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Asset Name:
E007493 - May, Malcolm John (1919 - 1984)
Title:
May, Malcolm John (1919 - 1984)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E007493
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2015-06-15
Description:
Obituary for May, Malcolm John (1919 - 1984), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
May, Malcolm John
Date of Birth:
16 October 1919
Place of Birth:
Gravesend, Kent
Date of Death:
15 April 1984
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MBE 1944

MRCS 1942

FRCS 1954

MB BS London 1948

LRCP 1942
Details:
Malcolm May was born in Gravesend, Kent, on 16 October 1919, the son of John George May, a Trinity House pilot, and Aileen (née Reynolds). He was educated at Gravesend Grammar School and Guy's Hospital, qualifying by the Conjoint examination in 1942. He joined the Royal Navy as Surgeon-Lieutenant, served in the Persian Gulf and Ceylon and was appointed MBE in 1944. After the war he completed training, passing the MB, BS examination in 1948 and FRCS in 1954. He emigrated to Canada in 1955, settling in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, where his competence and courtesy as chief of staff were held in high regard at the Holy Family and Victoria Union Hospitals. He was a founder member and onetime commodore of the Prince Albert Sailing Club and a long-standing member of St Alban's Cathedral, serving on its Corporation. He read widely and enjoyed foreign travel but most of all he enjoyed family life. In 1951 he married Jean (née Cooper), a nurse, and they had three sons, Martin, Nigel and Clive. He died suddenly while on holiday in England on 15 April 1984.
Sources:
Information from Mrs Jean May
Rights:
Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format:
Obituary
Format:
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Asset Path:
Root/Lives of the Fellows/E007000-E007999/E007400-E007499
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Unknown