Payne was the son of William Henry Payne, an accountant with the
London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, and his wife, Alice Flora Smith. He was educated at
Brighton Grammar School. His education at
Guy's Hospital was interrupted by the start of
World War I. He volunteered into the
Royal Naval Reserve, serving as
sub-lieutenant, spending the last two years of the war working on destroyers. In 1920, he completed his undergraduate training, and qualified at Guys, taking on a number of roles, eventually becoming medical assistant. During 1921, Payne married Winifred Grace, and had two children, a son and daughter. In 1926, Payne transferred to
Great Ormond Street Hospital, initially working as a chemist. His job specification name changed a number of times during his career. When he retired in 1959, from the medical profession, which was now called
National Health Service, he immediately went back to work, working at the
Queen Charlotte's Hospital for three years, followed by 7 years with the Neonatal Unit at
Hammersmith Hospital. In 1968, Payne's first wife died. In 1971, he married Anne King. Payne moved to
Bristol in 1969, where he worked in the Child Health Unit at the
Bristol Royal Hospital for Children until 1973, when he finally retired. ==Bibliography==