Plaque

Sir John Milsom Rees

Erection date: 6/9/1996

Inscription

Sir John Milsom Rees, GCVO, 1866 - 1952, surgeon, lived here, 1914 - 1939.
City of Westminster 

Site: Sir John Milsom Rees (1 memorial)

W1, Upper Wimpole Street, 18

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Sir John Milsom Rees

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Sir John Milsom Rees

Laryngologist (ear, nose & throat surgeon) to royalty.  Born Wales.  Stud...

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The ancient parish of St Margaret's was divided into St Margaret's and St Joh...

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