William Warwick James was born on 20 September 1874 in Wellingborough School, and also had the advantage of making good use of his father's fine library. Having decided to become a dentist he began his training as an apprentice in his native town and then came to London to the Royal Dental and the M

Frank Clare Wilkinson was born in Wallasey on 31 August 1889. His father, also Frank, was a Liverpool pilot and his mother, Annie, née Clare, came from a family connected with shipping. Both his grandfathers were ship's captains. He was educated at Wallasey Grammar School and Liverpool University. H

Martin Clark was an oral and maxillofacial surgeon at Lincoln County Hospital. Born on 22 November 1961 he qualified MB BCh in Wales in 1993. His first post as a consultant was at the Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary before he moved to Lincoln in, probably, 2010. Particular interests in his spe

Norman Lester Rowe was born on 15 December 1915 in Paganhill, Stroud, Gloucestershire. His father was Arthur William Rowe OBE and was a civil servant. His mother was Lucy Adams. He attended preparatory school at Neville House, Eastbourne, Sussex, and public school at Malvern College, Worcestershire.

Gordon Hardman was a consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon in north Wales. This is a draft obituary. If you have any information about this surgeon, or are interested in writing this obituary, please email

Andrew Baker was a consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon at Leicester Royal Infirmary. He was born in Enfield, London, on 21 February 1961, the son of John Baker, a launderette owner, and Patricia Baker née Mighall, a housewife. He was the youngest of three siblings; he had a brother, John, and

Peter Richard Barton was a consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon in Oxford. 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 Lewis Edwards was a consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon at Auckland Hospital, 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

Gordon Brian Summersgill was a consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon from Worcester.

Laurence, the consultant who developed Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery services in Somerset, a gifted postgraduate educator, passed away on 2 October 2019. Born in 1931, the son of a headmaster, he was educated at Ashby Grammar School. He graduated from the University of Birmingham in 1955, follow

Robert Paul Jonathan Thompson was a consultant in oral and maxillofacial surgeon at Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester. 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

Henry Myers Alty died on 27 February 2019 aged 89, after a short illness, and his well-attended funeral took place in his local church on 22 March 2019. ‘Harry’ or to be precise ‘HMA’, as he was known to his many colleagues, was modest and above all unflappable, which are the traits that spring t