Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E009465 - Harries, William James Lloyd (1921 - 2018)
Title:
Harries, William James Lloyd (1921 - 2018)
Author:
Tina Craig
Identifier:
RCS: E009465
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2018-06-19
2021-06-16
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Harries, William James Lloyd (1921 - 2018), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Harries, William James Lloyd
Date of Birth:
17 October 1921
Place of Birth:
Brawdy, Pembrokeshire
Date of Death:
2 May 2018
Titles/Qualifications:
OBE 1959
MB BS London 1945
MRCS LRCP 1945
FRCS 1947
Details:
Group Captain William Harries was a surgeon in the RAF. Born in Brawdy, Pembrokeshire on 17 October 1921, he was the oldest child of Ernest Henry Lloyd Harries, a farmer, and his wife Priscilla Winifred née Griffiths. He was educated at Treffgarne Owen Council School and Haverfordwest Grammar School before enrolling at King’s College, London University to study medicine. During his training at Charing Cross Hospital he was mentored by Norman Clarke, Charles Jennings Marshall and David Trevor. He also did house jobs at the West Hertfordshire Hospital in Hemel Hempstead and the Ashridge EMS Hospital where he worked with Eric Crook. In 1947 he passed the fellowship of the college.
On joining the Royal Air Force he served as a group captain and consultant in surgery. He was a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine. His favourite leisure activities were playing golf, sailing and travelling. In 1951 he married Monica Sullivan and they had two sons.
He died on 2 May 2018 aged 97.
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/E009000-E009999/E009400-E009499
Media Type:
Unknown
