The son of Simon Saunders, senior partner in the firm of Saunders & Otley, publishers and librarians, in Brook Street, Grosvenor Square. From an early age he showed great mechanical aptitude, and would have devoted himself to civil engineering, for which, however, there were no good prospects, as ca

Born at Martley, Worcestershire; was apprenticed to a chemist in Worcester, and served with Messrs Allen & Hanburys, the chemists, in Plough Court, EC. He afterwards started in business for himself in Cheapside, but soon began to study medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital, and was admitted MRCS in

Born on 18 March 1889, son of Edward Fry of Greenwich, he was educated at Hurstpierpoint and Guy's Hospital, qualifying both as a doctor and a dental surgeon. In the war of 1914-18 he served as a regimental medical officer attached to the Welsh Fusiliers, and landed in France with the 7th Divisio

Born in 1870 he entered the medical school of St Thomas's Hospital in 1886, qualifying as a medical practitioner in 1892 with the Conjoint Diploma, and, having obtained the licence in dental surgery two years earlier, working at the Royal Dental Hospital. He was at one time consulting dental surg

Martin Rushton was born on 29 March 1903, the son of W Rushton, one of the leading dentists of his day; he was educated at Gresham's School, Holt, Caius College, Cambridge, and Guy's Hospital Medical and Dental School. After qualifying in medicine and dentistry in 1932 he practised in Harley Stre

Eric Wilfred Fish was born on 30 January 1894, the son of a Methodist Minister. He was educated at Kingswood School, Bath, and his first qualification was in dentistry at Manchester. This was followed by the MB ChB in 1916 and service in the RAMC during the latter two years of the Great War. After a

Roy Howell died peacefully in a residential home on Saturday 7 June 2014, aged 89. Roy was born in July 1924 in Upper Park Place near Marylebone in London. He was the eldest of four siblings, his two sisters both emigrated to America and his brother eventually moved to Toronto. Roy trained

Phillip Boyd Wood was a dental surgeon in Sydney, New South Wales. 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

Ralph Cocker was born on 18 April 1908, the elder son of Frank B. Cocker and Mary, nee Wildman. After early education at William Hulme's Grammar School he entered Victoria University, Manchester, for dental studies. He was awarded the Preston Prize and Medal and qualified as a dental surgeon in 1930

Robert Bradlaw was born on 14 April 1905 in Dublin into a large family with medical and dental connections, the son of Philip Bradlaw, who died when Robert was a child. He was educated at Cranleigh and at Guy's Hospital both as a dental and medical student. After qualifying and a spell in private pr

William Henry ‘Bill’ Bowen was a professor in the department of dental research at the University of Rochester, New York 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

John Hugh Sinclair was a professor of dental surgery in Auckland, New Zealand. 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