George was the son of an Edinburgh merchant, and was initially educated at the Royal High School in the city and then studied medicine and surgery at Edinburgh University, graduating M.B., C.M. on 8th October 1886. On 21 July 1908 he was commissioned into the R.A.M.C., Territorial Force as a Major, serving with the 2nd Scottish General Hospital. By 1915 he had built up a large consulting practice in and around Edinburgh and also held positions as an honorary physician at several major hospitals, however, he gave all this up when he was elected by the faculty of Edinburgh University to be their new Professor of Medicine at the University. Two months after this appointment he was mobilised for war service. On 12th July 1915 he was promoted to Temporary Colonel, then on the 22nd entered Malta as a consulting physician based at the garrison hospital. He remained there for six months then was returned home to resume his position as Professor of Medicine at Edinburgh University, relinquishing his commission as a Major and Temp. Colonel on 11 December 1915. On 24th January 1917 George was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George: “In recognition of valuable services in connection with the War.(LG)" After his service in the Great War George remained as Professor of Medicine at Edinburgh University until his retirement in 1928, then was awarded the appointment of Emeritus Professor. He published prolifically throughout his whole career in many of the medical and pathological journals, particularly on haematology. His papers are too numerous to list but also include over twelve papers published in the British Medical Journal and The Lancet, which he either authored or co-authored. During his long and distinguished medical career he was certainly recognised as an eminent haematologist and leader in his field, with his book, “Pernicious Anaemia” (1940) still being widely available today and his work is often quoted in medical papers and publications. He died in 1941 at his home in Chester Street, Edinburgh where he had lived for many years, he was aged eighty. Notice of his death was published in the British Medical Journal with several short obituaries appearing in various other medical publications. [Information researched and kindly provided by Michael W Cook]