Alder was born in Victoria, Australia and educated at Melbourne graduating from the University in 1949. After holding resident posts at the Prince Henry (1949-50) and Royal Children's (1951) hospitals, he came to England in 1953, served as Nuffield Demonstrator of Anatomy at Oxford, and took the Fel

Dr William Hamilton Cadzow, who was senior visiting urologist at Brisbane's Princess Alexandra Hospital from 1986 to 2001, died on 13 September. Bill was a urologist at that hospital almost continuously from 1966 until his full retirement 40 years later. Bill gained his MB BS from the University

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

Harold Story was a urologist at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and at the Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria. He was born in Melbourne on 8 November 1924 and was educated at Melbourne University High School and Melbourne University, where he was awarded a prosectorship and Dwight’s anatomy prize.

Peter Forbes Philip was a consultant urologist at Charing Cross Hospital and a prime mover in organising the hospital’s rebuilding. Philip was born on 6 January 1922 in Walthamstow, where his father, George Stuart Bain Philip, was a general practitioner who had qualified at Charing Cross. His mother

Martin Taube was a consultant urologist at West Wales General Hospital, Carmarthen. He was born on 27 June 1950 in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). He was sent to Peterhouse School in Zimbabwe for his education, proceeding to University College, London, and then to Westminster Medical School for hi

George Nelson Perera was a pioneer urologist in Sri Lanka, formerly Ceylon. His consultant career spanned the years 1957 to 1971, first as a general surgeon and then as a specialist in genito-urinary surgery. He had to overcome considerable opposition from his general surgical colleagues in order to

René Francis Anthony was a urologist at the Dr Georges L Dumont and the Moncton City hospitals, New Brunswick, Canada. He was born on 10 August 1934. He gained his fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1967. He was also a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada. He died on 18 Octo

Born in 1889 in New Zealand son of the Public Trustee in Blenheim, he was educated at Marlborough College NZ and the University of Edinburgh where he qualified in 1914 and then held an appointment as house surgeon. After serving as resident surgical officer at St Peter's Hospital for Stone he was

Harold Brayshaw was born in Johannesburg on 1 February 1896. His father, Edmund, was a mining director and his mother's maiden name was Harriette Williamson. Harold was educated at St John's College, Johannesburg and at the South African College, Cape Town, where he studied for two years. During

Peter Cader Tuckfield was educated at the University of Melbourne and graduated MB BS in 1949. He then became RMO at Prince Henry's Hospital, and was promoted to registrar in 1951, and from 1951-1953 was associate assistant surgeon. He came to England to work for the FRCS which he obtained in 1956.

Geoffrey Duncan Chisholm was born on 30 September 1931 at Hawera, North Island New Zealand. He was the third son of Arthur Chisholm, manager of the Meat Board, and his wife Ellen Marion, née Friston. His family had emigrated some eighty years before from Cannich, Glen Affric in the Scottish Highland