Thomas Michael Owen Morris was born in Borth, Cardiganshire, on 11 March 1928, the son of Reverend George Trevor Morris and after early education at Bloxham School, Banbury entered Trinity College, Cambridge in 1946 having gained a choral scholarship. In addition to studying for the natural sciences

Neville Gill was born in Naini Tal, India, on 4 October 1918, the son of Eric Henry Neville Gill, who was in the Indian Civil Service, and Kathleen Beryl, née Gregory. He was sent home to preparatory school in Eastbourne and then to King's School, Canterbury. He trained at the Middlesex Hospital, wi

John Godden was born in London on 20 July 1925, the son of Charles Frederick Godden, a textile merchant and importer, and his wife Margaret, née Strachan. He was educated at Charterhouse, Merton College, Oxford and St Bartholomew's Hospital, qualifying in 1950. He did his National Service in the RAM

Sidney Ward Allinson was born in Alford, Lincolnshire on 12 July 1904, one of identical twins. His brother, Francis, was also FRCS, and died in 1990. He was educated at Aldenham School and University College Hospital. He subsequently joined the Indian Medical Service and worked as a civil surgeon in

John Joseph Shea Jr was a pioneering ear surgeon who, in 1956, performed the first successful reconstructive stapedectomy. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee on 4 September 1924, the third of six children of John Joseph Shea, an eminent ENT specialist, and Catherine Shea née Flanagan. He graduated fr

Johan Wilhelm Sture Hjalmarson Lindahl was born on 8 October 1906 in South Kensington, London, the eldest son of Bror Hjalmar Lindahl, a practitioner of Swedish remedial treatment and massage and Anna Isabella, née Uberg, previously a senior customs official at Norrkoping, Sweden. He was educated at

John Francis Lipscomb was born in Sydney on 18 July 1908, the son of Thomas W Lipscomb, a surgeon and chairman of the postgraduate committee of New South Wales, and his wife, Beatrix, née Norris. He was educated at the preparatory school of St Aloysius, Sydney, and later at St Ignatius College befor

Norman John Badham was a consultant at Leicester Royal Infirmary. He was born in Evesham, Worcestershire, on 10 November 1929. His father, Frederick Charles Badham, was a farmer and market gardener. His mother was Emily Rock. From Prince Henry's Grammar School in Evesham, Badham went up to King's Co

Ronald Macbeth was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, on 27 March 1903, the eldest son of William Murdoch Macbeth, secretary of the Northern Polytechnic, London, and Helena Kate, née Green, daughter of a GP in Hampstead. He was educated at Norman Court Preparatory School in Barnet, from which he won

Arthur Bateman ('Bryan') was born on 7 December 1913 in London, the son of Dr Alfred Benjamin Bateman, a general practitioner, and his wife Gwendoline Florence, née Grey. He was educated at Oundle and St Bartholomew's Hospital. He recorded that he assisted and was influenced by Sir James Paterson Ro

Reid received his medical education at Oxford and the Middlesex Hospital, qualified with the conjoint diploma and the Oxford BM BCh in 1937 and gained his Fellowship in 1949. Having obtained the DLO in 1940 he decided to specialise in otolaryngology and was assistant ENT surgeon at the Royal Victori

Eric Ian Alan Macdonald was born in Melbourne on 30 October 1901 but soon moved to New Zealand, where he was educated at Remuera District School,Auckland Grammar School and Auckland University where he graduated MB, ChB in 1924. From 1926 to 1930 he obtained specialist training in a number of London