]. He received his medical education at Charing Cross Hospital, where he won the William Travers Prize for Medicine. He then joined the Indian Medical Service, attached to the 28^th Light Cavalry, Indian Army, and won the Kaiser I Hind Medal, 1^st Class. He served in Burma, Persia, Mesopotamia and Afghanistan. In 1945, he retired from the I.M.S. and became an Ophthalmic Specialist at Scunthorpe Hospital.

Bertram William Francis Wood (1887-1967) [Epsom College 1901-1902] was the son of Dr F. H. Wood, of Wakefield. He received his medical education at Leeds University. During the First World War he served as a Lieutenant in the Nigerian Regiment (1914-1918). No further details found.

William Cuthbert Whitworth (1887-1951) [Epsom College 1899-1905] was the son of Dr William Whitworth, of St Agnes, Cornwall, and brother of Dr Henry Parks Whitworth [Epsom College 1901-1908]. He received his medical education at Guy’s Hospital, and went into general practice at St Agnes, Cornwall.

Archibald Ferguson (1887-1936) [Epsom College 1901-1905. prefect. Captain of Rugby XV. MacFarlane Cup. Watts Science and Hodgkin Prizes] was the son of Dr J. M. Ferguson, of Burnley, and father of Squadron Leader John Murray Ferguson, R.A.F. [Epsom College 1929-1934]. He was awarded an Entrance Scholarship to St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and was appointed Medical Officer of Health for the Metropolitan Borough of Stepney, East London. He was also Senior Medical Officer at the Whitechapel Tuberculosis Dispensary, and Tuberculosis Consultant to St Peter’s Hospital, Stepney. During the First World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C., in India and Italy

Arthur Richard Sharrod (1887-1943) [Epsom College 1902-1906] was the son of F. H. Sharrod, of Newport, Shropshire, and father of Dr Frederick John Sharrod [Epsom College 1936-1940]. He received his medical education at the London Hospital, and went into general practice at Stourbridge, Worcestershire, where he was also Honorary Surgeon and Radiologist at the Corbett Hospital, Stourbridge. During the First World War he served as a Surgeon in the Royal Navy (1913-1918), and was awarded the Haslar Gold Medal (1914).

George Victor Bakewell (1887-1945) [Epsom College 1901-1906. head prefect. Rugby XV. Modern History, Brande Prizes] was the son of George Bakewell, china manufacturer, of Trentham, Staffordshire. He was a Scholar of Clare College, Cambridge and completed his medical training at the London Hospital, before entering general practice at Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, where he was Honorary Medical Officer for the Children’s Convalescent Home. During the First World War he served as a Major in the R.A.M.C. (Specialist in Operative Surgery) (1914-1918), and was mentioned twice in dispatches.

Eric Alfred Charles Fazan (1887-1968) [Epsom College 1900-1905. prefect. Jenks Scholarship] was the son of Dr C. H. Fazan, of Wadhurst, Sussex, and brother of Sidney Herbert Fazan, C.M.G., C.B.E. [Epsom College 1901-1907], and Roy Fazan [Epsom College 1904-1909]. He received his medical education at the Middlesex Hospital, and went into general practice at Wadhurst, Sussex. In 1905, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Sussex Regiment and in 1915, went with the battalion to France as a combatant officer although he was by then a qualified doctor. He won the M.C. in 1915. He was then transferred to the R.A.M.C. and served with a field ambulance; and in 1917, won a bar to his M.C. and was mentioned in dispatches. After the War, he worked for several years in Army psychiatric hospitals, but in 1949 he retired from the R.A.M.C. with the rank of Colonel. He was a Freeman of the City of London, a Liveryman of the Haberdasher’s Company, and Master of the Pewterer’s Company in 1956. He was made a Deputy Lieutenant of Sussex in 1937, and appointed J.P. for Sussex in 1945.