Born 15 June 1878 at Liverpool, the second child and second son of Sir Alexander Jeans, JP, then editor of the *Derby Reporter* and afterwards director and managing editor of the *Liverpool Daily Post and Echo* and Ellen Gallon, his wife. He was educated at Birkenhead School and matriculated from th

James Broadfoot was a urologist in Sydney, Australia. He was born in Townsville, Queensland, on 17 March 1920, the eldest son of James and Emily Broadfoot, who had left the UK to settle in Australia. He spent his early years in Townsville, and then, at the age of five, moved with his family to Sydne

William Forbes 'Bill' Hendry was an internationally known urologist who spent his consultant career enhancing the reputations of St Bartholomew's Hospital, the Royal Marsden and the Institute of Urology in London. He also had a few sessions at the Chelsea Hospital for Women, and in addition served a

Fergus Ferguson was a consultant urologist in Wellington, New Zealand. He was born in Auckland to David Ferguson, a solicitor, and his wife, Hazel (née Buckland), the family moving to Wellington when he was four. He had three sisters - Barbara, Janet and Susan. He attended Wadestown Primary School a

Born at Sydney on 25 April 1888, son of Clarence Bridge, a woolbroker, and Helen MacMahon, his wife. Educated at St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney 1901-06 and at Sydney University 1907-11, he was a student of the first clinical school at Sydney Hospital 1909 and graduated with honours at the be

Warwick Macky was the leading urologist in New Zealand for more than half a century, and a man of outstanding presence and charm. He was born on 8 December 1920 into a successful family of importers. His father, Frank Macky, who qualified in 1914, was senior surgeon of the Auckland Hospital from 192

William Hong Choi, known as 'Bill', was a consultant urologist at the William Harvey Hospital, Ashford, Kent. He was born in Hong Kong, the third and youngest child of a naval officer. At the age of four the family moved to the UK, to Manchester. Choi was educated at William Hulme Grammar School in

Cyril Shaldon was a consultant urologist at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital. After preclinical studies at Cambridge, Shaldon joined the Westminster Medical School for his clinical work, qualifying in 1951. He was a surgical registrar at St James' Hospital, Balham, a Rockefeller fellow at the Ma

Datuk Gopal Ayer Sreenevasan, or 'Sreeny' as he was affectionately known to his friends and colleagues, was a pioneering Malaysian surgeon and a powerful force in the development of the medical services in the country as a whole. It was largely due to his enthusiasm, hard work and expertise that the

Philip Paton-Philip was a consultant urologist at Epsom and District Hospital and St Helier Hospital, Carshalton, also serving as a senior lecturer to St George's Hospital Medical School with honorary consultant status. He was born in Cambridge on 12 September 1922, the eldest son of Wilfrid Paton

Christopher Rennie was a consultant urologist at Bromsgrove. He was born in Port Dixon, Malaysia, on 10 April 1948, the first son of Douglas David and Kathleen Mary (Dinah) Rennie. Douglas was an insurance underwriter for Manufacturers Life for the majority of his working life and Dinah was a GP in

John Bastable was a consultant urologist at York. Born in 1923, he spent his childhood in Cornwall and studied medicine at Birmingham. He qualified in 1945. After National Service, he was a registrar to Alan Perry at Poplar Hospital and then at the London Hospital, where he became senior lecturer on