Dr. Andrew J Stanford MBBS. LRCP. MRCS. DA. AKC.
E-mail: andrewstanford@hotmail.com

Education:

Bridlington School, Yorkshire, U.K.

King’s College, London. London University. King’s College Hospital. Qualified 1967.

Three and a half years post-graduate work at KCH including casualty, orthopaedics, medicine and further specialisation in anaesthetics.
Ship’s surgeon – worked passage to Australia – Port Line.
Expedition – joined expedition crossing Papua New Guinea.
Surgical Registrar – Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea. M.O. in charge, Magila Hospital, Tanzania (C of E Mission Hospital) (Five years of doing everything, often alone and in bush conditions).
General Practitioner, North Yorkshire, 27 years, which included 20 years as police surgeon and work as casualty officer.

U.K. driving licence. U.K. Firearms certificate and explosives licence. Diving – PADI Advanced Open Water.

A life long interest in historic artillery especially pre19th century bronze cannon. For over twenty years involved in researching, restoring and firing historic ordnance. Over these years a private collection of cannon has been established all of which have been personally restored. During the last four years the quest for cannon has increasingly involved underwater and diving work. Initial experience was gained by working with diving support vessel “Discovery” in Philippine waters. This involved marine survey and recovery work. More recent experience has been gained on the ship “Indies Explorer”, a diving and survey vessel working in the South China Sea. I remain historic ordnance adviser to this project. Last year I was involved with SubSea Resources and the ship “John Lethbridge” advising on medical facilities.

British Medical Association. Medical Defence Union. Ordnance Society. Arms and Armour Society. Historic Breech Loading Small Arms Association. Victorian Military Society. British Association for Shooting and Conservation. British Deer Society. Game Conservancy. Army and Navy Club, Pall Mall, London.

Through involvement with the Ordnance Society I am in contact with many of the British experts in the field of cannon. This would also included a working relationship with the main British dealers who are prepared to handle and sell cannon. I have recently visited the conservation department of the Shipwreck Museum, Perth, Western Australia.