Rodney Vincent Tracy Forster was an ear, nose and throat surgeon in Southport and Sefton. He was born on 28 October 1918 in Warrington. He was the son of Louis Edward Tracy Forster and Helen Gertrude née Berry. His mother's father was a well-known general practitioner surgeon in Wigan. Tracy Forster

Walter Charles Gledhill was a consultant ENT surgeon at the Northampton General Hospital. He was born on 10 February 1907 in Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia, the youngest son of Humphrey John Gledhill, a master painter, and Lucy Ann Skinner. He was educated at Fort Street Boys High School, Sydne

Philip Golding-Wood was a consultant otorhinolaryngologist in Maidstone, Kent. He was born on 3 May 1914, the son of Benjamin and Bessie Wood in Speldhurst. His father was a general storekeeper. His mother's maiden name was Golding, and in 1953 he added his mother's name to his surname by deed poll.

Dan Smith qualified in Manchester, did his house jobs at the Hope Hospital, Salford, and continued his surgical training at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford before going to Taunton and Exeter to specialise in ENT. He was a competent diver and enjoyed outdoor pursuits such as fell-walking and skii

Asok Das Gupta was a kindly and much-respected ENT surgeon in Birmingham and Walsall. He was born into a highly-educated Hindu family in Daulatpur, Bengal; his father later became professor of mathematics at the University of Calcutta. As a consequence of the Partition of India in 1947, Asok and his

Lakhumal Hiranand Hiranandani was a pioneering ear, nose and throat surgeon, social activist and philanthropist. Born on 17 September 1917 in Tatta which was in the Sindh province of India and is now part of Pakistan, he was the first son of Hiranand Hiranandani, a businessman, and his wife, Lila. A

Alan Peter Ardouin was a consultant ENT surgeon at Kent and Canterbury Hospital. Born on 6 October 1930 in London, he was the second son of Herbert Charles Ardouin LDS, RCS, a dental surgeon and his wife Joyce Marion née Edmett. He was educated at Franklin House School in London, Vermont Academy in

Chris Newbegin was a consultant ENT surgeon at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. He was born on 11 January 1953 in London. He was educated at Harrow County School for Boys and went on to study medicine at St Mary’s Hospital Medical School. He originally planned on becoming an orthopaedic surgeon, bu

Brian Pickard led the ear, nose and throat department at St George’s Hospital, London, for many years, being particularly influential in establishing the new premises at Tooting on the move from Hyde Park Corner. Technically highly-skilled, his insight and compassionate care for his patients and res

Barbara Elizabeth Stead was an ENT surgeon at Nottingham General Hospital. She was born Barbara Elizabeth Wood on 13 November 1932 in East Dulwich, London, the daughter of Norman Victor Mark Wood, a clerk, and Violet Annie Wood née Dight. She studied medicine in Leeds and qualified with the conjoint

Ben Cohen was an ENT surgeon at the North Middlesex Hospital, London. He was born into a family of poor Jewish immigrants who settled in the Glasgow Gorbals area before the First World War. His father, Philip, was a militant socialist who fled from Vitebsk to avoid both political and religious perse

Richard James Sellick was a consultant ENT surgeon at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital. He was born on 21 November 1928 in Blackheath, London, the son of Richard Sellick, a medical practitioner, and Vera Sellick née Harvey, the daughter of a bank manager. He attended Dulwich College and then went on