'Gus' Fraenkel was foundation dean and chairman of the school of medicine at Flinders University, South Australia. He was born in Berlin on 29 May 1919, the first child of Eduard David Fraenkel, who later was to become professor of Latin at Oxford, but came from a medical family: his uncle Albert Fr

John Loewenthal was born on 22 December 1914, at Bondi, New South Wales, the son of Abraham Marcus Loewenthal, who worked with the Australian Mutual Providence Society, and of Carlotta Minnie. He was educated at Sydney Grammar School from 1925 to 1931 and was school captain in his last year. He then

Eric Vernon Barling was born in Sydney, Australia, on 26 April 1911. His father was Dr James E V Barling, a general practitioner, and his mother was Caroline F M Morgan, daughter of a general practitioner. He was educated at Trinity Grammar School, Dulwich Hill, and the King's School, Parramatta, an

Raphael Marcus was a former consultant general surgeon at Clutterbridge Hospital, Merseyside. He was born in Liverpool on 30 October 1914, the only son of Samuel and Faigel née Dover, Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. He grew up with a strong commitment to Jewish values. After qualifying from L

Samuel Anderson Vincent, the younger son of James Vincent, a musician, was born on 13 June 1909 in Belfast. He was educated at Roseland Preparatory School and the Royal Belfast Academical Institution before entering Queen's University. After resident appointments at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Rea

John Bors was born in Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia, on 27 October 1912. His father, Herbert Kaspar Bors, came from a German family that emigrated from Hanover in around 1840 and settled as farmers in Mount Gambier in 1842. At the time of John's birth his father was chairman and owner of Ing

Muriel Cornish Waterfall, one of four daughters of William Duncan Waterfall, (née Cornish) a teacher, was born in Muswell Hill, London on 23 December 1920. She was educated at Tollington Preparatory School, Muswell Hill, and at St George's School, Harpenden, Herts, where she won a number of prizes.

Born on 16 September 1915 in Auckland, New Zealand, Jim was the son of James Tyler, the city engineer of Auckland, and his wife Eva, née Mackenzie. He was educated at Auckland Grammar School and Otago Medical School, whence he qualified MB ChB in 1938. After qualifying he worked at Auckland Public H

Sir Edward Hughes, known as 'Bill', was Chair of Surgery at Monash University and a former President of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. He was born on 4 July 1919, the third child of Reginald Hawkins Hughes and Annie Grace née Langford. He was educated at Melbourne Church of England Gram

Ramesh Nigam was founder professor and head of the department of surgery at the Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi, India, and a distinguished vascular surgeon. Born on 12 August 1920, his father had served in the Indian Medical Service, and then became professor of surgery at the King George's Med

Selwyn Kerry Burcher came from a long-established Auckland family. He attended Remuera Primary School and Auckland Grammar School where he was head boy and captain of the school's first fifteen in rugby football for three years. He graduated MB, ChB from Otago University in 1941, undertook his house

Alexander was born in Taradale, Hawkes Bay, and educated at Napier Boys High School and the Otago Medical School, graduating MB ChB in 1939. He was house surgeon at Wellington Hospital in 1940-1941. He served with the New Zealand Army Medical Corps 1942-1945 and was RMO to 8th Brigade in the Pacific