Godfrey Milton-Thompson
Sir Godfrey Milton-Thompson | |
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Born | Cheshire | 25 April 1930
Died | 23 September 2012 Cornwall | (aged 82)
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Years of service | 1955–95 |
Rank | Vice Admiral |
Unit | Royal Navy Medical Service |
Commands held | SG (1985-90) |
Awards | ![]() ![]() |
Other work | St John Hospitaller |
Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir Godfrey James Milton-Thompson, KBE (25 April 1930 – 23 September 2012) was a senior Royal Navy officer. From 1988 to 1990, he was Surgeon-General, senior medical officer of the British Armed Forces.
Early life[]
Milton-Thompson was the younger son of the Revd James Milton-Thompson, a Church of England priest on the Wirral, Cheshire. He was educated at Eastbourne College before going to read Medicine at Queens' College, Cambridge (MA)[1] and further medical study at St Thomas' Hospital (MB, BChir). He was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 1974.
Military service[]
Milton-Thompson joined the Royal Navy in 1955, in which he saw 35 years active service. He was Surgeon General in the Ministry of Defence from 1988 to 1990.[2] He was a Queen's Honorary Physician (QHP) from 1982 until 1990. From 1990 until 1995 he became Honorary Colonel of 211 (Wessex) Field Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps (Volunteers).
Later life[]
Milton-Thompson served as Hospitaller of the Most Venerable Order of St John of Jerusalem and Chairman of the St John Fellowship.
Personal life[]
Milton-Thompson married Noreen Fitzmaurice, the daughter of Sir Desmond Fitzmaurice CIE,[3] in 1952. They had three daughters.
References[]
- ^ www.queens.cam.ac.uk Archived 2012-12-22 at archive.today
- ^ Keleny, Anne (20 October 2012). "Surgeon Vice-Admiral Sir Godfrey Milton-Thompson: Influential naval physician". The Independent. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- ^ Sir Godfrey Milton-Thompson at www.thePeerage.com
External links[]
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- Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons
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- Knights of Justice of the Order of St John
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