Bellamy, Arthur Griffin
The name of Probationary Temporary Surgeon Lieut. Arthur Griffin Bellamy, R.N.V.R., is included as “ Killed” in an Admiralty casualty list published on November 4. Dr. Bellamy was educated at the University of Cambridge and St. Thomas’ s Hospital, and qualified M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. in 1936. He then took the degrees of M.B., B.Ch. in 1937. He had held the post of senior medical officer at the Royal National Hospital for Consumption, Ventnor, and at the outbreak of war was residing in London. He joined the British Medical Association in April 1938. British Medical Journal 9 November 1940
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Bellamy |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Arthur Griffin |
| Previous education | Cambridge University |
| Qualifications | M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.1936; M.B., B.Ch. 1937 |
| Military unit | Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, H.M.S. Godetia. |
| War / conflict | World War Two (1939-1945) |
| Date of death | 07-Sep-40 |
| Rank at death | Surgeon Lieutenant |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
| Commemoration(s) | St. Thomas’ s Roll of Honour in the chapel; Portsmouth Naval Memorial |
| Notes | The corvette Godetia while on convoy duty was sunk in an accidental collision with steamer Marsa three miles off Altacarry Head, N, Ireland. |
| Sources | St Thomas’ s Hospital Medical School Records, King’ s College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; British Medical Journal |