The son of Frederick Haslam, an agent for a firm of organ builders, born at Calcutta on January 29th, 1873; educated at Brighton Grammar School and at St Thomas's Hospital, and later was House Physician at Brompton Hospital, then House Surgeon, and Casualty Officer at the Royal Free Hospital; next S

Studied at the Webb Street School and at Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals. He practised at Claverley, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, was Surgeon to the South Shropshire Infirmary and to the Bridgnorth Dispensary, and Medical Officer to the Seisdon Union. He died at Bridgnorth on December 10th, 1866.

Born on July 13th, 1819, entered the Bengal Army as Assistant Surgeon on September 9th, 1842. He made observations on cholera in 1846. In 1851 he was Civil Assistant Surgeon in East Burdwan, and proposed without success to re-establish the lapsed *Bengal Medical Record*. He was promoted Surgeon on M

Apprenticed to Joseph Jordan (qv) in Manchester, and finished at University College Hospital, London. He practised in Manchester and was Surgeon to the Chorlton-upon-Medlock Dispensary. On his retirement the Board of the Institution presented him with a handsome testimonial. For fourteen years he wa

Educated at Leeds, University College, London, Paris, and Edinburgh. He practised at Woodlesford near Wakefield in Yorkshire, and afterwards at Southport, Lancs. At the time of his death be was Hon Medical Officer of the Southport Convalescent Hospital and Sea-Bathing Infirmary, and a Certifying Fac

Studied at University College Hospital, where he was House Surgeon. He practised in South London: at 5 Union Terrace, Peckham; 20 Warwick Place, Peckham Rye, where about 1855 he was in partnership with Thomas Morris, MD; at Queen's Road, Peckham; at Talfourd House, Camberwell, where in 1875 he had a

Born in Wrexham, the son of Thomas Griffith, who for many years practised as a surgeon in the town. He was educated at the local Grammar School, and after serving an apprenticeship to his father, received his professional training at Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals, where he took Sir Astley Cooper's

Suresh Bhimbhai Rambhai Desai was a consultant surgeon at Scunthorpe General Hospital. He was born on 8 February 1937 and studied medicine at Charing Cross Hospital Medical School. He held house posts at Charing Cross Hospital and was then a surgical registrar there. He subsequently became a senior

Roger Kirby was a consultant general surgeon at the University Hospital of Hartlepool. Born in Hartlepool in 1939, he was educated there and then proceeded to qualify MB, BS from Durham University in 1962 and to pass the fellowship of the College in 1969. He became senior surgical registrar at the R

Richard Oliver was a general surgeon who lived in Anglesey. He qualified MB, BS in 1948 and passed the conjoint diploma the same year. He did his national service as a captain in the RAMC and then proceeded to the fellowship of the College in 1954. After early surgical posts at the Brompton Hospital

Brian Pearson was a consultant general surgeon in Ilford, London. He could be described in terms of one of his interests: he was like a good wine, he improved over time. Unpretentious, with a soft trace of his Birmingham-derived accent, he had a sly sense of humour, and did not have all his other ma

Graham Smart was a general surgeon at Wairau Hospital, Blenheim, New Zealand. He was born in Croydon, Surrey, on 8 November 1915, the son of Sidney William Smart, a railway executive, and Lilian Smart née Bachelar. He attended elementary school in Croydon and went on to Selhurst Grammar School. As a