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Asset Name:
E008494 - Box, William John Oldfield (1924 - 2002)
Title:
Box, William John Oldfield (1924 - 2002)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E008494
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2015-10-22
Description:
Obituary for Box, William John Oldfield (1924 - 2002), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Box, William John Oldfield
Date of Birth:
1 December 1924
Place of Birth:
London
Date of Death:
25 October 2002
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS and FRCS 1962

MB ChB Edinburgh 1946

FRCS Edinburgh 1961

FFR 1968

FRCR
Details:
William Box was born on 1 December 1924, in Hampstead, London. His parents were William J O Box, a caterer, and Dorothea, née Green, a model. He was educated at Hilltop Hall School, Seaford, Haileybury, Trinity College, Dublin, and Edinburgh. After qualifying, he worked in junior surgical posts in Chertsey, Harrow, Exeter and West Africa. Having obtained Fellowships from both the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and England, he decided to train as a radiologist at University College London. He then took up a consultant post in Stratford, Leamington Spa and Warwick. He retired in 1989. He married a fellow doctor, Susan Helen Poynder, in June 1969. They had three children, Mary, William and Louisa. Sadly Susan died in 1978. He married for a second time, to Ann, in 1983. He was a skilled cabinet maker, and enjoyed making beautiful pieces of furniture in his workshop. He died on 25 October 2002.
Sources:
*BMJ* 2002 325 1305
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/E008000-E008999/E008400-E008499
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Unknown