词条 | Godfrey Milton-Thompson |
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|name= Sir Godfrey Milton-Thompson |birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|04|25|df=yes}} |birth_place= Cheshire |death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|09|23|1930|4|25|df=yes}} |death_place= Cornwall |image= |caption= |nickname= |allegiance={{UK}} |serviceyears= 1955–95 |rank= Vice Admiral |branch= {{Navy|United Kingdom}} |commands= SG (1985-90) |unit=Royal Navy Medical Service |battles= |awards= KBE (1988) KStJ (1989) |laterwork= St John Hospitaller |religion= Christian (Church of England) }} 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 lifeMilton-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 serviceMilton-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 lifeMilton-Thompson served as Hospitaller of the Most Venerable Order of St John of Jerusalem and Chairman of the St John Fellowship. Personal lifeMilton-Thompson married Noreen Fitzmaurice, the daughter of Sir Desmond Fitzmaurice CIE,[3] in 1952. They had three daughters. References1. ^www.queens.cam.ac.uk {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20121222232157/http://www.queens.cam.ac.uk/alumni/donors-to-queens/donors-to-queens-college-1997-2011 |date=2012-12-22 }} 2. ^{{cite news|last=Keleny|first=Anne|title=Surgeon Vice-Admiral Sir Godfrey Milton-Thompson: Influential naval physician|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/surgeon-viceadmiral-sir-godfrey-miltonthompson-influential-naval-physician-8218918.html|accessdate=23 October 2012|newspaper=The Independent|date=20 October 2012}} 3. ^Sir Godfrey Milton-Thompson at www.thePeerage.com External links
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