Arkyl Staveley Gough

Arkyl Staveley Gough (16 September 1900 – 23 February 1990) was a British surgeon who made regular contributions to medical journals and served on several medical committees. Also known as A. Staveley Gough, he was made FRCS in 1929, an Officer of the Order of St John of Jerusalem in 1966, and an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1975.

Life Arkyl Staveley Gough was born in London on 16 September 1900. In the final months of World War I, Gough entered the Royal Air Force as a cadet pilot officer but was demobilised in 1919 and decided to embark on a career in medicine.

Gough entered Guy's Hospital Medical School where he was a member of the territorial army, attached to the Artists Rifles, and gained a blue in athletics running the half mile for London University. In 1966 he was made a Brother of the Order of St John of Jerusalem.

Gough died on 23 February 1990.