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Watson-Jones married twice: firstly in 1930 to Muriel Emily, daughter of
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Masters of Orthopedic Surgery in 1926. He would be remembered as one of the school's "most brilliant students then and since", winning numerous prizes. He was named Mitchell Banks Medallist (1920), George Holt Medallist (1921) and Robert Gee Prizeman (1923). In 1921, he
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and attractive man ... a very great 'doctor' and one of the outstanding orthopedic surgeons of his generation". Another study of his life states that, along with his mentor Robert Jones, he "laid the foundation for a strong history of
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in the early 1930s and produced an average of three a year from then on. His contributions earned him recognition and he began teaching a popular course on fractions at
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treating fracture into mainstream medical practice, and his publications and work with the BJBJS meant that they were available for surgeons across the world to use.
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