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

Gerald Peter Randle qualified MB, BS either in Rangoon (the *Medical Directory* 1957) or in Birmingham (*Australian Medical Directory* 1990). He lived in Burma in the 1950's and 60's moving to Dar-es-Salaam as a Professor in the faculty of medicine at the University. He moved to Western Australia in

Andrew Warren Eklund was born on 9 March 1918 in Ayr, Queensland, where his father Hugo Andreas Eklund was a civil engineer. His mother Kathleen Annie née Warren was the daughter of a gynaecologist. He was educated at the Brisbane Boys' College and Queensland University. After qualifying, he did jun

William Roy Rogerson was born on 3 July 1923 in Melbourne. His father was William Henry Joseph Rogerson, a mechanical engineer and his mother, Stella Amelia née Wilson, was the daughter of a grocer. He qualified from the University of Melbourne in 1947. He was resident medical officer at the Alfred

Richard Brownell Brenan read medicine at Trinity College, Dublin, and qualified in 1942. After serving as a Surgeon-Lieutenant in the RNVR he passed the FRCSI in 1947, obtained the FRCS in 1956 and spent some time as surgical registrar at the Royal Northern Hospital and as surgeon at the Nairobi Gen

Frank Sutcliffe Bowly was born on 17 March 1925 in Sydney, the son of Francis, a sheep farmer, and his wife Olga. His grandfather, Charles William Bowly, was a pioneer grazier from England who had settled in Australia in 1873. Until the age of thirteen Frank Bowly was educated by correspondence as h

Felix Huber studied medicine at the Prince Henry Hospital, Sydney where he qualified in 1951, and did junior jobs before coming to England to specialize in surgery. He was registrar at the Royal Northern and Mayday Hospitals before returning to Sydney first as honorary specialist at the Bankstown Ho

Walter Henry Collins Scott was born in Melbourne, Australia, on 10 August 1924, the son of Walter C Scott and Florence (née Tonks). His father was a successful businessman and a veteran of the Gallipoli campaign in the first world war. He received his early education at Scotch College, Melbourne and

Jacob (Jack) Nayman was born in South Africa and graduated in medicine from the University of Witwatersrand in 1952. His early postgraduate training was at Baragwanath, Coronation and Transvaal Memorial Hospitals in South Africa and he then came to Britain for higher surgical training. He was appoin

'Sol' Penn was born in Rokiskis, Lithuania, on 15 January 1930. His family emigrated to Johannesburg, where he attended Athlone High School and studied medicine at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. He completed a series of junior posts at the Baragwanath Hospital. He then went to Engl

Thomas McNair was born on 1 March 1927 in Edinburgh, the son of David MacMillan McNair, a mining engineer, and his wife Helen Jackson, née Rae. He received his education at George Watson's College before entering the medical school at Edinburgh University where he qualified in 1949. He served in the

The son of a general practitioner, Gammie was born on 1 December 1926 at Bishop's Stortford, and educated at Bishop Stortford College, University College, Oxford and the London Hospital Medical College. After qualifying BM BCh in 1950 he spent two years as a Flight Lieutenant in the RAF medical bran