W. R. Forrester-Wood

Dr. William Rodney Forrester-Wood FRCS (1902 – 6 April 1960)[1][2] was a British surgeon and philatelist who in 1959 was awarded the Crawford Medal by the Royal Philatelic Society London for his work The stamps and postal history of Sarawak.[3] He died shortly before the medal was to have been presented to him. He was a President of the Sarawak Specialists' Society.

Selected publications

References

  1. ↑ Who Was Who in British Philately, Association of British Philatelic Societies, 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2013. Archived here.
  2. ↑ "Deaths". The Times. London, England. 7 April 1960. p. 1 – via The Times Digital Archive 1785-2008.
  3. ↑ The Society's medals and honorary fellowship. The Royal Philatelic Society London, 2009, p. 3.


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