Smith, Anthony James Durden (1900 - 1963)
by
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Asset Name
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E005557 - Smith, Anthony James Durden (1900 - 1963)
Title
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Smith, Anthony James Durden (1900 - 1963)
Author
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Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier
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RCS: E005557
Publisher
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London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date
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2014-06-25
Subject
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Medical Obituaries
Description
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Obituary for Smith, Anthony James Durden (1900 - 1963), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language
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English
Source
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Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name
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Smith, Anthony James Durden
Date of Birth
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26 August 1900
Date of Death
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12 September 1963
Place of Death
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Northwood
Occupation
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General surgeon
Titles/Qualifications
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MRCS 8 November 1923
FRCS by election 11 April 1946
LRCP 1923
MB BS London 1926
Details
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Born on 26 August 1900 he received his medical education at St Bartholomew's Hospital, where he qualified in 1923 and held appointments as house surgeon and senior resident, and he was also senior house surgeon at Lincoln County Hospital. He then went to the Radium Institute where in 1931 he became surgeon and assistant director. In 1939 he transferred to Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood as a member of the Emergency Medical Service, remaining there after the war and becoming senior surgeon, which position he held at the time of his death.
He was also surgeon to Napsbury and Hill End Hospitals, and a member of the Harefield and Northwood Group Management Committee.
He died suddenly at his home in Northwood on 12 September 1963 survived by his wife Joan and by three sons and a married daughter.
Sources
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*The Times* 13 September 1963 no memoir
*Brit med J* 1963, 2, 813, and p 1273 by J W Paulley
Rights
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Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection
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Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format
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Obituary
Format
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Asset
Asset Path
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Root/Lives of the Fellows/E005000-E005999/E005500-E005599
URL for File
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377740
Media Type
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Unknown