Norman Thompson Holden studied medicine at Cambridge University, the Westminster Hospital and Guy's. He was senior registrar to the traumatic and orthopaedic unit at Ashford Hospital, Middlesex, and orthopaedic registrar to Guy's. He was then appointed consultant orthopaedic surgeon to the Enfield G

Robert Oliver Wheeler studied medicine at King's College, London and qualified MB BS in 1941. He passed the Conjoint Diploma in 1940 and the FRCS ten years later. He was surgical registrar to St Stephen's Hospital, London, and to Horton Hospital, Epsom, before becoming medical officer to Savernake H

Ghim Seng Yeoh was educated at Trinity College Cambridge and St Thomas's Hospital, qualifying with the conjoint diploma and with the Cambridge MB BChir in 1944. After obtaining the Fellowship in 1950, he moved to Singapore, where he practised for many years in his own clinic in Battery Road. In 1994

Raymond Dobson was a consultant thoracic surgeon who worked in the Newcastle upon Tyne region. He was born in Darlington on 24 October 1919, the son of Albert Dobson, an accountant in a bank, and Dorothy Dobson née Robson. He was educated at the Royal Grammar School in Newcastle and was then awarded

Reginald Harry (Dick) Shephard was consultant neurosurgeon to the Derby Royal Infirmary. Born in 1918 he was one of 10 children and spent much of his younger days helping out on the family farm in Hampshire. Enrolling at University College London with a scholarship, he won a Rockefeller scholarship

Raymond Hurt was a consultant cardiothoracic surgeon at the North Middlesex, University College, Middlesex and St Bartholomew’s hospitals in London. This is a draft obituary. If you have any information about this surgeon or are interested in writing this obituary, please email lives@rcseng.ac.u

Vaitialingham Rasanayagam was an ENT surgeon at the General Hospital, Colombo. He was born on 19 January 1919 in Alaveddy, Jaffna, the eldest son of Murugesu Vaitialingam, who worked for Colombo Electric Tramways, and Meenadchiamma. He was educated at St Joseph’s College, Colombo and then joined Cey

Roy Homer Maudsley was a consultant accident and orthopaedic surgeon at the King Edward VII Hospital, Windsor, Maidenhead General Hospital, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, and Heatherwood Orthopaedic Hospital, Ascot. He was born on 18 December 1918, the second son of William Maudsley, a clergyman, and

Ian Potts was a consultant urologist in Sydney. He was born in Sydney on 30 September 1921, the son of Theodore Kenneth Potts and Violet Mary Potts née Canning. His father, uncle, brother, nephew and cousin were all doctors. He was educated at Newington College, where he was *dux*, and then went on

Leonard Kingdom was educated at Cambridge and St Bartholomew's Hospital. After junior jobs he entered the RAMC where he was a graded surgeon. After the war he returned to Cambridge to demonstrate anatomy, and then went back to Bart's to specialise in ENT. He became chief assistant in the ENT departm

Alexander Ironside Littlejohn Macdiarmid was a general surgeon at the Cook Hospital, Gisborne, New Zealand. Born on 25 January 1911 in Hawara he was the son of James Breadalbane Macdiarmid, also a surgeon and a fellow of the Edinburgh college. He was educated at King’s College in Auckland and then a

John Crossley was a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at Southmead Hospital, Bristol. He was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, the son of Walter Crossley, a manufacturer of bedding ware, and Annie Crossley née Burniston, a housewife. He was educated at Blackburn Grammar School and then Repton.