James McIvor was a director of radiology at Charing Cross Hospital, London. This is a draft obituary. If you have any information about this surgeon, or are interested in writing this obituary, please email lives@rcseng.ac.uk.

Michael Lea Thomas, who was elected to the Fellowship in 1989, was a distinguished radiologist. He received his medical education at Cambridge and St Thomas's Hospital. After qualifying in 1952 he spent some time in junior posts at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and St Stephens Hospital, London, before s

Robert Ollerenshaw was born in Manchester, the son of Robert Ollerenshaw, FRCS, and Florence Eleanor (née Watson). He studied medicine at Oxford and Manchester (clinical studies) graduating in 1938. He had an abiding interest in the Territorial Army and had enlisted as an other rank in the Royal Art

Howard Middlemiss was at school at Repton and received his medical training at Durham University where he qualified in 1940. He served in the Royal Army Medical Corps in India and Normandy as a Lieutenant-Colonel and during this time he developed his interest and concern for countries overseas. At t

George Derek Officer was a Lancastrian by birth, but later went to King's School, Macclesfield, where he became captain of the school and captain of rugby. In 1955 he graduated in medicine at Birmingham University with honours in obstetrics and gynaecology. From 1956-1958, during his national servic

Lawrence Brock ('Laurie') was born of missionary parents in 1923 at Honan, China. His first degree was in chemistry, and then after qualifying he did research in neurophysiology with Professor Sir John Eccles and subsequently in Cambridge. He then trained in surgery, but decided after lumbar disc pr

Douglas Dundee was radiologist in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was born on 31 May 1929 and brought up in Regina, Saskatchewan. His father, Samuel Dundee, who was originally from Ireland, was an auditor for the provincial government. His mother was Katherine Dundee, whose father was from R

David Francis Charles Shepherd was a consultant interventional radiologist at the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This is a draft obituary. If you have any information about this surgeon or are interested in writing this obituary, please email lives@rcseng.ac.uk

Graduating in engineering at London University in 1933, he later entered the medical school of the Middlesex Hospital, qualifying in 1938. He held a house surgeon's appointment at the West London Hospital and then became resident medical officer at the Radium Institute in 1931. In 1939 he joined the

Horace Montagu Jupe was born in Putney on 13 October 1893, the third child of William Digby Jupe, a jobber on the London Stock Exchange, and of Ella Jupe (née Hughes). After education at Hillside Preparatory School, Reigate, Charterhouse School, and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, he qualifie

Frank Curnow Jones was a radiologist in Victoria, Australia. He was born in Victoria on 4 April 1927, the son of Garndiffith Jones, known as Gary, and Lina Estelle Jones née Curnow, known as Elsie. He studied medicine at Melbourne University and qualified in 1957. He went to the UK for further t

Frederick Guy Trevor Beetham was born on 17 July in 1922. He studied medicine in New Zealand, graduating MB, ChB in 1946 before travelling to the UK. He passed the fellowship of the college in 1952 and the diploma in medicine and radiology the same year. Returning to New Zealand, he became a consu