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Dormor On February 5, Judith Davina Dormor, née Cowley, MRPharmS, of 45 Swallows Rise, Knaphill, Woking, Surrey GU21 2LG. Mrs Dormor registered in 1960. Hoskin On January 29, Margaret Hoskin, née Johnson, of 37a Algarth Rise, Pocklington, York YO42 2HX, and previously of The Rectory, Easington-by-Saltburn, Cleveland, and The Rectory, Dursley, Gloucestershire. Mrs Hoskin registered in 1947 and retired from the register in 1992. Walker In a tribute to the late George Allen Walker (PJ, January 13, p51), Mr SYDNEY CROWTHER writes: After a four-year apprenticeship in Slaithwaite, George Allen Walker qualified from Bradford Technical College in 1937. He then spent some time in research at Edinburgh University and in community pharmacy before joining the Royal Army Medical Corps in 1939 as a sergeant-dispenser, serving in Nigeria, and also, towards the end of the war, at a prisoner of war camp in Germany. After demobilisation in 1946 George joined Henry Sykes & Son, which owned two pharmacies and a local wholesale business in Huddersfield. The wholesale side later became part of Hills Pharmaceuticals, while the pharmacies continued under the direction of George and the late Gerald Greenwood. He finally retired in 1987. Throughout his career George was a staunch and reliable supporter of the Huddersfield branch of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, serving as chairman (1957–59), treasurer (1988–89) and committee member for over 25 years. For his long and loyal service to the branch he was elected a life member. George was also a member of the local pharmaceutical committee for more than 20 years. He is survived by a son and daughter. Wiseman In a tribute
to the late Cyril Robert Wiseman (PJ, March 17, p355),
Mr C. V. HAMMOND writes: Cyril Wiseman began writing to me in 1988 about his wartime service experience. Like many others, he served with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps before being transferred to the Royal Army Medical Corps. In December, 1944, he joined No 8 Indian Medical Trooping Party in Calcutta, on board SS Egra, which was the commodore for the invasion of Ramree Island in January, 1945. After a few weeks he was taken off and transferred by train to Karachi to join SS Empire Trooper. My correspondence with other medical trooping party pharmacists confirm his description of the appalling conditions on board, especially in the tropical heat and humidity. His next ship, MV Dilwara (the first ship built as a troopship in 1936), took supplies to Rangoon and on to Calcutta. It then carried medical supplies to the Cocos Islands, taking on extra supplies at Colombo. It also carried the first batch of Royal Air Force personnel for working the airport at Cocos. When the Dilwara sailed for home in January, 1946, Cyril joined the SS Aronda, a steam turbine ship, with another medical trooping party. After the war, his travels were possibly even more widespread, including even Java, Sumatra and again the Cocos Islands. In recent years he suffered from a number of debilitating
illnesses and had difficulty in coping with living alone after the death
of his wife. From time to time he telephoned me, giving the impression
that he was lonely after retirement from hospital pharmacy. |