Lot 82
Royal Household Full Dress Uniform belonging to William Neville Mann, Physician to Her Majesty The Queen
Military Medals, Decorations and Orders On Land, at Sea, in the Air | E114
Auction: 7 September 2023 at 10:00 BST
Description
A Royal Household Full Dress Uniform belonging to William Neville Mann, Physician to Her Majesty The Queen 1964-1970, comprising Full Frock Coat, Trousers, Bi‑Corn Hat and Sword, the blade inscribed GVIR. very fine (4).
William Neville Mann was born on the 4th of April 1911 in Herne Hill, educated at Alleyn’s School, Dulwich and Guy’s Hospital Medical School, London. He was a gifted student winning the Treasurer’s Medal in both Medicine and Surgery; he was appointed firstly to the Department of Pathology, prior to working a s a Medical Registrar. In 1939, he became Clinical Tutor, but later joined the Royal Army Medical Corp, serving on the Hospital Ship Dorsetshire; in the Middle East, and the Military Hospital in Edinburgh. In 1946, he returned to Guy’s Hospital as Physician, and the same year was appointed Director of the Department of Medicine. He held the post of Senior Physician, 1963‑1976. In 1954 he was appointed Physician to the Royal Household and Physician to the Queen, 1964‑1970. He died on the 25th of June 2001.
Sold with an Original Photograph of Mann wearing the uniform and Military Tailor’s Metal Uniform Chest.
See Lot 45 For Family Medals.
