Dr Michael Allington

A former Oxford clinical haematologist, Dr Michael Allington, has died at the age of 74 after a long illness.

He suffered from Parkinson's disease and died on Monday, February 18, at Longlands Nursing Home, Cassington.

Dr Allington worked for nearly 50 years in Oxford hospitals, including the Radcliffe Infirmary and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, helping haemophiliacs and researching into blood clotting.

He lectured in haematology at Oxford University and John Cass College, London and was a reader for Blackwells publishers.

He married his wife Olive, who survives him, in 1949. He was born in Botley and grew up in Headington. He attended Southfield School in east Oxford and later lived in Cumnor and Yarnton.

Although he referred to his work as a hobby, his passion for sport continued throughout his life in spite of his illness. He played hockey, rugby and squash and later took up golf. He was also a keen birdwatcher and sailor. He was commodore of the Oxford Sailing Club at Farmoor for three years and chairman of the Vale of White Horse Cruising Club. The funeral was taking place at noon today, February 26, at St Edward the Confessor Church, Westcote Barton.