Francois Darné was an eminent surgeon in Mauritius and, as a former ambassador to France, a renowned diplomat. During the war he served in the Emergency Medical Service in London and also gave lectures in anatomy at the University of Cambridge and at UCL, where he was the first Mauritian to be appoi

Alfred John Drew, known as ‘Jack’, was a former consultant general surgeon in Walsall. He was born in Ceylon on 17 February 1916, the son of the chief pilot for the harbour at Colombo. He was educated at Nuwara Eliya, and was then sent to Ipswich School at the age of 11. He became head boy and rugby

Howard Eddey was a former professor of surgery at Melbourne University. He was born on 3 September 1910, in Melbourne. His father was Charles Howard Eddey, a manager, and his mother was Rachel Beatrice née Hadfield, the daughter of a teacher. He was educated at Melbourne High School, where he was ca

Briant Evans was a former consultant obstetric and gynaecological surgeon at Westminster Hospital, Chelsea Hospital for Women and Queen Charlotte’s Maternity Hospital. He was born in London in 1909, the eldest son of Arthur Evans, a surgeon at the Westminster Hospital. He was educated at Westminster

Became an Assistant Surgeon in the Royal Navy in 1805, and full Surgeon in 1808. He was at one time Surgeon to Lucien Bonaparte and his family. He died at his residence, 14 Prior Park Buildings, Bath, in June, 1860.

Practised at 'Broomfield' and 7, Marine Terrace, Herne Bay, where he was in partnership with John Bowes. He died at the former residence on December 30th, 1863.

Son of William Eve, The Manor, North Orthendon, Essex; entered St Bartholomew's Hospital in 1872, and was House Surgeon to Luther Holden (qv) in 1876-1877. After that he studied surgery at Leipzig, and becoming FRCS, was appointed Curator of the St Bartholomew's Hospital Museum in 1879. In conjuncti

Lorimer Fison was an innovative ophthalmic surgeon who introduced a revolutionary new procedure for the repair of retinal detachment from the United States. He was born on 14 July 1920 in Harrogate, the third son of William James Fison, a well-known ophthalmic surgeon, and Janet Sybil née Dutton, th

Born in Liverpool in 1877, the son of Edmund Brown Ewart, BA, and was educated at Liverpool Institute and University, where he won high distinctions as a student, being Holt Tutorial Scholar, Junior Lyon Jones Scholar, 1894-1896, and Hon Fellow in Pathology at University College, Liverpool. After ho

Born in Victoria in 1888 and had a brilliant career both at school and at Melbourne University, where he took honours throughout the course of his medical education. He then held house appointments at the General and Children's Hospitals, Melbourne. Proceeding to England he took his Fellowship while

Born at Curdridge, Hants, on February 11th, 1837. He joined the Army Medical Service as Assistant Surgeon, Staff, on January 19th, 1860, and on the same date as Surgeon (Army Medical Department). He was promoted Surgeon Major on April 1st, 1875. On March 9th, 1867, he joined the Royal Artillery, and

Jim Green was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Pilgrim Hospital, Boston, Lincolnshire. He was born on 17 March 1930 in Sheffield and attended High Storrs Grammar School, before going to Sheffield University in 1947. He had a great interest in anything to do with science, particularly physics and