I'm Nick Forman and was one of four of siblings (Al,Jake and Luiza) belonging to Sholto and Mabel Forman who arrived in North Devon in 1949 from St.Thomas's Hospital London where they met during the Blitz in WW2 and eventually married in 1945 in Beattock, Dumfriesshire my father's birthplace. My mother Mabel was born and raised in South Africa and ran a ward in St.Thomas's where she first met my father before he was posted to Burma with the RAMC in 1942.Mabel's father ,Dick Godley, a (Deputy)Police Commissioner in Johannesburg who had also fought in the South African war alongside his brother Alec with the British army. For further particulars can be seen in Life of an Irish Soldier (Alec) and Khaki and Blue (Dick).Sholto's father was a Clergyman (the Rev Adam Forman) and was one of six siblings (three brothers and two sisters). Further particulars can be seen in 'Son of Adam' by Denis Forman( who was seriously wounded at Monte Cassino, Italy in 1943) later becoming one of Granada TV's founders with its owners the Bernstein family. Further particulars can be seen in 'To Reason Why' and 'Persona Granada'. Another brother Michael became a Company Commander with the 7th Battalion KOSB who fought at Arnhem in 1944 before eventually becoming a POW after the ammunition ran out. Robert Sigmond's 'Off at last' is interesting reading. A third brother ,Patrick, was also destined to join the KOSB but was invalided out after a Glider landing accident. All four brothers were very fortunate to have two lovely older sisters! one of them ending up in MI5. Patrick became a lawyer and aviation pilot and worked with the Sunday Times on aviation matters specialising in accident investigation.( See 'Flying into Danger' for more info). Sholto joined the Bear Street practice in Barnstaple as a junior partner in 1949 with Doctors Shaw ,Harper, Brooke and Bush enjoying a long and happy career. He was also involved with developing Social Casework in General Practice and did a stint in the Chair for the SW Regional Health Authority. We all loved Barnstaple a lot and reckon how lucky we all were to have lived there. Another partner joining the practice in 1956 was Bruce Osborne who became a lifelong friend.
I'm Nick Forman and was one of four of siblings (Al,Jake and Luiza) belonging to Sholto and Mabel Forman who arrived in North Devon in 1949 from St.Thomas's Hospital London where they met during the Blitz in WW2 and eventually married in 1945 in Beattock, Dumfriesshire my father's birthplace. My mother Mabel was born and raised in South Africa and ran a ward in St.Thomas's where she first met my father before he was posted to Burma with the RAMC in 1942.Mabel's father ,Dick Godley, a (Deputy)Police Commissioner in Johannesburg who had also fought in the South African war alongside his brother Alec with the British army. For further particulars can be seen in Life of an Irish Soldier (Alec) and Khaki and Blue (Dick).Sholto's father was a Clergyman (the Rev Adam Forman) and was one of six siblings (three brothers and two sisters). Further particulars can be seen in 'Son of Adam' by Denis Forman( who was seriously wounded at Monte Cassino, Italy in 1943) later becoming one of Granada TV's founders with its owners the Bernstein family. Further particulars can be seen in 'To Reason Why' and 'Persona Granada'. Another brother Michael became a Company Commander with the 7th Battalion KOSB who fought at Arnhem in 1944 before eventually becoming a POW after the ammunition ran out. Robert Sigmond's 'Off at last' is interesting reading. A third brother ,Patrick, was also destined to join the KOSB but was invalided out after a Glider landing accident. All four brothers were very fortunate to have two lovely older sisters! one of them ending up in MI5. Patrick became a lawyer and aviation pilot and worked with the Sunday Times on aviation matters specialising in accident investigation.( See 'Flying into Danger' for more info).
Sholto joined the Bear Street practice in Barnstaple as a junior partner in 1949 with Doctors Shaw ,Harper, Brooke and Bush enjoying a long and happy career. He was also involved with developing
Social Casework in General Practice and did a stint in the Chair for the SW Regional Health Authority. We all loved Barnstaple a lot and reckon how lucky we all were to have lived there. Another partner joining the practice in 1956 was Bruce Osborne who became a lifelong friend.