He was educated at the Otago High School and University. He came to London, where he took the MRCS and the FRCS, and then returned to New Zealand. He practised for a time at Kumara in the South Island and afterwards settled in Auckland, where he was appointed surgeon to the Auckland Hospital, an app

Santanu Mukherji was a general practitioner in Yorkshire, with a special interest in cardiology. He was born in Calcutta. His father, Captain Maniklal Mukherji, was a founder member of the Indian Radiological Association, and physician to and friend of the poet Rabindranath Tagore, a winner of the N

Born at Eythorne, Kent, where his father had a large practice up to 1804, when he removed to Wingham, in the same county. William was the eldest son, and was early sent to St Bartholomew's Hospital under Abernethy. He was appointed at the age of 21 on the medical staff of the Army serving in Sicily

Born in Drury Lane, where his father was for long in general practice, and was educated at the united hospitals of Guy's and St Thomas's and at the Middlesex Hospital. After qualifying he joined his father in his practice, and continued to carry it on in the same house until a few years before his d

Charles Bellemore was born in June 1920, the third of eight sons of Charles and Mary Bellemore, and grew up in Ashfield, Australia. He was educated at the Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham, and received his medical training at the University of Sydney. He started general practice in Chester

Derek Stevenson was house officer at St Thomas's Hospital, London from 1948 to 1949 and then at St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey from 1949 to 1950. He then went to Kenya with the RAMC before taking up a senior house post at Nottingham General Hospital in 1952. He moved to Australia in 1954 and worked a

John Henderson Hunt was born in India on 3 July 1905, the son of Edmund Henderson Hunt, MCh, FRCS (1874-1952, see 1952-1964 volume, page 205) and the elder brother of Alan Henderson Hunt DM, MCh, FRCS (1908-1970, see 1965-1973 volume, page 173). His mother was Laura Mary, daughter of Colonel Sir Jam

Henry Herbert Evans Batten was a GP in Cambridge. He was born in London on 8 January 1920, the son of Herbert Ernest Batten FRCS, consultant orthopaedic surgeon to Charing Cross Hospital, and Margaret Elizabeth Evans. He was educated at Westminster and Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he was a kee

Elaine Lister was born in Sandgate, Kent, on 5 November 1920. Her father, Major Charles Martin Lister MC, was in the Royal Artillery. Her mother was Frances née Cameron. She was educated at Babbington House School, Eltham, Hillingdon School and Cheltenham Technical College. She studied medicine at t

Born at Brindisi, 10 August 1867, the eldest son of Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Charles MacLeod, MRCP, FRCS, by his third wife Ann, daughter of George Golland. He was a grandson of John MacLeod, MD, Surgeon-General of Madras. Charles MacLeod was educated at Shrewsbury School, and entered the Westmi

Born at Richmond, Surrey, on 13 January 1868, the eldest son of William Smith Maidlow, a member of the London Corn Exchange, and his wife, *née* Jupp. He entered Charterhouse School in Long Quarter 1883 and left in the same term in 1885. Having matriculated at London University, he entered St Bartho

John Parry was born in Barry, Glamorgan, Wales, on 8 May 1914. His father, William Thomas Parry, was a barrister who died in 1917. His mother, Constance Esther née Daniel, had been a teacher of domestic science. His mother married Thomas Davies, a general practitioner, in Cardiff in 1920. John was e