Born in South Africa, the eldest son of the Rev G F Childe, MA Oxon., Professor of Mathematics at the South African College and Assistant Astronomer of the Royal Observatory, Cape Town. He received his education at the University of the Cape of Good Hope, where he graduated with honours in Arts, and

Educated at University College, London. He practised first at Upper Brook Street, Manchester, where he was Lecturer on Materia Medica and Therapeutics at the Royal School of Medicine and Surgery, Pine Street. Later he practised at Bungay, where he died on March 14th, 1881.

John Humphreys was a greatly respected consultant general surgeon in Southport from 1961 to 1990. His main interest was in gastro-intestinal surgery, but he was also a competent urologist. Fully committed to patients under his care, he visited them at weekends to check on their progress. In view of

The grandson of William Henchman Crowfoot (often cited as Henchman Crowfoot) (qv), and the elder son of William Edward Crowfoot (qv). The Crowfoots of Beccles were well known as medical men in East Anglia for more than a century, and each generation followed worthily in the footsteps of its fathers.

Robert Rihan was a consultant surgeon at Good Hope Hospital, Sutton Coldfield. He was born on 22 October 1927 in Birmingham, the son of Alexander Rihan, a general practitioner, and Ruby Lillian Floyd. He attended Edgbaston preparatory school and, during the war years, Rydal School, Colwyn Bay. In 19

Eric Travers was a consultant surgeon to Sedgefield and Stockton and Thornaby hospitals. He was born on 7 June 1910 in Brantingham, Yorkshire, where his father John (‘Jack’) Francis Travers was a solicitor. His mother was Beatrice Mary Horsley. The eldest of three, he and his two younger sisters (Ma

Munro Walker-Brash was a consultant general surgeon at Orpington and Sevenoaks hospitals. He was born in London on 15 November 1920, the second son of John Walker-Brash, a general practitioner, and his wife Gloria Lilian née Parker. He was educated privately at Colet Court in Hammersmith and Clivede

Tom Williams was chairman of the department of surgery at the University of Alberta, Canada. He was born in Rhewl, Wales, on 17 April 1925, and spent his childhood and youth in north Wales. He studied medicine in Liverpool, where he completed junior surgical posts, before going to Edmonton, Alberta,

Born at Exeter, the ninth child of Ralph Barnes, Residentary Canon of Exeter from 1769, Archdeacon of Totnes, and Chancellor of the Cathedral. This Ralph Barnes (1731-1820) went to Christ Church as head boy from Westminster School. It is on record that "he was severely punished by the Dean and Chapt

Alexander Cameron, known as ‘Alistair’, was a consultant surgeon at Norfolk and Norwich Hospital. He was born in Tranent, East Lothian, on 1 August 1933, the son of Alexander Cameron, a miner who became vice-president of the National Union of Mineworkers for the Scottish area, and Margaret née Hogg,

Practised at Worcester, where he was Surgeon to the General Infirmary from 1815, Surgeon to the Worcester Militia, and later a member of the Provincial Medical and Surgical Association. He died at Crowneast, Worcestershire, after a long and painful illness, before April 13th, 1855.

Son of Matthew Rae, of Park End, Dumfries; was educated at Lochmaben and Dumfries, and graduated MD at Edinburgh University. He entered the Medical Service of the East India Company in 1804 and was transferred as Surgeon to the Royal Navy in 1805. He served first in the *Culloden*, and in 1807 when