Dhun Jal Irani née Sumariwalla was a general surgeon in Bombay, India. She was born in Bombay, the eldest daughter of Jaiji D Sumariwalla and Dinshaw Cawasji Sumariwalla, and had three brothers and three sisters. A very studious individual, Dhun received her early education in various institutions i

Air Vice Marshal Rhys Tudor Brackley Jones was born on 16 November 1925 in Middlesex, the son of the late Sir Edgar and Lady Jones. He studied medicine at St Mary’s Hospital, where he qualified MRCS LRCP in April 1950 and became a house surgeon there. His surgical training rotation continued at Haro

John Herbert Harker Webster was a consultant surgeon in Southampton. He was born in Heswall, Cheshire, on 2 October 1929, the son of Herbert Webster, a biscuit manufacturer, and Doris Louise née Harker, the daughter of a chandler. In 1935 the family moved to Prenton in order to be near to Birkenhead

Gwyn Roberts was a consultant general surgeon at the Hastings group of hospitals. He was born in Kampala, Uganda, on 26 April 1929, where his father, Clifford Ellis, was a surgeon and his mother, Lydia Flay, a nurse. He was educated at the Prince of Wales School, Nairobi, and Millfield, in Somerset,

Arthur Powell Wyatt was a consultant surgeon in the Greenwich health district. He was born in Hornsey, Middlesex, on 14 October 1932. His father, Henry George Wyatt, a medical missionary in China, died as a neutral during the Sino-Japanese War in 1938. His mother, Edith Maud née Holden, also a missi

Roger James was a general surgeon who lived and worked in Canada. He qualified from the University of Sheffield in 1953 and passed the fellowship in 1960. He moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba where he was on the staff of the Misericordia General and Victoria General Hospitals. He died on 18 January 2007.

James Hadfield was a consultant general surgeon with a urological interest at Bedford Hospital. He came from a distinguished medical family: his father, Geoffrey Hadfield, was professor of pathology at the London School of Medicine for Women at the Royal Free Hospital. His mother was Sarah Victoria

David Crosby was a consultant general surgeon at the University Hospital of Wales. He was born in Cardiff on 12 November 1930, the son of William Crosby, a salesman who had served as a quartermaster in the RAMC during the First World War, and his wife, Elsie. He was educated at Court Road Primary Sc

John McFarland was a consultant surgeon in Liverpool. He was born on 17 September 1930 in Rodney Street, Liverpool, into a well-established medical family. His father, Bryan McFarland, was professor of orthopaedics at the city's university; his mother, Ethel McFarland née Ashton, was also a doctor.

Earl Ming-Teh Lu was a consultant surgeon for over 40 years at the Mount Alvernia, Mount Elizabeth and Gleneagles Hospitals in Singapore. A talented artist, he was considered one of Singapore’s most prominent art patrons and philanthropists. Born in Hong Kong on 15 September 1925, he was the fourth

Robert Alexander Roxburgh was born on 26 November 1929 in London at 5, Redington Road, Hampstead. He was the son of Archibald Cathcart Roxburgh FRCP, a consultant dermatologist, and his wife Mary née Lambert, whose father had been a colonel in the 2nd Dragoon Guards. He was the youngest of their fou

When Ade (as he was universally known) died, the President of Nigeria said that his country had lost an icon. Ade would have liked the word because of its classical connotations; not only was he an academic surgeon with an international reputation, but he was also an author and an historian with a w