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

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.

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 commissioned Hospital Mate for general service on June 28th, 1809, being the first Hospital Mate to be commissioned for general service. He was gazetted Assistant Surgeon to the 11th Foot on December 27th, 1810; promoted Surgeon to the Royal African Colonial Corps on May 13th, 1824; Staff Surgeo

Born in March, 1816, and received his professional training at St George's Hospital, where he became a twelve-months pupil to Robert Keate in October, 1834. He entered the Bengal Army as Assistant Surgeon on July 7th, 1838, being promoted Surgeon on March 31st, 1852, and Surgeon Major on February 1s

Joined the Army as Hospital Assistant to the Forces on June 24th, 1815, and was gazetted Staff Assistant Surgeon on April 18th, 1822. He was promoted Surgeon to the 35th Foot on January 4th, 1839, was placed on the Staff (1st Class) on November 1st, 1842, and retired on half pay on May 1st, 1849. Wh

Educated at St Bartholomew's Hospital, where he gained the Bentley Surgical Prize in 1890. He was then appointed House Surgeon and House Physician at the Metropolitan Hospital, and entered the Indian Medical Service as Lieutenant in 1895. His first years were spent mainly on plague and famine duty,

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

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 on May 29th, 1814. He entered the Bombay Army as Assistant Surgeon on July 29th, 1845, was promoted to Surgeon on May 2nd, 1862, and to Surgeon Major on July 29th, 1865. He saw active service in the Second Sikh or Punjab War of 1848-1849, being present at the siege and capture of Multan, for wh

Born at Dunedin, NZ, on June 16th, 1869, the son of Prideaux Selby, of Kowit, Croydon. He was educated at St Bartholomew's Hospital, and entered the Indian Medical Service as Surgeon Lieutenant on July 28th, 1894, becoming Surgeon Captain on July 28th, 1897; Major on July 28th, 1906, and Lieutenant-

Born on November 7th, 1818, and entered the Madras Army as Assistant Surgeon on January 25th, 1841. He was Surgeon to the 33rd Native Infantry, Madras, and saw active service in the Indian Mutiny (1857-1858). He died of dysentery at Dinapur on June 24th, 1858.