Educated at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. He practised at Ward’s End, Halifax, was Surgeon to the Infirmary and to the 6th West Yorks Militia. He retired to 12 Esplanade, Scarborough, and died there on April 8th, 1882. His photograph is in the Fellows’ Album.

Born on February 27th, 1848, the son of Jonathan H Branfoot, MD. Educated at Epsom College and Guy’s Hospital, and entered the Madras Medical Service as Assistant Surgeon on March 30th, 1872. He was appointed Civil Surgeon at Cocanada, and afterwards became Resident Surgeon at the General Hospital,

Educated at University College, and practised at Shrewsbury, where he died at his residence, 26 Claremont Street, on April 18th, 1889.

Was a pupil at the Plymouth Royal Naval Hospital in 1813 under Sir Stephen Hammick (qv). Here he began his anatomical studies, and saw much practice, both surgical and medical, among the men engaged in the fleet during the war with France. He then entered St Bartholomew’s Hospital as a student, and

Born Aug 12th, 1803, and was gazetted Assistant Surgeon, Bengal Army, on September 22nd, 1825; Surgeon on October 15th, 1840, and retired on January 23rd, 1844. Whilst he was in the service he acted as Surgeon to the Hospital of Surgery at Calcutta, to the Government Ophthalmic Institution, as Profe

Educated at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. He practised at Newport, Monmouthshire, and was at one time Surgeon to the Newport Fever Hospital and District Medical Officer to the Union. At the time of his death he was Consulting Surgeon to the Newport Infirmary and Dispensary and Surgeon to the 1st Battal

Brendan Hickey was a consultant general surgeon and urologist at Morrison Hospital, Swansea, and spent some time as a professor of surgery in Khartoum and as a surgical specialist to the Iraq government. He was born on 20 June 1912 in Newton Hyde, Cheshire, where his father, John Edward Hickey, was

Paul Hickinbotham was a consultant surgeon in Leicester. He was born in Birmingham on 21 March 1917, the second son of Frederick John Long Hickinbotham, an export merchant and JP, and Gertrude née Ball. He was educated at West House School, Birmingham, and Rugby, and went on to Birmingham to do his

Robert Rihan was a consultant surgeon at Good Hope Hospital, Sutton Coldfield. He was born on 22 October 1927 in Birmingham, the son of Alexander Rihan, a general practitioner, and Ruby Lillian Floyd. He attended Edgbaston preparatory school and, during the war years, Rydal School, Colwyn Bay. In 19

Eric Travers was a consultant surgeon to Sedgefield and Stockton and Thornaby hospitals. He was born on 7 June 1910 in Brantingham, Yorkshire, where his father John (‘Jack’) Francis Travers was a solicitor. His mother was Beatrice Mary Horsley. The eldest of three, he and his two younger sisters (Ma

Munro Walker-Brash was a consultant general surgeon at Orpington and Sevenoaks hospitals. He was born in London on 15 November 1920, the second son of John Walker-Brash, a general practitioner, and his wife Gloria Lilian née Parker. He was educated privately at Colet Court in Hammersmith and Clivede

Tom Williams was chairman of the department of surgery at the University of Alberta, Canada. He was born in Rhewl, Wales, on 17 April 1925, and spent his childhood and youth in north Wales. He studied medicine in Liverpool, where he completed junior surgical posts, before going to Edmonton, Alberta,