Fielding, James Oxenham
Surgeon Lieut. James Oxenham Fielding, R.N., was killed when H.M.S. Hood was sunk last month. He was the only son of Dr. and Mrs. S. J. Fielding of Norwich, and was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge, and St. Thomas's Hospital, qualifying M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. in 1938. He had held the posts of clinical assistant in the ophthalmic, psychological medicine, and ear, nose, and throat departments, and senior ophthalmic house-surgeon, at St. Thomas's Hospital before entering the Royal Navy in 1938. He leaves a widow. He was a member of the British Medical Association. British Medical Journal 7 June 1941
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Fielding |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | James Oxenham |
| Date of birth | 1910 |
| Place of birth | Norwich Registration District |
| Family details | Son of Dr. Saville James Fielding and Grace Fielding, of Norwich; husband of Dinth Grace Fielding. |
| Previous education | Queen’ s College, Cambridge |
| College | St Thomas' Hospital |
| Dates at college | 1933-1938 |
| Dept / course | Conjoin Cambridge |
| Qualifications | M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. 1938 |
| Military unit | Royal Navy, H.M.S. Hood |
| Date enlisted | 1938 |
| War / conflict | World War Two (1939-1945) |
| Date of death | 24-May-41 |
| Age at death | 30 |
| Rank at death | Surgeon Lieutenant |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
| Commemoration(s) | St. Thomas’ s Roll of Honour in the chapel; Portsmouth Naval Memorial; H.M.S. Hood Roll of Honour |
| Notes | Cambridge University Athletics Blue. |
| Sources | St Thomas’ s Hospital Medical School Records, King’ s College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; British Medical Journal |