Thomas Linthorn Bradbeer was a consultant ear, nose and throat surgeon at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital. He was born on 8 January 1925 in the west country, the son of a dentist. He was educated at Dartington Hall, Devon and went on to study medicine at St Mary’s Hospital Medical School, London. He qualified in 1948 and gained his FRCS in 1956. He held a prestigious house officer post on St Mary’s surgical unit and then carried out his National Service. He went on to posts at the Royal Free and Charing Cross hospitals before he returned to Devon as a consultant at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital. He was an officer of the British Association of Otorhinolaryngology, held positions in hospital management and influenced the building of the new Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital He enjoyed skiing and during his retirement spent the summers on his yacht, sailing the northern coasts of France and Spain. He died on 6 November 2015 at the age of 90 and was survived by Vivyen, his wife of 64 years, three children and five grandsons.