Former consultant surgeon Windsor group of hospitals (b 1915; q St Mary's 1940; FRCS) d 14 May 1997. He was appointed consultant in 1954, and because he had had experience at the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, his remit included the paediatric surgery for the district. He developed an extensive practice, which included Windsor Castle and Eton College. Five years' service in the Royal Navy gave him enormous pleasure, and he served in theatres of war from the north Atlantic to the Pacific.
He was devoted to the memory of Lord Nelson and made a large collection of Nelsonian memorabilia. His other interests included, walking his dog(s), gardening and classic cars. He leaves a wife, Julia; four children; and eight grandchildren. [R J Luck BMJ 1997]
| DAVID WILSON BAIN (1915-1997) |
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| Born: | London. June 30th, 1915 | ||
| Education: | Durston House, Ealing. St.Pauls School, Kensington/Hammersmith. | ||
| Medical Education: | St.Mary's Hospital Medical School, Paddington. | ||
| 1940 | MRCS. LRCP. | ||
| 1940-1941 | House Surgeon to Zachary Cope, Handfield Jones, Lionel Colledge. Casualty House Surgeon at St.Mary's during the Battle of Britain. | ||
| 1941-1946 | Surgeon Lieutenant R.N.V.R. Destroyers- aircraft carrier. Many theatres of War: N. Atlantic, Mediterranean, Indian Ocean, East Indies, Hong Kong, Pacific. |
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| 1946 | MB BS London | ||
| 1947 | Primary FRCS | ||
| 1948 | FRCS England | ||
| 1946-1948 | Ex-Service Surgical Registrar at St.Mary's | ||
| 1948-1949 | Resident Surgical Officer at Bolingbroke Hospital, Wandsworth | ||
| 1949-1950 | Senior Surgical Registrar at St.Paul's Hospital, Endell St. WC2 | ||
| 1950-1952 | Senior Surgical Registrar at Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital, Taplow | ||
| 1952-1954 | Senior Surgical Registrar to Mr. Handfield Jones, Sir Arthur Porritt at St.Mary's Hospital, Paddington |
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| 1954-1980 | Consultant Surgeon at King Edward VII Hospital, Windsor, Maidenhead (St.Luke's) and Heatherwood Hospitals. (Windsor Group of Hospitals) |
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| 1954-1958 | Clinical Assistant at Great Ormond Street Hospital to David Waterston. For sometime an interest in paediatric surgery at Old Windsor and Heatherwood Hospitals. This died with the opening of Wexham Park Hospital and the transfer of the paediatric unit without its surgeon! |
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| 1968 | Chairman of Medical Advisory Committee | ||
| 1971-1972 | President Windsor and District Medical Society | ||
| 1972-1980 | Clinical Tutor to the Postgraduate Centre, Windsor Surgical Tutor to the Postgraduate Centre, Windsor District Advisor at Royal College of Surgeons |
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| 1974 | Consultant Representative to Area Health Authority | ||
| 1974 | Consultant Member of District Management Team | ||
| August 1980 | Retired from NHS but continued in private practice for a number of years | ||
| Hobbies: | Keen walker, at first following a golf ball but later a dog. Gardening- species Rhododendrons. Collecting a wide range of objects from Nelsoniana to antique books (mainly naval). Reading particularly the Dictionary of National Biography and other biographies. Motor cars and D.I.Y. | ||
| Married: | Julia Warrack in 1954, three sons and one daughter none has followed in father's footsteps | ||
| Died: | Windsor. May 14th, 1997 | ||