George Millington Woodwark Explained

George Millington Woodwark
Birth Date:27 April 1923
Death Date:4 June 2012
Nationality:British
Education:Westminster Hospital Medical School
Known For:
Relations:Sir Arthur Stanley Woodwark (father)
Profession:Physician
Specialism:Cardiology

George Millington Woodwark (27 April 1923 – 4 June 2012) was a British cardiologist who moved to Vancouver Island, where he established cardiac catheterizations and founded Canada's first heart defibrillation unit.

He was one of the Westminster Hospital medical students who assisted at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945.

Early life and education

George Millington Woodwark was born on 27 April 1923, the son of Sir Arthur Stanley Woodwark,[1] and a cousin of Sir Peter Bottomley.[2] He was one of the Westminster Hospital medical students who assisted at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945.[3]

Career

In 1948, he was listed temporary surgeon lieutenant in the Navy.[4] On 21 February 1948, he married Carol Mary Jenkins.[5]

He arrived in New York on 19 June 1958 on the RMS Mauretania en route to Colorado General Hospital, Denver.[6] His ship had departed from Southampton on 13 June 1958 and he was accompanied by his wife Megan.[7]

In the early 1960s, he arrived on Vancouver Island.[1] There he established cardiac catheterizations and founded Canada's first heart defibrillation unit.[1] He taught paramedics at the Royal Jubilee Hospital.[8]

Death

He died on 4 June 2012, survived by his wife Sheila and four children.[1]

Selected publications

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: George Millington Woodwark Obituary (2012) The Times Colonist . 19 May 2022 . Legacy.com . Times Colonist . 9 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220519081033/https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/timescolonist/name/george-woodwark-obituary?pid=157979117 . 19 May 2022.
  2. News: Worthing Holocaust gatherings matched by people across the world . 18 May 2022 . www.sussexexpress.co.uk . 31 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220518045704/https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/opinion/columnists/worthing-holocaust-gatherings-matched-by-people-across-the-world-130473 . 18 May 2022 . en.
  3. Book: Aichroth, Paul. History of Westminster Hospital; Tercentenary 1719-2019. Alumnus of Westminster Medical School, University of London and Imperial College. Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20220518050255/https://www.cwplus.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/HistoryofWestminsterHospital-1.pdf. 18 May 2022.
  4. UK Navy Lists, 1888-1970. Vol. I-III, October 1948, P.670
  5. https://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/sites/default/files/Eagle/Eagle%20Chapters/College%20Notes/College_Notes_1940s.pdf "Marriages"
  6. New York State, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1917-1967. Treasury Department, United States Department of Justice
  7. The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; BT27 Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Outwards Passenger Lists; Reference Number: Series BT27- UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, Mauretania
  8. Book: Civic Administration . Maclean-Hunter. . v. 23 . 1971 . 33 . en.