Richard Battle
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Lt. Col. Richard John Vulliamy Battle MBE, FRCS, LRCP, MCh Cantab, MA Cantab, BA Cantab, 1970 . (21 January 1907 – 26 May 1982) was an English plastic surgeon.
Early life[]
The son of William Henry Battle and Anna Marguerite (née Vulliamy), Battle was educated at Gresham's School, Norfolk, and Trinity College, Cambridge. His father's family (Battle) were farmers in Lincolnshire.
Career[]
Following service as a military plastic surgeon during the Second World War for which he was awarded the MBE, Battle was appointed as Consultant Plastic Surgeon to St Thomas Hospital, London, the Westminster Hospital, London, and Queen Elizabeth Hospital(Hackney), London, which he served until his retirement from the NHS in 1972. He also had a small private practice in London. He was Honorary Consultant in Plastic Surgery to the British Army from 1955 to 1971 and President of the British Association of Plastic Surgeons for 1952 and again for 1967.
Military service[]
Before 1939, he was a member of the Territorial Army and served the War of 1939–1945 in the RAMC. France, 1939–40, Italy, 1943–46. Commanded No. 1 Maxillo Facial Unit and 98 General Hospital. Promoted Major, 1940, and Lieutenant-Colonel, 1945.
Publications[]
- Plastic Surgery (1964)
- Many contributions on plastic surgery to scientific periodicals
Professional qualifications[]
- 1928: Bachelor of Arts (Cantab.)
- 1931: MRCS and LRCP
- 1935: MCh (Cantab.)
- 1933: FRCS
- 1935: MA (Cantab.)
Honours[]
- 1945: Member of the Order of the British Empire
- 1970:
Family[]
Battle's father was a surgeon, who came from land owning stock in Lincolnshire. His grandfather was a chemist in Lincoln and served as Mayor of Lincoln. In 1941, Battle married Jessie Margaret King, and they had three sons.
See also[]
References[]
- Battle, Richard John Vulliamy in Who Was Who 1897–2006, from Battle, Richard John Vulliamy (accessed 22 August 2007)
- 1907 births
- 1982 deaths
- Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
- British plastic surgeons
- People educated at Gresham's School
- Medical doctors from London
- Royal Army Medical Corps officers
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons
- 20th-century surgeons