, ▁and ▁joined ▁Guy ' s ▁Hospital ▁as ▁a ▁student ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁While ▁at ▁Guy ' s , ▁Han cock ▁took ▁an ▁active ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁establishment ' s ▁sport ing ▁clubs , ▁playing ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁tennis ▁team ▁throughout ▁his ▁time ▁there , ▁and ▁captain ing ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁He ▁also ▁capt ained ▁the ▁rugby ▁football ▁team ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁hospital ' s ▁prominent ▁cr ick eters . ▁ ▁Medical ▁career ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁he ▁qualified ▁as ▁a ▁sur geon , ▁gain ing ▁the ▁dual ▁qual ifications ▁M . R . C . S ▁and ▁L . R . C . P .. ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁College ▁of ▁Sur ge ons ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁He ▁special ised ▁in ▁o ph th al mic ▁work , ▁and ▁worked ▁at ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁West min ster ▁O ph th al mic ▁Hospital . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death , ▁he ▁was ▁Ass istant ▁Sur geon ▁for ▁the ▁Royal ▁London ▁O ph th al mic ▁Hospital , ▁Mo or fields ▁and ▁O ph th al mic ▁Sur geon ▁for ▁the ▁East ▁London ▁Hospital ▁for ▁Children , ▁and ▁Bol ing bro ke ▁Hospital . ▁He ▁had ▁earlier ▁served ▁as ▁Senior ▁Ass istant ▁Sur geon ▁and ▁Path ologist ▁for ▁the ▁Central ▁London