Dr James Preston Medical Health Officer Of Birmingham

[tali]

Dr James Preston- died in 1979, his wife Mary died last year - both Medical Health Officers.of Birmingham Anyone have
pics of them?
When was the centre named after him? what was his cause of death?Where did they live in Sutton Coldfield?
I ask as a 30 year barn find Aston Martin of Dr Preston went for auction recently

 

[pollypops]

I have found an article on a Dr James R Preston who died in a train crash 22nd october 1979
https://www.bmj.com/cgi/pdf_extract/281/6237/459-a

 

[pollypops]

https://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docSummary.php?docID=781

I found this train crash in Scotland - correct date, but no names of the people who died. (and of course we don't know if the James Preston who died in a train crash is the right James Preston)

 

[pollypops]

https://www.taysidefire.gov.uk/news_article.php?news_id=257

Yes - there was a James Preston that died in that train crash.

 

[tali]

Thanks pollypops -good find - seems despite naming of a medical centre in his honour and his senior position he remains somewhat obscure

 

[pollypops]

I have found an obituary and picture on this site
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1597001/pdf/brmedj00098-0063.pdf

 

[tali]

Once again many thanks -great detective work!