Anthony (Tony) Benjamin Oliveira was born in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) on 23 November 1923, the only child of Benjamin Ernest Graeme Oliveira and Edith Glenny, née Davies. He was educated at Stowe School and King's College, London, and later at Westminster Hospital. During the second world war he enlist

Gopal Shankar Kelkar was born on 20 February 1900 in Talegaon (near Lonavla), India. His father, Shankar, was a journalist and editor of *Pune vaibhav* and his mother was Umabai, née Manutai. He attended the New English School and Fargusson College in Poona until 1920. He then studied at Grant Medic

Born in Surrey, on 19 November 1908, the second son of Edmund Henderson Hunt, MCh, FRCS (Eng) and Laura Mary, daughter of Sir James Buckingham. His elder brother, John, was elected a Fellow of the College *ad eundem* for services as a co-opted Member of Council and to medicine. Educated at Charte

Mohanlal Vanichand Modi was born in Porbunder in India, the son of a district judge. He went to Elphinston College in Bombay and for his medical education to Grant Medical College in the same city. He was an outstanding scholar winning scholarships and three gold medals during his student career. He

Percival John Moir was born in Glasgow on 26 July 1893 to Frederick Moir, a calico printer, and his wife Constance Ada, née Dickie. He attended Kelvinside Academy and Glasgow University, qualifying in 1914. He served as house surgeon to the Western Infirmary, Glasgow, for three to four months before

Archie Murrell Acheson Moore, known as Dintie, was born in Pretoria on 14 August 1904 and underwent his early education in South Africa. He came to London with his family at the age of seventeen but within a year his father had died, leaving the family with very little money. He entered the London H

Adrian Leonard Moreton was born in London on 18 December 1886 and educated at Merchant Taylors' School and St Bartholomew's Hospital, where he qualified with the Conjoint Diploma in 1910. After junior hospital posts he passed the London MB BS in 1913, winning the University Medal and gaining distinc

The following was published in volume 6 of Plarr's Lives of the Fellows: Little is known about Surinder Singh Mann except that he qualified MB BS in India in 1960 and came to England to take the Fellowship of the College in 1972. He lived in Southall, Middlesex, and died on 25 December 1982.

Ralph Marnham was born in Stellenbosch, South Africa on 7 June 1901, the eldest son of Arthur Marnham, a farmer, and Janet (née Micklem) the daughter of a farmer. He was educated at Diocesan College, Rondebosch and on coming to England, at Caius College, Cambridge and St George's Hospital, London, q

Francis Martin was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, on 8 June 1911 the only son of Arthur Martin, a doctor, and Margaret (née Raby) whose father was a metal merchant in Manchester. Francis had three sisters, one a doctor, and his uncle was Sir George Martin of Leeds who gave the desk of Lord Moynihan to

Kenneth Leslie James was born on 15 July 1906 in Burton-on-Trent, the son of Joseph Henry James, MA, LIB, BD, who had given up the law to become a Methodist Minister, and his wife Minnie, née Longley. His early education was at the Burnley Grammar School but due to the peripatetic nature of his f

Labeeb Isaac McGuire was a general surgeon in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He was born in Bishmizzine, Lebanon on 15 June 1924, the son of Khalil and Katrine (née Jeba). His father, whose original surname was Muffarrij, had emigrated to Australia in 1891 and, after acquiring the wool broking fir