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Illness[edit]

My father, a radiographer, was asked to x-ray Sir John in Malta prior to his departure via Africa as Malta was still besieged. My father's rank caused a problem as radiographers were always sergeants and not expected to manhandle officers. He commented on Sir John's quiet dignity and willingness to be strapped into position during the very long exposure required for a diagnosis of Paget's disease. He contrasted that with his staff who understandably regarded the process as undignified. I'm unable to open most of the links here which require a subscription but is there any reference to his illness? JRPG (talk) 14:11, 28 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting, but I have found no reference to his cause of death in the cited sources. IMO, British newspapers of that era tended to be rather euphemistic about that sort of thing, if they mentioned it at all. Thanks, --Noswall59 (talk) 21:31, 28 October 2017 (UTC).[reply]