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WELLINGTON HOSPITAL HISTORY

McMyn, J Kerr

John Kerr McMYN

BSc (Man) 1938, MRCS (Eng) LRCP (Lond) 1942, MB ChB (Man) 1942, DMRD 1949, FRANZCR

Born Accrington, Lancashire, England 31 Oct 1916 Died 2012
Kerr McMyn
Educated at Manchester Grammar School
General practice locums Aug-Oct 1942 :- at Croxton, Uttoxeter, Rochdale and Llangefni (Angelsey). Also locum ENT Department, Nottingham Hospital.
HS, Cheshire County Council Hospital, Clatterbridge Oct 1942-Apr 1943
HS, Liverpool Municipal Hospital May-Oct 1943
HS, Neurosurgical Unit, MOH Emergency Hospital, Winwick Nov 1943-Jun 1944
RMO, Thoracic Surgical Unit, MOH Emergency Hospital, Baguley Jul 1944-Mar 1947 (dealing with convoys of injured soldiers from the war in Europe)
RAMC Graded Physician, Army Hospital, Millbank London 1947
RAMC Physician, Hospital Ship ‘Oxfordshire’ 1948 – sailing to Port Said and Haifa
Registrar, Netley Military Hospital 1948 – 1949
Radiological Registrar, Manchester Royal Infirmary Apr 1949 – 1950
Radiological Registrar, Oldham Royal Infirmary Nov 1950 – Aug 1952
Radiologist, Wellington Hospital Oct 1952 – Nov 1955
Radiologist, Green Lane Hospital, Auckland 1955 – 1981. From 1960, Radiologist-in-Charge.
Visiting Radiologist, Green Lane Hospital 1981 – 1990

photograph courtesy Kerr McMyn