Donald Whatley Roy

Donald Whatley Roy (22 May 1881 – 9 December 1960) was a British obstetrician and gynaecologist at St George's Hospital, London.

Early life and education He was born at Appleton Roebuck on 22 May 1881, the son of the Rev. James Roy.

Military career When World War I broke out, he served as a Navy surgeon in the Grand Fleet with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. He then transferred to the Royal Army Medical Corps, serving as temporary major at the Northampton War Hospital from 1917 to 1918. He also was librarian of the College from 1 October 1937 to 25 January 1941, when he stepped down due to ill health.

He died on 9 December 1960, and was survived by his wife and three children, one of whom was the economist A.D. Roy.

His papers are held at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Archives.