Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E007159 - Chapple, Colin Frederic (1912 - 1989)
Title:
Chapple, Colin Frederic (1912 - 1989)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E007159
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2015-04-27
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Chapple, Colin Frederic (1912 - 1989), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Chapple, Colin Frederic
Date of Birth:
1912
Place of Birth:
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date of Death:
15 October 1989
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS and FRCS 1951
MB BS Adelaide 1936
FRCS Ed 1939
Details:
Colin Frederic Chapple was born and educated in Adelaide, South Australia, qualifying in 1936 and after a year in junior appointments came to England to study surgery. Within two years he had passed the FRCS Edinburgh and during the war years spent a short time with the Emergency Medical Service before joining the Royal Army Medical Corps and serving in West Africa.
After demobilisation he was surgical registrar at the Central Middlesex Hospital and later senior orthopaedic registrar in the same hospital. He passed the FRCS in 1951 and went to Mansfield General Hospital, initially as senior hospital medical officer and later as consultant orthopaedic surgeon. He was also consultant to Berry Hill Hall Miners' Rehabilitation Centre.
Apart from professional work he was an accomplished sportsman, playing golf, tennis and cricket. He retired in 1977 and died on 15 October 1989 aged 77. He is survived by his wife, Polly and two daughters.
Sources:
*Brit med J* 1990, 300, 1193
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/E007000-E007999/E007100-E007199
Media Type:
Unknown
