Dr Patrick Hunter Walker

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W I T H th e passin g of Dr. P . H. W al k er of Mq anduli, T r a nskei , in his Sznd yea r ha s gone a not he r o f th e b est typ e of old- style practi- tion er . A s on o f th e ma nse, he was bo rn a t Oc h ilt ree, Ay rsh ire, in 18 58. and g ra dua te d M .B ., Ci M. atGlasgo w U nive rs ity in 1883. Af t e r se r vin g fo r a t erm a s house su rgeon a t the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, taking a t rip to India as sh ip' s su r g eon, bein g ass ist a nt for a yea r o r two , l\1.O. to Me r r y- fields Poor Hous e a n d Asyl um. h e married a nd st a r t ed p ractice in L ec hlad e , G lo ucester , in 1887 . I n 1895 h e ha d a ba d b reakdown in health from ov erwork, a nd a n attack of pn eumonia, and was adv ise d t o lea ve Engl and. H e cam e to South A fr ica an d was ap po inted di st rict su rgeon o f Mqanduli, wh er e he a r r ive d wit h his fam ily by ox- wag on in De ce m be r . 1895, a nd rem ain ed t here until t he time o f hi s d ea th. The r e wa s no hou se at Mq anduli a va ilab le , a nd he a nd his family ca m ped in th e veld unt il some kind of she lte r co uld b e ere ct ed . W h en he gave up th e district surgeo ncy on att aining th e age-limit in 1925, h e was su ccee ded by his son, D r. Tom ·W alk er. Mrs. W alk er d ied so me yea rs ago, a nd Dr. 'W a lk e r lived w it h hi s so n an d da ughter- in-law. Of a retiring disp o sit ion. D r. 'Wa lke r w as a m an o f t he highest honour and integrity, a nd a st a uncher fr iend n o man co uld wish to hav e-est eemed a nd respected by all. I m bu ed w ith a k een s ens e of ser vice and dut y, he a lways g av e of his b est. Though in bad h ea lth, su ffer ing severe ly fro m as th ma an d ki ndred a ilm ents, w hen duty call ed h e nev er hesita t ed. When st ill unaccu stomed t o riding, he wo uld ri se fr om a sick-b ed a nd und e rt ak e a journey o n h orseba ck occ upy ing t h e who le day

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