Dr Benjamin Neeve Peach Bannatyne
Personal Details
Dr Benjamin Neeve Peach Bannatyne BSc MBChB FFARCS DA
1909 to 09/01/1988
Place of birth: Cathcart, Glasgow, Scotland
Nationality: British
CRN: 722618
Education and qualifications
| General education | Glasgow Academy. Medical School, University of Glasgow |
|---|---|
| Primary medical qualification(s) | MBChB, Glasgow University, 1935 |
| Initial Fellowship and type | FFARCS by Election |
| Year of Fellowship | 1953 |
| Other qualification(s) | BSc, Glasgow University, 1936 DA (RCP&S), 1944 |
Professional life and career
Postgraduate career
Dr Bannatyne undertook a house officer post at the Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow followed in 1938 by a medical registrar post at Stobhill Hospital in Glasgow. In 1939 he was invited to take up a vacancy in General Practice in Ayr, and by 1940 he was Assistant Surgeon at Ayr Co. Hospital. He was appointed Honorary Anaesthetist at Ayr Co. Hospital and Anaesthetist to Crofthead ENT Hospital by 1942. Also during the war years he assumed responsibility for another GP practice locally. By 1946 he also had anaesthetic duties at the Seafield Hospital for Children and Ayr Central Hospital. Eventually he was appointed Consultant Anaesthetist to the South Ayrshire Hospitals Group and also had duties in the North Ayrshire Hospitals Group. He retired in 1975
Professional interests and activities
He was president of the Ayrshire Cancer Research Campaign for many years, and a member of the Association of Anaesthetists and of the Royal Society of Medicine. In 1953 he was involved in medical assistance at the Knockshinnoch mine accident, spending 13 hours underground treating trapped coalminers. He volunteered with the Red Cross and St. Andrew’s Ambulance in Ayr, which continued into his retirement.
Other biographical information
He married Jean Henderson in 1938 and they had two daughters born in 1941 and 1943. Shortly after commencing his work as a GP he contracted diptheria from a patient which left him with a damaged heart. He developed an expert knowledge of church architecture and had interests in music, becoming president of the Ayrshire Philharmonic Opera Club. Also he was president of the Burns Club in Alloway. A keen member of the local photographic society, his extensive slide collection was donated to their archives.
Owning an industrial lathe he apparently designed and manufactured laryngoscopes at home. He also often assumed the role of Santa Claus at the local hospital parties. He died aged 78 in Ayrshire, survived by his family.
Author and sources
Author:
Dr Innes Simon Chadwick
Sources and comments:
Bibliographic information accessed online: ancestry.co.uk and scotlandspeople.gov.uk
The UK Medical Registers 1936-1959 accessed online at Ancestry.com.
Medical Directories 1937-1976.
Obituary BNP Bannatyne. BMJ 1988; 296; 870.
“The Death of Ben Peach Bannatyne”. Ayrshire Post 28 January 1988. Accessed online FindmyPast and newspaper archives.
Several newspaper clippings are available via FindmyPast