Group Captain William Harries was a surgeon in the RAF. Born in Brawdy, Pembrokeshire on 17 October 1921, he was the oldest child of Ernest Henry Lloyd Harries, a farmer, and his wife Priscilla Winifred née Griffiths. He was educated at Treffgarne Owen Council School and Haverfordwest Grammar School before enrolling at King’s College, London University to study medicine. During his training at Charing Cross Hospital he was mentored by Norman Clarke, Charles Jennings Marshall and David Trevor. He also did house jobs at the West Hertfordshire Hospital in Hemel Hempstead and the Ashridge EMS Hospital where he worked with Eric Crook. In 1947 he passed the fellowship of the college. On joining the Royal Air Force he served as a group captain and consultant in surgery. He was a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine. His favourite leisure activities were playing golf, sailing and travelling. In 1951 he married Monica Sullivan and they had two sons. He died on 2 May 2018 aged 97.