Edward Ambrose Allcock was born in Leicestershire in either 1918 or 1919. He first visited Australia while serving as a surgeon lieutenant in the Royal Navy during the second world war. After passing the fellowship of the college in 1955, he returned and settled in Melbourne becoming a general surge

Gordon Ormandy was a general surgeon in Adelaide, South Australia. He passed the fellowship of the college in 1960 and was appointed surgeon at a hospital in Broken Hill, New South Wales in 1964. Eleven years later, in 1975, he moved to Adelaide with his wife Joy and their four children. He retired

Ken Brearley started life in Hampton (Melbourne) where he attended both Hampton Primary and Hampton High schools before winning a scholarship for Years 9-12 at Scotch College, which was quite some distance away in Hawthorn. In 1948, having won a place into Medicine at the University of Melbourne in

Claude Organ was a distinguished American surgeon and the second African-American President of the American College of Surgeons. He was born in 1927 in Marshall, Texas, and educated at Terrell High School, Denison, and then Xavier University, Louisiana. Denied acceptance to the University of Texas o

Paul Large was a general surgeon in Durban, South Africa, and then in Melbourne, Australia. He was born in Beira, Mozambique, on 12 August 1920, but was brought up in Durban. He was educated at Michaelhouse, a rural boarding school in Natal, and then, in 1938, went to the UK to study medicine at Guy

James Crowe Davidson Mill was a surgeon in Elizabeth, South Australia. He was born in Croydon, the son of James Mill and Rita Crowe. The family eventually emigrated to Australia, and Mill finished his education at St Peter's College, Adelaide. He started studying medicine at the University of Adelai

John Neophyton was not only a lifelong family friend but he was my mentor. 'Dr John Neo', as he was affectionately called, was a university colleague and one of the best and closest friends of my father Andrew, so I have known John and his family all my life. My earliest memory was when I was a you

Murray Pheils was professor of surgery at the University of Sydney. He was born in Birmingham on 2 December 1917, the younger of the two sons of Elmer Theodore Pheils, an osteopath, and Lilian Mary née Cole. His father Elmer was a colourful character: he was born in Toledo, Ohio, and trained as an o

Born in Melbourne in 1888, he was educated at Wesley College and Melbourne University. After qualification he became resident medical officer at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in 1910 and medical superintendent 1912-14. In 1914 he was appointed surgeon to out-patients and in 1927 surgeon to in-patient

Eric Langley was born in Melbourne in 1910, his father having been a member of the staff of the Alfred Hospital. He was educated at Melbourne Grammar School, and graduated in medicine at Melbourne University in 1933, having had a good academic record and done well in athletics. He then held a junior

Keith Ewen was born in Lower Hutt, the son of David Ewen and Marian Nathan. His father was managing-director of Sargood Son & Ewen, a prominent family business, Mayor of Lower Hutt and subsequently knighted for his many community and business contributions. There were two older siblings – brother, I

Kevin Chambers was a consultant surgeon in Mildura, Victoria, Australia. He grew up in Sydney, the youngest of three children of Raymond John Chambers and Margaret Scott Chambers née Brown. His father Ray was the first professor of accounting at Sydney University. His work on accounting attracted ci