Frank Richard Russell

Frank Russell joined the Royal Army Medical Corps after qualifying from Guy’s Hospital and served as a captain in the war in Africa, Italy, the Middle East, Greece, and Austria. In 1950 he was appointed as the first consultant anaesthetist in West Hartlepool, where he set up the anaesthetic services at Hartlepool General Hospital, Cameron Hospital, and St Hilda’s Hospital. After retiring in 1977 he continued to do occasional locums in various hospitals for the next five years. He enjoyed his retirement, playing golf, snooker, and bridge, and tending to his garden, and continued to live in Hartlepool until his death. He leaves his wife of 62 years, Isabel; three children; and two grandchildren.