The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 269 No 7214 p345-346
7 September 2002

 Edmondson On 14 May, Christopher Harold Edmondson, MRPharmS, of 52 Chaplin Drive, Headcorn, Ashford, Kent TN27 9TN. Mr Edmondson registered in 1938.

Fenton On 23 July, Albert Henry Fenton, MRPharmS, of 12 Dovecot Close, Gristhorpe, Filey, North Yorkshire YO14 9PY. Mr Fenton registered in 1942.

Jupp On 25 May, Pamela Mary Jupp, née Taylor, MRPharmS, of 21 Nightingale Avenue, Cranham, Upminster, Essex RM14 1ES. Mrs Jupp registered in 1954.

Nagra On 9 August, Harbhajan Singh Nagra, MRPharmS, of "Hillcrest", 42 Newbold Terrace East, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire CV32 4EY. Mr Nagra registered in 1976.

Nicholson On 21 August, Luther Nicholson, of 60 Birkbeck Road, Mill Hill, London NW7 4AY. Mr Nicholson registered in 1951 and retired from the register in 2002.

Tribute

Coxon In a tribute to the late Arthur Antony Coxon (PJ, 10 August, p200), VICTOR HAMMOND writes:

Tony Coxon was one of a number of pharmacists who wished to serve with the Royal Army Medical Corps during the 1939–1945 war, but his technical skills resulted in him serving instead with the Royal Corps of Signals.

The following details, extracted from our correspondence, give an outline of his service, including reference to other colleagues with a similar wartime service: "... at call up [I] was told there were no real vacancies in RAMC so opted for Royal Corps of Signals and enlisted for basic training in 1942". From May to October that year he underwent technical training at Huddersfield Technical College.

"There were at least two other pharmacists at Huddersfield Technical College while I was there, both training to be instrument mechanics. I passed Trade Test Group A III as an instrument mechanic and after embarkation leave was posted to Algiers mid December 1942."

In January 1943 Tony was posted to a Royal Signals section attached to HQ 23rd Army, Royal Artillery Field Regiment. He stayed with this unit until the end of the Italian campaign. He reclassified as a radio mechanic (Lance Corporal) and early in 1946 was posted to Athens, as part of 13 Division Signals, and promoted to Corporal.

When he was demobilised after the end of the war, he joined Boots The Chemists at its branch in Bedworth, Coventry, which badly needed a "qualified dispenser and relief manager".