John Holman Bentley Williams

bmj;384/mar22_6/q700/FAF1faJohn Holman Bentley Williams was born in Eastbourne, where his father was a GP. He completed national service and was in the athletics team in the Royal Air Force, before studying medicine at his beloved St Edmund Hall in Oxford. John was in the Oxford athletics team as a hurdler and was at Iffley Road competing on the day Roger Bannister ran the first four minute mile in 1954.Shortly after qualifying he started working in a two partner practice in Reading, which grew in patient and partner numbers over the 25 years he worked there. He was much loved by his patients, and was proud to offer them holistic care around the clock. He was passionate about community obstetrics, and was a dedicated trainer—remaining in contact with several trainees until he died.In 1970 John volunteered to work with the St John Ambulance Brigade in Nigeria just after the Biafran war,…
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