John Richardson had a distinguished career in the Royal Naval Medical Service as a surgeon serving at home and at sea. He was professor of naval surgery and later dean of naval medicine. He was born on 4 July 1930 in Ilford, Essex, the son of Cotsford Wilberforce Richardson, a science master, and Et

Albert Francis Lasrado of Karnataka State, India was born on 10 April 1904. He married Blanche Therese D'Abreu and they had five children, Germaine, Adrian, Anthony, Gregory and Christina. He ended his career as a lieutenant colonel and died in April 2001, aged 97 years.

Born 7 June 1885, and educated at Selwyn College, Cambridge, from which he graduated BA after being placed in the third class of the Natural Sciences Tripos in 1906. He then proceeded to St George's Hospital, and was gazetted lieutenant in the Indian Medical Service on the Bombay list 20 January 191

Born in July, 1818, the son of John Craddock, of Radstock, Somerset. He joined the Bengal Army as Assistant Surgeon on Jan 30th, 1843, being promoted to Surgeon on May 31st, 1857, and to Surgeon Major on January 30th, 1863. In 1857 he was attached to the 70th Native Infantry, and saw service in the

Was a surgeon in the Bengal Army (52nd Regiment) at the time he became a Fellow. He is confused in the *Calendar* with the better-known William Crozier. He died apparently some time between 1862 and 1865. **See below for an expanded version of the original obituary which was printed in volume 1 o

Born in the East Indies on January 1st, 1827. He was gazetted Staff Assistant Surgeon on March 1st, 1859, and Staff Surgeon on December 2nd, 1862. He was placed on half pay on March 14th, 1865. He died at Halstead Hill, Cheshunt, Herts, on September 6th, 1867.

Entered the Ordnance Medical Department (Medical Establishment for the Military Department of the Ordnance) as Assistant Surgeon on August 1st, 1806, and was promoted Surgeon to the Department on November 11th, 1811. He retired on September 30th, 1826, and then practised in Paris, where he died duri

Denys Owen Williams was born in New Malden, Surrey, on 24 February 1918, the son of Robert Owen Williams, a deputy chief clerk, and Ruth Matilda, née Fairclough. He was educated at Surbiton Grammar School, matriculating in 1933. His medical studies were undertaken at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington,

Derek Steele-Perkins was born on 19 June 1908, the son and grandson of West Country doctors. He trained in Edinburgh where he represented the University in athletics. He wrestled for Devon and also played rugby for the county and the Royal Navy, missing a trial for the England XV when he was posted

Colonel Derrick Orry Hunt Messent was a surgeon in the RAMC. He was born on 19 June 1922. He studied medicine at Sydney University, qualified in 1946 and gained his FRCS in 1964. He wrote a joint paper on spontaneous rupture of the oesophagus (‘Spontaneous rupture of the oesophagus with unusual

Major General Andrew Clyne, a hugely experienced military surgeon who served in a number of campaigns, was director general of medical services for the Royal Australia Army Medical Corps. He was born on 30 June 1907 in Melbourne, Australia, the eldest son of Andrew Morrison Clyne, a stock and statio

Juan Ignacio Vergara was a military surgeon and director of the Santiago Military Hospital, Chile. The Royal College of Surgeons was informed of this death in February 2012.