harry.gibbon
02-08-2010, 23:21
PHILIP CHARLES FULFORD, OBE CVO 1930 – 2000
Philip was cremated during the morning of Thursday 20
April 2000. Later that day a Thanksgiving Service for his
Life, his Accomplishments and his Friendships was held in
the Hospital Church of St Luke, the Royal Hospital Haslar.
It is a personal tribute to Philip’s esteem that so many of his
past and present, Service and civilian, friends and colleagues
joined his family to celebrate his achievements.
At that service Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness
the Duke of Edinburgh were represented by Surgeon
Captain David Swain, LVO, and His Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales by the Medical Director General.
Surgeon Rear Admiral I. J. Jenkins
Philip Fulford was born in Bideford and retained a touch of
the lovely Devon burr in his voice for the rest of his days.
After Bideford Grammar School, he went to University
College, London, to read medicine. He obtained a BSc
(Hons) in Anatomy in 1951 and qualified with the MB BS
(Lond) in 1954. He played squash, tennis and rugby for his
medical school.
After his house jobs he, like many men from Devon,
joined the Royal Navy, taking a permanent commission.
His early service, at HMS Dolphin in Gosport, involved
research into deep diving and escape from submarines.
Part of his surgical training in the Navy was as a
registrar in vascular and general surgery at the Royal
Postgraduate Hospital, Hammersmith. He later undertook
the MCh Orth course in Liverpool, gaining the Gold Medal
in 1965. He had a distinguished career in the Royal Navy
before his retirement in 1982.
Philip entered the Royal Navy in December 1955 following
his house officer appointments.
He was promoted Surgeon Lieutenant in December 1956
and transferred to the Permanent List in February 1958. In
1957 he commenced surgical training and obtained the
FRCS (England) in 1962. In April 1962 he was promoted
Surgeon Lieutenant Commander and in 1963 he became a
senior specialist in orthopaedic surgery.
Having completed training in orthopaedics, Philip was
appointed to the Royal Navy Hospital in Malta before
returning to the Royal Naval Hospital Haslar as consultant
orthopaedic surgeon in 1967.
Later in 1967, Her Majesty the Queen appointed the then
Surgeon Commander Fulford as her medical adviser on
overseas tours, a responsibility which he held until 1977.
He attended Her Majesty on 26 state visits to many and
various parts of the world. He was appointed MVO in
1972, OBE in 1976 and CVO in 1978.
Philip spent most of his consultant practice in the Royal
Naval Hospital Haslar. He became the Professor of Naval
Surgery, a joint appointment with the Royal College of
Surgeons of England, in 1969, and responsible for surgical
training, standards and research in the Royal Navy. He was
promoted Surgeon Captain in June 1976.
Philip was a vibrant man with a deep compassion for his
patients. His practice in orthopaedic surgery was distinguished
and of the highest professional standard and integrity.
His competence and dexterity seduced many
subordinates into his specialty and they remain as living
testament to his infectious and ebullient example.
In 1982, he joined the Retired List of the Royal Navy
and then became a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Queen
Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth and the Lord Mayor Treloar
Hospital, Alton, and subsequently a locum senior
lecturer and consultant at the University of Southampton
and Southampton General Hospital before beginning to
work full time for the Journal.
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The above extracts were copied from:-
http://web.jbjs.org.uk/cgi/reprint/82-B/6/928.pdf
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(I have highlighted in bold type some parts of the copied text)
Philip was cremated during the morning of Thursday 20
April 2000. Later that day a Thanksgiving Service for his
Life, his Accomplishments and his Friendships was held in
the Hospital Church of St Luke, the Royal Hospital Haslar.
It is a personal tribute to Philip’s esteem that so many of his
past and present, Service and civilian, friends and colleagues
joined his family to celebrate his achievements.
At that service Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness
the Duke of Edinburgh were represented by Surgeon
Captain David Swain, LVO, and His Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales by the Medical Director General.
Surgeon Rear Admiral I. J. Jenkins
Philip Fulford was born in Bideford and retained a touch of
the lovely Devon burr in his voice for the rest of his days.
After Bideford Grammar School, he went to University
College, London, to read medicine. He obtained a BSc
(Hons) in Anatomy in 1951 and qualified with the MB BS
(Lond) in 1954. He played squash, tennis and rugby for his
medical school.
After his house jobs he, like many men from Devon,
joined the Royal Navy, taking a permanent commission.
His early service, at HMS Dolphin in Gosport, involved
research into deep diving and escape from submarines.
Part of his surgical training in the Navy was as a
registrar in vascular and general surgery at the Royal
Postgraduate Hospital, Hammersmith. He later undertook
the MCh Orth course in Liverpool, gaining the Gold Medal
in 1965. He had a distinguished career in the Royal Navy
before his retirement in 1982.
Philip entered the Royal Navy in December 1955 following
his house officer appointments.
He was promoted Surgeon Lieutenant in December 1956
and transferred to the Permanent List in February 1958. In
1957 he commenced surgical training and obtained the
FRCS (England) in 1962. In April 1962 he was promoted
Surgeon Lieutenant Commander and in 1963 he became a
senior specialist in orthopaedic surgery.
Having completed training in orthopaedics, Philip was
appointed to the Royal Navy Hospital in Malta before
returning to the Royal Naval Hospital Haslar as consultant
orthopaedic surgeon in 1967.
Later in 1967, Her Majesty the Queen appointed the then
Surgeon Commander Fulford as her medical adviser on
overseas tours, a responsibility which he held until 1977.
He attended Her Majesty on 26 state visits to many and
various parts of the world. He was appointed MVO in
1972, OBE in 1976 and CVO in 1978.
Philip spent most of his consultant practice in the Royal
Naval Hospital Haslar. He became the Professor of Naval
Surgery, a joint appointment with the Royal College of
Surgeons of England, in 1969, and responsible for surgical
training, standards and research in the Royal Navy. He was
promoted Surgeon Captain in June 1976.
Philip was a vibrant man with a deep compassion for his
patients. His practice in orthopaedic surgery was distinguished
and of the highest professional standard and integrity.
His competence and dexterity seduced many
subordinates into his specialty and they remain as living
testament to his infectious and ebullient example.
In 1982, he joined the Retired List of the Royal Navy
and then became a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Queen
Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth and the Lord Mayor Treloar
Hospital, Alton, and subsequently a locum senior
lecturer and consultant at the University of Southampton
and Southampton General Hospital before beginning to
work full time for the Journal.
_____________
The above extracts were copied from:-
http://web.jbjs.org.uk/cgi/reprint/82-B/6/928.pdf
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(I have highlighted in bold type some parts of the copied text)