Two Forest Doctors (General)

by slowhands :-) , Thursday, June 23, 2005, 16:02 (7099 days ago) @ Susan Batess

Dr. M.L.Bangara
was born at Mangalore in South India in 1881. After qualifying as a
doctor at Edinburgh University he moved to Cinderford in 1915
working in his own practice and at the Dilke Memorial Hospital.

In addition to his work as a doctor, he was an active member of
the community and a leading light in a variety of local
organisations including the Freemasons, Cinderford Horticultural
Society, Dickens Fellowship, Excelsior Band and Cinderford Male
Voice Choir.

Dr Bangara died of complications following influenza shortly
after his 46th birthday in 1927. The 'In Memoriam' pamphlet
published later that year shows the very considerable affection and
respect in which he was held in Cinderford.

Dr R.Natha Nanda
One of the mourners at Dr
Bangara's funeral in 1927 was his colleague Dr R.N.Nanda of St
Briavels. Like Dr Bangara, R.Natha Nanda qualified in Scotland.
According to Kelly's Directory, he succeeded Dr Moyle in practice at
Humphrey's Lodge, St Briavels, and also as medical officer and
public vaccination officer for the St Briavels district, in about
1922. He continued to practice in St Briavels at least until the
mid-1940s.