Born in Melbourne on March 2nd, 1873, the son of D H Madden, of Sydney, New South Wales; educated at the Scotch College, Melbourne, and Melbourne University, where he graduated MB ChB with honours in 1893 and MD in 1904. He served as Senior House Surgeon and Medical Superintendent at the Melbourne H

Reginald Martin Vick was born on 20 July 1884 at West Hartlepool, and was educated at Leys School and Jesus College, Cambridge, and came to St Bartholomew's Hospital for his clinical studies. He qualified with the Conjoint Diploma in 1908, and after house appointment at Bart's became a demonstrator

Robert Lord Holt was born near Oldham on 18 May 1903 and educated at William Hulme's Grammar School, and Manchester University, where he qualified with many distinctions. He held numerous resident appointments in Manchester and obtained his Fellowship in 1928. In 1931 he was Dickson Travelling Schol

James Hartley was born on 2 July 1889 and received his medical education in Edinburgh and Guy's Hospital. He graduated with first class honours in 1913 and as a student gained a number of distinctions including the Ettles and Buchanan Scholarships and the Annadale Gold Medal in Clinical Surgery. He

Dipak Bhatia was head of India's national family planning programme in the 1960s. He was born in Punjab on 27 November 1909 and educated in Lahore, leaving high school at the age of 14. After receiving an MB BS degree from Lahore Medical College, he went to England and stayed in London for a few yea

Robert William Higgins studied medicine at the National University of Ireland and qualified in 1921. He became house surgeon to the County Hospital in Lincoln and resident medical officer to the Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth and the King Edward VII Hospital for Officers in London. He served i

John Baty was born at Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, and he was educated at the grammar school there. He graduated MB ChB, at Edinburgh University in 1932 being awarded the Ettles Scholarship and Gold Medal as the most distinguished student of his year. After house appointments at Rotherham and Carlisl

Downie, who was sometimes referred to by colleagues by his nickname 'Nick', received his medical education at Birmingham University. During the second world war he served in the RAMC with the rank of lieutenant colonel and was awarded the DSO, OBE and MC. He was surgical registrar at Queen Elizabeth

Robert Wintersmith Robertson qualified in medicine in 1931 from Loyola University. He practised general surgery at Western Baptist Hospital, Kentucky and became a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons in 1940. He was a member of the Southern Surgical Association, the Southwestern Surgical Congr

Arthur Robb studied medicine at Edinburgh University qualifying in 1945. He returned to the Royal Infirmary and Western General Hospital after his army service to complete his training in urology and general surgery. He was first appointed consultant surgeon to the Southern General Hospital in Glasg

Peter Herent Lord was a consultant surgeon at Wycombe General Hospital, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Born in Oldham, Lancashire on 23 November 1925, he was the son of Sir Frank Lord, a builder and developer who became the Mayor of Oldham in 1952 and was also the High Sheriff of the County. His mot

John Alvah MacDougall qualified in medicine from Manchester in 1934. He settled in Vancouver, Canada, where he became surgeon to the Vancouver General Hospital and to the British Columbia Cancer Institute. He was Clinical Associate Professor to the department of surgery at the University of British