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William Cadge FRCS, 49 years surgeon to the Norfolk & Norwich hospital, who died June 25th 1903 aged 8

His brilliant talents as a surgeon, his great sympathy with suffering, his invariable kindness and courtesy have prompted his professional brethren in many lands to dedicated the above window to his memory www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/K53V81

William Cadge (1822-1903) was born into a family of farmers at Hoveton, Norfolk.

 

(William studied at University College Hospital, London where he was appointed assistant surgeon in 1850, however he had to resign due to ill health.

In 1854 he was elected assistant surgeon to the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital and retired in 1890.

After a period of failing health he died at Lowestoft on June 29th, 1903. He was buried by the side of his wife at Earlham, near Norwich, the Mayor and Sheriffs of Norwich, among others, attending the funeral. He had married the sister of Richard Quain ; there were no children and she had predeceased him many years.

He left over £110,000, and made bequests of £5000 to the Norwich Hospital and £1000 to Epsom School. The Earl and Countess of Leicester added a like donation of £5000 to the hospital in his memory. arts.nnuh.nhs.uk/heritage.php?p=387 livesonline.rcseng.ac.uk/biogs/E000833b.htm )- Norwich cathedral

 

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