the Liver Unit at King's College Hospital, which was established in 1966 by Roger Williams and soon built an international reputation. Personal life In 1958, he married Rosemary Brundle, a physiotherapist; they had a daughter and two sons. His brother Anthony Dawson was a physician who served as Physician to the Queen. In 1991, Dawson was diagnosed with hepatitis and retired from some of his roles, continuing to work in others until his final year. He required a liver transplant and then developed spinal stenosis, for which he received surgery. He died in London on 16 May 1999, after a second liver transplant. Awards and honours He was awarded the CVO in 1992. Dawson Ward at King's College Hospital was named in his honour. References 1932 births 1999 deaths Alumni of King's College London Academics of King's College London Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons Harvard Medical School people People educated at Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys People from Leicester English surgeons Liver transplant recipients 20th-century surgeons 20th-century British Army personnel Royal Army Medical Corps soldiers Military personnel from Leicester