Sir John Batten | |
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Born | John Charles Batten 11 March 1924 |
Died | 7 October 2013 London, England | (aged 89)
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]
Sir John Batten | |
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Born | John Charles Batten 11 March 1924 |
Died | 7 October 2013 London, England | (aged 89)
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]