Tom Burke was a consultant surgeon at the South Infirmary in Cork, Ireland. He was born in Bandon in County Cork, the youngest child of Edward (‘Ned’) Burke and Mary Burke née Desmond. He was educated at Warner’s Lane National School and, after the family moved to Cork City in 1928, at the Presentat

Reginald Hollows was a surgeon in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada. 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

Timothy Hoi Kit Kong was born on 5 May 1922 in Hong Kong. He qualified MB, BS and DTM&H and then passed the fellowship of the college in 1951. For many years he practiced as a general surgeon in Hong Kong where he was widely respected. He was a keen skier and enjoyed smoking fine cigars. When he di

Walter Selwyn Georgeson (he was always known as ‘Brux’ to his colleagues) was born on 13/3/1918 in Brisbane and lived with his parents and sister in Clayfield. He was educated at the Brisbane Boys College where he showed his abilities by always being near the top of his class. He was a keen rower at

Ronald (Ron) Hunter was born on 24 August 1922 in Nailsworth, South Australia. He was the son of Frederick Hunter, a tram operator and former accountant, and his wife Dulcie née Belcher. He had a brother Stewart who became a headmaster and three sisters; Betty, a microbiologist, Joy a nurse assistan

Robert Marshall Laird was born on 4 February 1919. He studied medicine at Queen’s University Belfast, qualifying MB, BCh, BAO in 1942 and working there as a demonstrator in physiology. He served as a flight lieutenant in the RAFVR. After house jobs at Preston Royal Infirmary, he passed the fellowshi

Thomas Emanuel Antonie was a general surgeon at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne between 1961 and 1986. Tom Antonie was born in 1921 and received his secondary education at St Patrick's College, East Melbourne, matriculating in 1940. He studied medicine at Melbourne University graduating in 1945.

Born on 4 January 1925, son of Maxwell Levy and Rose Harrison, Alan Harrison Levy was educated at Bristol Grammar School and Bristol University where he was awarded the Suple Gold Medal in 1948. He held resident appointments at the Royal Infirmary and the Bruce Wills Hospital, Bristol, later serving

John was the son of Dr Robert Goldie, a Scottish migrant who settled in Corrimal near Wollongong, in NSW. By 1919, Robert had served four years in the British army in France. In 1920 he married Margaret Sellers, daughter of a mine manager. John was born in 1922 and grew up in Wollongong. He atten

Jack Lindsay Swann was a general surgeon in Melbourne, Australia. He was born in Caulfield, Melbourne, on 17 November 1921, the only child of Roy Barker and Irene May Swann née Matchett. His early education was at Caulfield Grammar School and his final four years of school were at Scotch College in

John Partridge was a consultant surgeon at North Devon District Hospital, Barnstaple. He was born on 15 June 1921 in Weymouth, Dorset, the son of George James Partridge and his wife Gwendoline Partridge née Brewster Jones. George ('Jimmie') Partridge had served in the First World War as an officer i

Selvam Panchalingam was a Sri Lankan surgeon. She was born in 1919 and qualified FRCS in 1951. She lived in Colombo, Sri Lanka. A relative notified the Royal College of Surgeons of her death.