Henry Edmund Gaskin Boyle OBE was a pioneering anaesthetist best remembered for the development of early anaesthetic machines.
Early life
Born in Barbados, he was the only child of Henry Eudolphus Boyle, estate manager and his wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Benjamin Law Gaskin, a member of the House of Assembly. He moved to England in 1894 after schooling at Harrison College, Bridgetown. ==Professional life==
Professional life
Boyle qualified MRCS LRCP in 1901 from St Bartholomew's Hospital, London. He worked as a junior anaesthetist at Barts and was appointed visiting consultant in 1903. His work was recognised with an OBE. and two subsequent editions). ==Personal life==
Personal life
Boyle married Mildred Ethel Wildy Green (1879 - 1960), widow of architect Leslie William Green (1875 - 1908). ==Honours and Fellowships==