Harry Steele-Bodger

Henry William "Harry" Steele-Bodger MRCVS (1896 – January 1952) was a British veterinary surgeon.

Educated at Cranleigh School, he served with the Blue Cross Ambulance Corps, Royal Engineers and Royal Horse Artillery, losing an eye. After the war he qualified as a vet at the Royal (Dick) Veterinary College, in Edinburgh and set up practice in Tamworth, Staffordshire. He was active in leading vets and co-founded the Society of Veterinary Practitioners together with Sir Thomas Dalling.[1]

In 1940, served as President of the British Veterinary Association [2]

His sons Micky and Alasdair were also vets, and Micky also an international rugby player.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.bva.co.uk/uploadedFiles/Content/Membership_and_benefits/Students/hsb_biography.pdf
  2. ↑ Daily Telegraph dated 2010-07-31 (obituary of Mary Brancker, the first female president of the British Veterinary Association).

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