Pièce 22 - 'Approaching summit of Me La - First visit'

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GB 235 HJH/2/2/22

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'Approaching summit of Me La - First visit'

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  • 29 May 1949 (Production)

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1 black and white photograph mounted on lightweight paper

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(1915-1992)

Notice biographique

Accompanied G. Sherriff and F. Ludlow on their last expedition in 1949.


  • Studied medicine at Birmingham University, obtained his Fellowship in 1942

  • 1942-1946, served as a ship’s surgeon in the Merchant Navy

  • During his time as surgical registrar and resident surgical officer at Birmingham General Hospital he worked with H. H. Sampson, B. T. Rose, R. Scott Mason and J. B. Leather, and obtained the MCh (Orth) from Liverpool in 1950.

  • 1951, appointed surgeon to the Birmingham Accident Hospital

  • 1955, married Dr Sheila C. S. Meux in 1955 and they had two sons and one daughter


MRCS 1940
FRCS 1942
MB ChB 1938
MCh (Orth) 1950


“His studies of the anatomy of the foot elucidated the function of the Plantar fascia and both simplified and clarified the movements of inversion and eversion: as a result, he lectured at anatomists meetings both in this country and in France and the United States. He also showed how inversion could cause the familiar lateral rotation injury of the ankle.”

Developed what is known as a Hicks bone plate - used in many countries for internal fixation of bone fractures

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black and white photograph mounted on lightweight white paper

Photograph of a approaching the snow covered summit of a mountain (Me La) in Bhutan. " people off in the distance, can see their foot prints in the snow.

writing on the front of paper

[TRANSCRIPTION]

Approaching summit of Me La
May 29th [1949]
Frist visit. Snow entirely melted later.

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  • anglais

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  • latin

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written in ink

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1 Black and white photograph mounted on lightweight white paper.

Condition - Support: remnants of yellowed adhesive on surface in multiple areas. Minor creases. Adhesive attaching photograph to paper is yellowed and photo is loose in bottom left corner
Condition - photograph: edges worn, surface dirt. minor staining.

Approx. Dimensions - with support: 203x253mm
Approx. Dimensions - without support: 115xx158mm

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Hicks Index of Negatives

49.A.11.8

Hicks Diary

61

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Created: 21 August 2026, C.Kemnitz

Langue(s)

  • anglais

Écriture(s)

  • latin

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