Hookham, Thomas Lionel (1931 - 2010)
Asset Name:
E010624 - Hookham, Thomas Lionel (1931 - 2010)
Title:
Hookham, Thomas Lionel (1931 - 2010)
Author:
Sarah Gillam
Identifier:
RCS: E010624
Publisher:
The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2024-06-04
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Hookham, Thomas Lionel (1931 - 2010), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
IsPartOf Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Date of Birth:
October 1931
Date of Death:
April 2010
Titles/Qualifications:
FDS 1963
BDS
Details:
Thomas Lionel Hookham was an oral surgeon in Palmerston North, New Zealand. He was born in October 1931 in New Zealand, the son of Horace Hookham and Clara Hookham née Tanner. He attended Whangarei Boys’ High School from 1943 to 1949 and went on to study dentistry, qualifying with a BDS degree.
In 1956 he joined the Royal New Zealand Navy on a short service commission as a surgeon lieutenant.
In 1963 he gained his fellowship of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He returned to New Zealand, where he was an oral surgeon at Palmerston North.
He married Patricia Mary Gregg (‘Patsy’) in 1961. They had four daughters: Jane, Sarah, Anna and Kate. Hookham died in April 2010 at the age of 78.
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/E010000-E010999/E010600-E010699
