Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E007445 - McCartney, Ernest Thom (1915 - 1986)
Title:
McCartney, Ernest Thom (1915 - 1986)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E007445
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2015-06-08
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for McCartney, Ernest Thom (1915 - 1986), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
McCartney, Ernest Thom
Date of Birth:
1915
Place of Birth:
Coleraine, Northern Ireland
Date of Death:
14 January 1986
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MC
MRCS and FRCS 1947
BA MB BCh BAO Dublin 1936
LM Rotunda 1939
FRCSI 1940
Details:
Ernest Thom McCartney was born in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, the son of Robert McCartney, a chemist, and his wife, Kathleen, née Thom. He was educated at Coleraine Institute and Trinity College, Dublin, where he studied medicine. He went on to training posts at Victoria Central Hospital, Wallasey, St George's Hospital and the Hammersmith Hospital and ended his career as consultant surgeon at the Airedale Hospital in Keighley, Yorkshire.
From 1939 to 1945 he served in the RAMC reaching the rank of Major and winning the MC. He married Norah Jewell in 1939 and they had two sons, Michael and Peter before she died in 1946. He married Barbara Clayton (née Dove) in 1950. Of his many hobbies he most enjoyed golf, carpentry and stamp collecting.
He died on 14 January 1986 survived by his wife, sons and grandchildren, Graham, Janet, Gareth and Kerry.
Sources:
*Daily Telegraph* 17 January 1986
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/E007400-E007499
Media Type:
Unknown
