Background
Gillingham, John Francis was born on March 15, 1916 in Dorchester, Dorset, England. Son of John Herbert and Lily (Eavis) Gillingham.
Gillingham, John Francis was born on March 15, 1916 in Dorchester, Dorset, England. Son of John Herbert and Lily (Eavis) Gillingham.
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Science, St. Bartholomews Medical College, London, 1939; Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons, Royal College Surgeons England, England, 1947; Doctor of Medicine (honorary), University Thessaloniki, Greece, 1976.
House officer, St. Bartholomews Hospital, London, 1939-1941; assistant in surgery and neurosurgery, St. Bartholomews Hospital, London, 1942-1945, 47-50; senior lecturer, reader surgical neurology, U. Edinburgh, Scotland, 1950-1963; professor, chief surgical neurology Department, University Edinburgh, 1963-1980; foundation professor surgical neurology, King Saud U., Saudi Arabia, 1983-1985. Consultant neurosurgeon to Army in Scotland, 1963-1980. Advisor to Defense Forces of Saudi Arabia, 1979-1983.
Honorary president fund raising medical research Tenovus, Edinburgh, 1978-1982. Chairman Medical Commission on Accident Prevention, Scotland, 1970-1980. Major Royal Army Medical Corps, 1941-1946, United Kingdom, Middle East, Italy.
Decorated 1945 M Bachelor of Engineering (Member Ancient Order Brit Empire), Military, 1981. Fellow Royal College Surgeons Ireland (honorary), Glasgow College Surgeons, Australasia College Surgeons, Edinburgh College Surgeons, Srilanka College Surgeons, Royal Society Edinburgh, Royal Academy, Medicine of Valencia (Spain, honorary member), Royal College Surgeons Edinburgh (vice president 1975-1978, president 1979-1982, court regent since 1990), Parkinson Society Edinburgh (vice president since 1970), World Federation Neurosurg. Societies (honorary president since 1985), Royal Society for Arts United Kingdom, Bruntsfield Golfing Society, Club Nautico, Javea (Spain).
Married Irene Judy Jude, July 30, 1945. Children: Jeremy, Timothy, Simon, Adam.