Blackledge, Raymond George
F1.-Lieut. Raymond George Blackledge, previously reported as missing, has now been presumed to have died about Jan. 20, 1945, while a prisoner of war in Japanese hands. He was born in August, 1912, studied medicine at Oxford University and St. Thomas's Hospital and qualified B.M., B.Ch. and M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., in 1937. After holding house appointments at St. Thomas's, the Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, and the Miller General Hospital he was commissioned in the Medical Branch R.A.F.V.R. on Sept. 10, 1940. British Medical Journal 16 Nov. 1946
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Blackledge |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Raymond George |
| Date of birth | Aug-12 |
| Family details | Son of the Revd. Canon George Robert Blackledge, O.B.E., and Helen Ida Blackledge, of Newcastle-on-Tyne. |
| Previous education | Oxford University |
| College | St Thomas' Hospital |
| Dates at college | 1934-1937 |
| Qualifications | B.M., B.Ch., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. 1937 |
| Military unit | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 232 Sqdn |
| Service number | 84844 |
| War / conflict | World War Two (1939-1945) |
| Decorations / medals | Mentioned in Despatches |
| Date of death | 10-Jun-45 |
| Age at death | 33 |
| Rank at death | Flight Lieutenant |
| Cause of death | Presumed died while Prisoner of War. |
| Commemoration(s) | St. Thomas’ s Roll of Honour in the chapel; Singapore Memorial, Kranji War Cemetery |
| Notes | Engaged Flt. Lieut. Raymond Blackledge, B.M., B.Ch., R.A.F.V.R. son of the late Canon G. R. Blackledge of Uganda and Mrs Blackledge, 23 Rectory Gardens, Worthing and Nel, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. H. Rinder Brown of Sydney Australia. Hospital Gazette Feb. 1942. |
| Sources | St Thomas’ s Hospital Medical School Records, King’ s College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; British Medical Journal |