Charles Symonds
| Sir Charles Symonds | |
|---|---|
| Born |
11 April 1890 London, England |
| Died | 7 December 1978 (aged 88) Totteridge, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
British Army Royal Air Force |
| Rank | Air Vice Marshal |
| Battles/wars |
First World War Second World War |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Médaille militaire (France) |
Air Vice Marshal Sir Charles Putnam Symonds, KBE, CB (11 April 1890 – 7 December 1978) was an English neurologist and a senior medical officer in the Royal Air Force.
His initial medical training was at Guy's Hospital, followed by specialised training at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. Contributions to neurology by Symonds include a highly accurate description of subarachnoid haemorrhage in 1924, and idiopathic intracranial hypertension (which he termed "otitic hydrocephalus") in 1931.
He served in both the First and Second World Wars, initially in the ranks as a motorcycle despatch rider on the Western Front. After being wounded and invalided back to the United Kingdom, he completed his basic medical training and served as a medical officer, both on the front lines and attached to the Royal Flying Corps at Farnborough. In the mid-1930s he became a civilian consultant to the Royal Air Force and on the outbreak of the Second World War was commissioned as a group captain. By the end of the war he held the acting rank of air vice marshal and had been knighted.
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