Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E002544 - Gasson, John Edward (1924 - 2010)
Title:
Gasson, John Edward (1924 - 2010)
Author:
Sarah Gillam
Identifier:
RCS: E002544
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2012-06-28
2017-07-19
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Gasson, John Edward (1924 - 2010), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Gasson, John Edward
Date of Birth:
17 February 1924
Date of Death:
1 February 2010
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
DSO 1944
DFC 1945
FRCS 1954
Details:
John Edward Gasson was a consultant general surgeon who worked in Cape Town, South Africa. He was born on 17 February 1924.
He had a distinguished military career during the Second World War. He joined the South African Air Force in August 1941, and fought in the Middle East and Italy, becoming a major. He was awarded the DFC (the Distinguished Flying Cross) on 28 June 1944, and the DSO (Distinguished Service Order) on 24 March 1945. On 12 June 1945 he was awarded a bar to his DFC.
He was demobilised in November 1945, but enlisted in the South African Air Force Special Reserves in 1947 as a captain. In 1947 he was appointed as flight commander of No 17 Squadron Cape Town, and then commanding officer of No 27 Squadron in 1950.
After the war, he settled in Cape Town, where he became a distinguished surgeon, gaining his FRCS in 1954. He died 1 February 2010.
Rights:
Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format:
Obituary
Format:
Asset
Asset Path:
Root/Lives of the Fellows/E002000-E002999/E002500-E002599
Media Type:
Unknown
