Peter Holmes Watkins
General practitioner Herne Bay, Kent 1960-89 (b Kings Lynn 1926; q St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, 1950), d 17 August 2004.
After national service in Egypt, Peter worked in Harefield Hospital for three years. In 1960 he moved to Herne Bay, where
he joined a two handed practice serving a mixed town and rural practice, and also a mining village. Over the years he helped
the practice grow to five partners and become a training practice. He also served as medical officer to the local hospital
for the elderly, and lectured and examined for the Red Cross for many years.
He had a quiet, determined, and hard working nature, and was liked and respected by both patients and colleagues.
Following retirement, he had time to enjoy his garden, and to travel and enjoy his interest in photography, which naturally
progressed to great enthusiasm for digital photography.
He leaves a wife, Mary; two children; and six grandchildren. [Eric Watkins]