Education
He was educated at the Dragon School, Oxford and Abbotsholme School, going on to Trinity College Cambridge where he studied Natural Science obtaining a 1st class degree and a senior scholarship. He then changed to Medicine, qualifying from University College in 1943 and did postgraduate training in Pathology.
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