George Hayes Brandis was born in Australia on 12 February 1896 and was educated at Melbourne University, qualifying in 1918 when the first world war was ending. After holding a resident post at Melbourne Hospital he served in the Rosemount Military Hospital in Queensland 1920-21, and was appointed t

Duncan Campbell ('DJC') was a consultant general surgeon at Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham. He was born in Bristol on 15 August 1943, the son of Duncan Campbell, an aero engine inspector for Bristol Siddeley Engines, and Joyce Annie Lillian Campbell née Cheetham, a cook at a council day centre. DJC'

Michael Madigan was a consultant general surgeon at Bishop's Stortford and Hertford hospitals. He was the son of Cecil Thomas Madigan, a distinguished Australian geologist and explorer, who extensively surveyed Central Australia and led the first major expedition across the Simpson Desert. He was al

Anthony ('Tony') Harding Rains was the first holder of the chair of surgery at Charing Cross Hospital, an authority on diseases of the biliary system, but arguably best known for his longstanding editorship of *Bailey and Love's short practice of surgery* (London, H K Lewis). Tony was the tenth c

Born on 2 October 1898 he was gazetted as a Lieutenant in the Indian Medical Service on 20 May 1925, and was promoted Captain in 1928 and ultimately Lieutenant-Colonel. He served on the staff of King George's Medical College, Lucknow, and afterwards at Delhi. He died in October 1955.

Born on 22 November 1885 at Leicester, the son of Samuel Bilson Noon, solicitor, he was educated at Blair Lodge, Stirling, and at St Bartholomew's Hospital, where he served as house surgeon to Sir Holburt Waring and Sir Charles Gordon-Watson, and as chief assistant in the gynaecology department unde

Born on 3 December 1874, he qualified from the London Hospital and joined the Indian Medical Service in 1898, being promoted Captain in 1901, Major in 1910, and Lieutenant-Colonel in 1918. He retired on 21 November 1927, having occupied the position of Professor of Surgery at the Grant Medical Colle

Born on 28 December 1876 third of the four sons of William Henry Rothery Nutt, an official of the Bank of England, and his wife née Bloxam, he was educated at Bedford Modern School and St Mary's Hospital, where he was house surgeon, assistant demonstrator of physiology, and clinical assistant and de

Born at Godalming 16 March 1875 youngest son of Benjamin Broomhall of the China Inland Mission, an energetic opponent of the opium trade, he was educated at the City of London School intending to go into business, but instead entered the London Hospital, where he became a house surgeon. After holdin

Born 16 June 1863 at Monkstown, Co Dublin, fourth child and third son of John Murray, solicitor, and Elizabeth Pott, his wife. He was educated at Repton and at Trinity College, Dublin, where he graduated in arts in 1884 and in medicine in 1886. Moving to London he took the Membership in 1887 and the

This Fellow practised in Colombo and Madras. His last known address was 6 Infantry Road, Bangalore, Southern India.

Born 28 December 1870 at Cwmmarch, Llandyssul, Cardiganshire, the eldest son of Griffith Thomas, FRCVS, and Jane Jenkins, his wife. He was educated at Cilian Park School near Aberayron, Cardiganshire, at the Newquay Grammar School, Cardiganshire, and at University College, Aberystwyth. He entered th