An Interesting R.A.M.C. WW1 Officer's Mesopotamia & Post War Medical Work Medal Pair awarded to Captain / Doctor J.F.H. Stallman, Royal Army Medical Corps, M.R.C.S., F.R.C.S.

John Frank Herbert Stallman was born on the 14th November 1889, at Maidavale, London, and was the first child of John Henry Zacharia Stallman, who was an importer and exporter of crude drugs and spices.

John was educated at Dulwich College and then Guy’s Hospital Medical School, where he was awarded the Michael Harris Prize for anatomy in 1912. He held a resident appointment at Guy’s from 1914 to 1915.

During WW1 he served as a Captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps, disembarking Mesopotamia on the 28th of November 1916. He was later invalided back to England during 1918, and then became surgical registrar at Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital, and the Temperance Hospital, 1922-25. From there he took up a post as assistant surgeon to the Gloucester Royal Infirmary, and in 1932, he was made a full surgeon to the department of orthopaedics.

John became a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons during 1914, and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons during 1922.

He retired due to age limitations during 1957, but stayed on for two more years to build up additional orthopaedic clinics in Cheltenham. He was orthopaedic surgeon to Gloucestershire County School Clinics and Standish House Hospital under the T.B authority.

During actual retirement, John was a keen gardener, President of the Gloucester branch of the BMA, and his local branch of the Catenian Association of Catholic Professional and Business Men.

Interestingly, there are several copy Gloustershire press clippings relating to various ‘odd’ deaths where Dr Stallman is named.

The medals are mounted for display on original ribbons, sold with copied research, and are as follows -

British War & Victory Medals, CAPT. J.F.H. STALLMAN.

Condition, very fine +