Gustav (“Gus”) Siegmund Plaut

Former general practitioner Tooting, London (b 1921; q Cambridge/The London Hospital 1947; FRCS, FRCGP, TD), d 17 January 2006.

Gustav Siegmund Plaut (“Gus”) came with his family to Hull from Hamburg with the rise of Nazism. He served as a senior surgical specialist in the Army Emergency Reserve and pursued a career as a surgeon. Despite his excellent qualifications and experience, Gus's German-Jewish background made it difficult to find jobs. He decided to become a general practitioner and managed to secure a position in Tooting, where he worked between 1960 and 1986. He was also active in the Territorial Army and in many charities. He was predeceased by his wife, Ivy, in 1999.