Witney, Peter Norman
Captain Peter Norman Witney was killed in Hong Kong in December 1941. He was born on March 31, 1913, the younger son of Dr. and Mrs. E. W. Witney of Whitstable, and was educated at Cambridge and St. Thomas’ s Hospital, qualifying M.R.C.S. and L.R.C.P. in 1937. After holding posts as clinical assistant at St. Thomas’ s and house-physician at Torbay Hospital, Torquay, he settled in practice at Tankerton, Kent. He entered the R.A.M.C. as temp. lieut. soon after the outbreak of war and was later promoted captain. British Medical Journal 28 March 1942.
In December 1941, killed in Hong Kong, Peter Norman Witney, Captain R.A.M.C., dear youngest son of Dr. and Mrs. E. W. Witney, White Croft, Whitstable, Kent. Hospital Gazette March 1942
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Witney |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Peter Norman |
| Date of birth | 31-Mar-13 |
| Place of birth | Blean, Kent Registration District |
| Family details | Son of Dr. Ernest William Witney, J.P., and Lottie May Witney, of Whitstable, Kent. |
| Previous education | Cambridge University |
| College | St Thomas' Hospital |
| Dates at college | 1934-1937 |
| Dept / course | Medicine |
| Qualifications | B.A. (Cantab.), L.R.C.P. (Lond.), M.R.C.S. (Eng.). 1937 |
| Military unit | Royal Army Medical Corps |
| Service number | 111843 |
| War / conflict | World War Two (1939-1945) |
| Date of death | 25-Dec-41 |
| Age at death | 28 |
| Rank at death | Captain |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
| Burial place | Stanley Military Cemetery, Hong Kong |
| Commemoration(s) | St. Thomas’ s Roll of Honour in the chapel; |
| Sources | St Thomas’ s Hospital Medical School Records, King’ s College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; British Medical Journal |