Francis Gillingham

He was educated at Hardye's School, Dorset, and then studied medicine at St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College of London University.

[3] Subsequently he was appointed General Duties Officer at the Military Hospital (head injuries), Oxford, under Colonel Hugh Cairns and Group Captain Symonds.

[2] In December 1945 "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Italy" he was made a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.

[6] Gillingham was considered a pioneer in the field of stereotactic surgery and was widely credited with introducing the concept of subspecialty fellowships to British neurosurgical training.

[8] In January 1982 Gillingham was made a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire,[9] three years previously he had also received the Clark Foundation Award for Services to Road Safety after campaigning for seatbelts to become mandatory in every car.