Daniel Oliver Davies Explained

Daniel Oliver Davies (15 October 1920 – 2 March 1977), also known as Dan Davies, was a British general practitioner who co-founded a health centre in Whitstable, established a general practitioner course in Canterbury, was secretary of the East Kent Division of the British Medical Association and served with the Zambia Flying Doctor Service. In 1945, while studying medicine at Guy's Hospital, he assisted at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp as a voluntary medical student.[1] [2]

The annual 'Dan Davies Competition' at the Whitstable Lifeboat Station is held in his memory.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bergen-Belsen Relief Effort Personnel Names. www.bergenbelsen.co.uk. live. 29 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20101123194807/http://www.bergenbelsen.co.uk:80/pages/Database/ReliefStaffList.asp . 2010-11-23 .
  2. 7 May 1977. Obituary; D. O. Davies. British Medical Journal. 1. 6070. 1222–1223. 0007-1447. 1606865.
  3. Web site: Whitstable lifeboat crews in test of seamanship and first aid skills. Lifeboat. Whitstable. 26 June 2017. Whitstable Lifeboat Station. en-GB. live. 4 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20200925174147/https://rnli.org/news-and-media/2019/october/16/whitstable-lifeboat-crews-in-test-of-first-aid-skills . 2020-09-25 .

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