The son of Lt-Col A Macgregor Rose DSO, RAMC of Aberdeen, Ian Rose was born on 3 December 1912. He was educated at Oriel College, Oxford, and proceeded to St Bartholomew's Hospital where he graduated in 1937. After qualification he held several resident posts at Bart's and took his MA degree in 1938. On the outbreak of war he was commissioned in the RAMC in No 131 Field Ambulance. Promoted to Captain in 1940 he was taken prisoner in Belgium and spent the next five years caring for British and Allied prisoners of war sick. In 1945 he led 1200 British prisoners of war from a camp near Danzig westward, to be liberated by the 7th Armoured Division. After demobilization he spent some months in hospital before returning to civilian life. He was then appointed MBE for his wartime services. Rose held appointments at St Andrew's and Metropolitan Hospitals while studying for his Fellowship, which he obtained 1947. He then became registrar at Hillingdon Hospital and after that senior registrar at St Peter's Hospital and later at the Royal Marsden. From 1954 to 1958 he was senior surgical registrar at Chase Farm Hospital Enfield before becoming deputy senior surgeon at Manor House Hospital. At that time the illness of Sir John Nicholson placed a heavy burden on his shoulders which he cheerfully undertook. In June 1964 he was injured in a car and soon after was overtaken by the disease which was to prove fatal. He spent nearly a year in hospital before being able to return to his patients despite being in constant pain and only being able to walk with the aid of a stick. For Ian Rose medicine was a vocation to which he devoted his whole life and the Manor House Hospital was indeed fortunate in having such a man on its staff. He died after a long illness on 12 October 1967 at the age of 54; he was survived by his wife.