Thomas Gwilym George ‘Gwil’ Davies was a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at Derbyshire Royal Infirmary from 1968 to 1990. He was born in Cilgerran, Pembrokeshire on 12 January 1930, the son of John Davies, a chief engineer in the merchant navy, and Bessy Davies née George. He attended Cardigan County School. He carried out his National Service as a private in the Royal Army Medical Corps and was posted to Hong Kong. He went on to study medicine at King’s College, London and Westminster Hospital, qualifying in 1955. After working in Ilford, he moved to Derby. At Derby he led fundraising campaigns for eye equipment, sealed with royal approval. He was also a clinical teacher at Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham University and president of the Midlands Ophthalmic Society and the Derby Medical Society. His outside interests were many. He was proud of his Welsh roots and was a seat-holder at Cardiff Arms Park. After retiring, he pursued other hobbies, particularly painting and sculpting and art history, gaining further university degrees. He was also a regular and enthusiastic bridge player. He travelled extensively in later years, but always returned annually to his roots in the Cardigan area of west Wales. Davies died at the Royal Derby Hospital on 3 April 2023 at the age of 93. He was survived by his wife, Joy (née Evans), a consultant psychiatrist, a daughter Ann and two granddaughters. His son John died in 2005 in a climbing accident.