Abulfatah Akram Sayeed

Former consultant psychiatrist Moorhaven Hospital, Bittaford, Devon (b 1915; qThe London 1939; DPM, DM, FRCPsych), d 12 July 2007. Robert Alexander Blair ("Bob") joined the Royal Army Medical Corps in 1939 and saw service with the 6th Airborne Division in Amhem, the Middle East, India, Java, Sumatra, and Singapore, where he evacuated prisoner of war camps. Afterthe second world war, he worked in large mental hospitals in south London, including Netheme and Banstead, before moving to Devon in 1950. From 1950 until retirement he was consultant at Moorhaven Hospital. He also worked with the Plymouth Child Guidance Service and the World Federation of Mental Health. Predeceased by his wife, Polly, in 1997, he leaves fourchildren and nine grandchildren. Julia Welchman