Sir Anthony Herbert Grabham (19 July 1930 – 21 February 2015) was a British surgeon and British Army officer, who was active in medical politics. He was Chairman of the British Medical Association in the late 1970s to early 1980s, and was a member of the General Medical Council for twenty years.[1][2]
Early life
editGrabham was born on 19 July 1930 in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England.[1] His father was a police inspector and his grandfather was a firefighter who was head of the fire brigades of North East England.[2]
Career
editMilitary service
editIn 1954, Grabham began a period of National Service with the British Army. He was commissioned into the Royal Army Medical Corps as a lieutenant on 25 April 1954.[3] He was promoted to captain on 3 August 1955.[4] On 14 August 1956, he was transferred to the Territorial Army and granted the rank of captain with seniority from 3 August 1955.[5] On 6 June 1957, he was transferred to the Army Emergency Reserve of Officers, thereby ending his military service.[6]
During his military service, he served as a Regimental Medical Officer. He completed two overseas posting: one to Celle, West Germany, and the other to Derna, Libya.[1]
Medical career
editGraham became a general surgeon at the age of 34 years, who also wrote on medico-politics for the British Medical Journal. He qualified from Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle upon Tyne. On returning from Libya as a medical officer, he took up a surgical post in kettering.[7]
Honours
editIn the 1988 New Year Honours, it was announced that Grabham had been appointed a Knight Bachelor and therefore granted the title sir.[8] On 9 February 1988, he was knighted at Buckingham Palace by Queen Elizabeth II.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c Smith, Richard (23 February 2015). "Obituary: Sir Anthony Grabham". The British Medical Journal. 350 (350): h502. doi:10.1136/bmj.h502. S2CID 71517381. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Sir Anthony Grabham". The Times. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ "No. 40259". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 August 1954. p. 4871.
- ^ "No. 40553". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 August 1955. p. 4482.
- ^ "No. 40906". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 October 1956. p. 5974.
- ^ "No. 41177". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 September 1957. p. 5431.
- ^ "Sir Anthony Grabham: Surgeon who transformed the fortunes of the BMA". The Independent. 29 March 2015. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "No. 51171". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1987. p. 1.
- ^ "No. 51292". The London Gazette. 7 April 1988. p. 4089.