Mohammed Shamsul Islam was born in Tangail, East Bengal, the former training station for ICS officers, on 7 June 1937. He qualified in Dacca and then went to England to specialise in surgery. Sadly, the college has no more information about his subsequent career until he settled down in general prac

Born at Richmond, Surrey, on 13 January 1868, the eldest son of William Smith Maidlow, a member of the London Corn Exchange, and his wife, *née* Jupp. He entered Charterhouse School in Long Quarter 1883 and left in the same term in 1885. Having matriculated at London University, he entered St Bartho

Educated at Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals. He had some experience in London, then practised for nearly half a century at Stevenage in Hertfordshire, and was well known throughout the county as a hard-working medical man. Although engaged in the quiet duties of a country practitioner, he determined

Born in Great Ormond Street, the seventh son of Robert Sibley, architect and surveyor to the County of Middlesex, and brother of George Sibley, the well-known civil engineer. He was educated at a private school and then at University College School, where he distinguished himself in mathematics, bei

Subbayan Keshava Murthy was a general practitioner in Swindon. He was born on 9 April 1931 at Channaraya Patna, in Mysore (now called Karnataka). His father, Venkatajubbiah Murthy, was a government state doctor. His mother was Subbalakhamma Murthy. He was educated at various government schools, fini

Santanu Mukherji was a general practitioner in Yorkshire, with a special interest in cardiology. He was born in Calcutta. His father, Captain Maniklal Mukherji, was a founder member of the Indian Radiological Association, and physician to and friend of the poet Rabindranath Tagore, a winner of the N

Educated at St Bartholomew's Hospital. He was House Surgeon to the Westminster Lying-in Hospital in 1840, and then settled in general practice at Redcliff Hill, Bristol. He moved in time to 11 Redcliff Parade West, and then to 16 Buckingham Place, Clifton, and finally to Montrose House. He was Medic

Educated at the Aldersgate School of Medicine, where he was at one time Demonstrator of Anatomy. He was afterwards a successful general practitioner in Claremont Square, then in Myddelton Square, Clerkenwell, and was a good operator. The son of an Army officer, he inherited a taste for military life

Born at Brindisi, 10 August 1867, the eldest son of Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Charles MacLeod, MRCP, FRCS, by his third wife Ann, daughter of George Golland. He was a grandson of John MacLeod, MD, Surgeon-General of Madras. Charles MacLeod was educated at Shrewsbury School, and entered the Westmi

Michael Everett was a general practitioner who worked in Plymouth. He studied medicine at the London Hospital Medical School, qualifying in 1956. He gained his FRCS in 1965. Prior to becoming a general practitioner, he was a surgical registrar in Cardiff. Michael Thornton Everett died on 25 Ma

Frederick Gordon Kergin was born at Port Simpson, BC, January 11 1907, the son of W T Kergin, MB. After preliminary schooling at Prince Rupert he attended the University of Toronto, earning his BA in biological and medical sciences in 1927 and the MD in 1930, both with honours. He won the George Arm

Douglas Green belonged to a well-known Ecclesfield family. Educated at Barnsley grammar school, he obtained an open scholarship and a major open county scholarship from the West Riding of Yorkshire to Sheffield University medical school. Green excelled both at work and games: he was a keen Associati