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E008477 - Bunton, George Louis (1920 - 1997)
Title:
Bunton, George Louis (1920 - 1997)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E008477
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2015-10-22
Description:
Obituary for Bunton, George Louis (1920 - 1997), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Bunton, George Louis
Date of Birth:
23 April 1920
Place of Birth:
Deal, Kent
Date of Death:
8 April 1997
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS 1944

FRCS 1951

MB BChir Cambridge 1951

MChir 1955

LRCP 1944
Details:
George Bunton, who came from a family which had distinguished itself in the medical profession through three generations, enjoyed a rewarding career in general and paediatric surgery. He was born in Deal, Kent, on 23 April 1920, the son of Surgeon Captain Christopher Bunton RN and his wife, Emma (neé Denman), who had been a ward sister to Wilfred Trotter at University College Hospital. He was educated at Epsom College and Selwyn College, Cambridge, before going on to UCH for his clinical student years. He qualified in 1944 and, after house jobs, joined the Navy. On return to civilian life, he took up junior posts at Hammersmith with Ian Aird and at the Westminster Children's Hospital with David Levi, before getting back to UCH as senior registrar. He was appointed consultant surgeon to UCH and for a time also held sessions at the Metropolitan and at the Northwood and Pinner Cottage Hospital. Although general surgery took up most of his time, he continued to have a major interest in children's disorders, being an examiner for the diploma in child health. He took a full part in the committee work of the hospital as a member of the board of governors and chairman of the medical committee. He examined in surgery for London University and was appointed to the Royal College of Surgeons Court of Examiners in 1977. He married Margaret Berry Edwards (Puck) in 1948 and together they enjoyed an active social life. He was well known as a wit and raconteur, his broken nose and ready smile giving him an engagingly rakish air. They had one daughter, Elizabeth. Unhappily Puck died in 1988. George had retired to Cranleigh in 1985, where in 1993 he married Louise Brooks. After a number of heart attacks he died on 8 April 1997.
Sources:
Information from his daughter, Miss Elizabeth Bunton
Rights:
Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format:
Obituary
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Asset Path:
Root/Lives of the Fellows/E008000-E008999/E008400-E008499
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Unknown