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.
Sir Godfrey Milton-Thompson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 April 1930 Cheshire |
| Died | 23 September 2012 (aged 82) Cornwall |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1955–95 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Unit | Royal Navy Medical Service |
| Commands | SG (1985-90) |
| Awards | _Ribbon.png){kind=small} KBE (1988)_ribbon_-vector.svg){kind=small} KStJ (1989) |
| Other work | St John Hospitaller |
Early life
editMilton-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
editMilton-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 211th (Wessex) Field Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps.
Later life
editMilton-Thompson served as Hospitaller of the Most Venerable Order of St John of Jerusalem and Chairman of the St John Fellowship.
Personal life
editMilton-Thompson married Noreen Fitzmaurice, the daughter of Sir Desmond Fitzmaurice CIE,[3] in 1952. They had three daughters.
References
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- ^ 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