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Dr Alexander Mitchell Stalker1

M, #7173, b. 30 August 1920, d. December 2004
Last Edited: 18 Jun 2020
  • (Child) Birth*: Dr Alexander Mitchell Stalker was born on 30 August 1920.1
  • Obituary*: The obituary of Dr Alexander Mitchell Stalker was was published in December 2004. Alexander Mitchell Stalker
    Retired general practitioner Dundee (b Dundee 30 August 1920; q St Andrews 1944; TD), d 6 December 2004.
    "Sandy" Stalker was educated at Dundee High School and the University of St Andrews. He was a house surgeon in 1944, and from 1944 to 1947 he served in the Royal Army Medical Corps in the United Kingdom and India, paratroop MO. He was a medical registrar from 1948 to 1951.
    Sandy’s main career was in three parts: he was a general practitioner in Dundee from 1951 to 1967; he was a senior staff physician at Rochester State Hospital, Minnesota, United States, from 1967 to 1972; and he returned to general practice in Dundee from 1972. His career in the Territorial Army included nine years as OC 153 (Highland) Field Ambulance.
    He was of the fifth generation of doctors in his family, his paternal grandfather being the first professor of medicine of the St Andrews (Dundee) Medical School and his parents both doctors. During all his senior career in general practice Dr Stalker was a part time tutor in medicine, mainly involved with diabetic clinics at Dundee Royal Infirmary and Ninewells Hospital, where he was a clinical lecturer in the department of therapeutics. Dr Stalker, like his mother "Dr Jeanette," with whom he was in practice, was one of the "old school" and spent long hours visiting his patients’ homes. He also gave long service to the hospice at Roxburgh House, St Andrew’s Ambulance Association, and his parish church.
    He is survived by his wife, Jean, and daughter, Morag. Retired general practitioner Dundee (b Dundee 30 August 1920; q St Andrews 1944; TD), d 6 December 2004.
    "Sandy" Stalker was educated at Dundee High School and the University of St Andrews. He was a house surgeon in 1944, and from 1944 to 1947 he served in the Royal Army Medical Corps in the United Kingdom and India, paratroop MO. He was a medical registrar from 1948 to 1951.
    Sandy’s main career was in three parts: he was a general practitioner in Dundee from 1951 to 1967; he was a senior staff physician at Rochester State Hospital, Minnesota, United States, from 1967 to 1972; and he returned to general practice in Dundee from 1972. His career in the Territorial Army included nine years as OC 153 (Highland) Field Ambulance.
    He was of the fifth generation of doctors in his family, his paternal grandfather being the first professor of medicine of the St Andrews (Dundee) Medical School and his parents both doctors. During all his senior career in general practice Dr Stalker was a part time tutor in medicine, mainly involved with diabetic clinics at Dundee Royal Infirmary and Ninewells Hospital, where he was a clinical lecturer in the department of therapeutics. Dr Stalker, like his mother "Dr Jeanette," with whom he was in practice, was one of the "old school" and speRetired general practitioner Dundee (b Dundee 30 August 1920; q St Andrews 1944; TD), d 6 December 2004.
    "Sandy" Stalker was educated at Dundee High School and the University of St Andrews. He was a house surgeon in 1944, and from 1944 to 1947 he served in the Royal Army Medical Corps in the United Kingdom and India, paratroop MO. He was a medical registrar from 1948 to 1951.
    Sandy’s main career was in three parts: he was a general practitioner in Dundee from 1951 to 1967; he was a senior staff physician at Rochester State Hospital, Minnesota, United States, from 1967 to 1972; and he returned to general practice in Dundee from 1972. His career in the Territorial Army included nine years as OC 153 (Highland) Field Ambulance.
    He was of the fifth generation of doctors in his family, his paternal grandfather being the first professor of medicine of the St Andrews (Dundee) Medical School and his parents both doctors. During all his senior career in general practice Dr Stalker was a part time tutor in medicine, mainly involved with diabetic clinics at Dundee Royal Infirmary and Ninewells Hospital, where he was a clinical lecturer in the department of therapeutics. Dr Stalker, like his mother "Dr Jeanette," with whom he was in practice, was one of the "old school" and spent long hours visiting his patients’ homes. He also gave long service to the hospice at Roxburgh House, St Andrew’s Ambulance Association, and his parish church.
    He is survived by his wife, Jean, and daughter, Morag. Retired general practitioner Dundee (b Dundee 30 August 1920; q St Andrews 1944; TD), d 6 December 2004.
    "Sandy" Stalker was educated at Dundee High School and the University of St Andrews. He was a house surgeon in 1944, and from 1944 to 1947 he served in the Royal Army Medical Corps in the United Kingdom and India, paratroop MO. He was a medical registrar from 1948 to 1951.
    Sandy’s main career was in three parts: he was a general practitioner in Dundee from 1951 to 1967; he was a senior staff physician at Rochester State Hospital, Minnesota, United States, from 1967 to 1972; and he returned to general practice in Dundee from 1972. His career in the Territorial Army included nine years as OC 153 (Highland) Field Ambulance.
    He was of the fifth generation of doctors in his family, his paternal grandfather being the first professor of medicine of the St Andrews (Dundee) Medical School and his parents both doctors. During all his senior career in general practice Dr Stalker was a part time tutor in medicine, mainly involved with diabetic clinics at Dundee.1[Henry B Goodall]

Military Service

  • Military Service*: Dr Alexander Mitchell Stalker served with the Royal Army Medical Corps between 1944 and 1947 from 1944 to 1947 he served in the Royal Army Medical Corps in the United Kingdom and India, paratroop MO.1
  • Military Service: Dr Alexander Mitchell Stalker served with the Territorial Army 153 (Highland) Field Ambulance between 1945 and 1954 His career in the Territorial Army included nine years as OC 153 (Highland) Field Ambulance.1

Citations

  1. [S32] Newspaper Article, BMJ 2004 [Sep 2013].