Toland, Gertrude Mary Beatrice (1901 - 1985)
by
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Asset Name
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E007739 - Toland, Gertrude Mary Beatrice (1901 - 1985)
Title
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Toland, Gertrude Mary Beatrice (1901 - 1985)
Author
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Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier
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RCS: E007739
Publisher
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London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date
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2015-08-12
Subject
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Medical Obituaries
Description
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Obituary for Toland, Gertrude Mary Beatrice (1901 - 1985), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language
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English
Source
:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name
:
Toland, Gertrude Mary Beatrice
Date of Birth
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November 1901
Place of Birth
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Edinburgh
Date of Death
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21 May 1985
Place of Death
:
Walmer
Occupation
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General practitioner
General surgeon
Obstetrician and gynaecologist
Titles/Qualifications
:
MRCS 1925
FRCS 1931
BA Cambridge 1923
MA 1927
MB BCh 1927
MD 1930
LRCP 1925
Details
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Gertrude Mary Beatrice Morgan was born in Edinburgh in November 1901 and was educated at Edinburgh Ladies' College and Newnham, College, Cambridge. After graduating in the Natural Science Tripos in 1923 she went to St Mary's Hospital, London, where she qualified with the Conjoint Diploma and graduated two years later. After securing her MD and FRCS she married Dr Patrick Toland in 1932 and moved to Dover, first as an honorary surgeon and later as consultant gynaecologist and obstetrician. Apart from her hospital duties she also did general practice with her husband until they both retired in 1968.
During the second world war, while her husband was in the services, she continued her hospital work and ran the general practice on her own. There were many casualties from the shelling and bombing of the channel ports and she spent long hours in the operating theatre. She was especially busy during the evacuation of Dunkirk, when she worked tirelessly for nine days, dealing with many severely wounded troops who were landed at Dover.
She died at her home in Walmer on 21 May 1985 in the same week that the small ships sailed again from Dover to Dunkirk on the 45th anniversary of the evacuation. Her husband predeceased her and she was survived by their son, Gordon and three grandchildren, Claire, Abigail and Charles.
Sources
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*Brit med J* 1985, 291, 63
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/E007000-E007999/E007700-E007799
URL for File
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379922
Media Type
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Unknown