Our motivation is to protect people from disease threats.

That ethos has evolved from a remarkable naval history spanning several generations. This include George Albert Linton’s service in World War II in the Arctic circle on destroyers HMS Rodney and HMS Fearless, (Arctic Star medal) and the loss at sea of his father George Linton in Word War I on SS Wellington (Awarded the War medal and merchant seaman medal). The Linton family also endured the grief of loss at sea of Commander John Wallace Linton DSC DSO, posthumously awarded the Victoria cross for a remarkable campaign in HSM Turbulent and his son William Francis who died ten years later in a training exercise on HMS Affray.

Dr Funnell is proud to add the Ebola West Africa medal to Family’s collection.

By taking the training and experience we have gained, we are proud to apply these in the areas that need the greatest help

All that we take on, we strive to complete with timely excellence. This is an ethos we apply to work and leisure.

We look forward to doing all that we can to help protect those that are at the greatest risk by applying our knowledge and skills

Remembrance Sunday – 9th November 2025

On the 17th Sep 1918, George Albert Linton drowned after an enemy submarine attack on SS Wellington. His widow Elizabeth Jane was only 4 months pregnant with George Albert John Linton when she heard this devastating news. George AJ Linton left home to join the RN as a cadet at 15 years old. During the second WW he served in the Arctic fleet on the destroyers HMS Rodney and HMS Fearless for which he received the Arctic star service medal.

My George A Linton had a cousin called John Wallace Linton who was probably motivated to join the navy after he heard that his uncle drowned as a result of a submarine attack when he was 13 years old. Twenty four years later, his wife Nancy would have been devastated when she heard the tragic news on the 23rd March 1943 that her husband Commander John Wallace Linton died, along with all hands, after striking a mine in HMS Turbulent.

Commander John Wallace Linton DSO DSC was posthumously awarded the VC for an outstanding campaign on HMS Turbulent which sunk a destroyer, two cruisers, a U boat, 28 other ships and destroyed three trains with 4’’ gunfire from the deck of Turbulent close to shore. HMS Turbulent was hunted 13 times and had survived 250 depth charges and spent a record 256 days at sea, submerged for most of that time, before this loss.

Nancy’s grief was further deepened when her oldest son William Francis also died ten years later in a training exercise on HMS Affray. Nancy would also have had to console her new daughter-in-law Sheilla who had only just married William the year before.

Their bravery, courage and suffering encouraged us to take arms against our own sea of toil and trouble in the form of countermeasure development against some of the most dangerous infectious diseases known to Science.

But today we Remember the bravery, courage, sacrifice and grief of so many more service personnel and their families in so many different countries that fought to keep us safe and free from the aggression and oppression of hostile invading forces.

We remember you.