John Batten (physician)
Sir John Batten | |
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| Born | John Charles Batten 11 March 1924 |
| Died | 7 October 2013 (aged 89) London, England |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Physician |
Sir John Charles Batten KCVO, FRCP (11 March 1924 – 2013) was a British physician, who served as physician to Queen Elizabeth II from 1974 to 1989.[2][3][4][5]
Batten was born in Wandsworth to Kathleen Gladys, née Charles, and Raymond Wallis Batten, the latter a business executive and justice of the peace.[6] He was educated at Mill Hill School[7] graduated in medicine from St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical School in 1946.[6]
He undertook two-year's National Service in Germany with the Royal Horse Guards, as a surgeon captain.[6]
He was a consultant physician at King Edward VII Hospital for Officers from 1968 to 1989; and at King Edward VII Hospital, Midhurst from 1969 to 1989.[8]
He served as president of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust from 1986 to 2003;[2] of the British Lung Foundation from 1987 to 1995;[6] and of the Medical Protection Society from 1988 to 1997.[9] He was life vice president of the RNLI from 2000; a member of the board of governors of the Brompton Hospital from 1966 to 1969; and a trustee of the D'Oyly Carte Trust, as had been one of his grandfathers.[6]
A Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP), he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) in the 1987 New Year Honours.[10]
He died on 7 October 2013.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007
- ^ a b Daphne Christie; Tilli Tansey, eds. (2004). Cystic Fibrosis. Wellcome Witnesses to Contemporary Medicine. History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group. ISBN 978-0-85484-086-1. OL 11612217M. Wikidata Q29581681.
- ^ London Gazette, 31 March 1970 (issue 45070), p. 3645
- ^ London Gazette, 17 December (issue 46436), p. 12887
- ^ "Batten, Sir John (Charles)", Who Was Who (online edition), Oxford University Press, Nov 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "Munks Roll Details for John Charles (Sir) Batten". Munks Roll. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ Rowland, G Elyot. "Sir John Batten (Collinson 1938-41)". Old Millhillians Club. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Sir John Batten". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "Obituary- Sir John Batten". Medical Protection Society. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "No. 50764". The London Gazette. 30 December 1986. pp. 1–28.
External links
[edit]- John Batten on the History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group website
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