Austen Joseph Moore

bmj;384/jan24_9/q154/FAF1faAusten Joseph Moore was the first in his family—and in his school—to go to university. While there, he was president of athletics and captain of fencing. After hospital jobs his national service with the Royal Air Force took him to the rank of squadron leader. He captained the RAF fencing team and was RAF champion in foil and sabre for several years.In 1952 he married Patricia (Ferraro), a fellow student. After leaving the RAF, they worked together in several general practices before being awarded a practice death vacancy in Walsall. Altogether 70 applicants were competing for the practice. Austen built an early version of a medical centre, with dentists and therapists also on the premises. He had a special interest in dental anaesthesia—covering eight local dental practices—from the early days of “gas and air” to modern iv techniques. He was chairman of the local medical committee for many years.At the…
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