Born on 28 May 1880, son of W G Bradfield of Moseley. He was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham and St Mary's Hospital, London, where he obtained an open scholarship in science in 1898. He joined the IMS on 31 August 1903 and first saw service on the North-West Frontier in 1908, being awar

Jan Leembruggen was born in Queensland on 12 February 1920, the son of a Methodist Minister. He was educated at Invermay State School and Launceston High School in Tasmania and spent the final school years, from 1932-1938 at Wesley College, Melbourne where he gained its highest distinction. He then

Born on 2 March 1880 the younger son of Robert Woodward of Arley Castle, near Kidderminster, vice-chairman of the Worcestershire County Council 1892-1907. He was educated at Radley and at Edinburgh University, and served as house surgeon at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. He was resident surgical off

Born on 24 January 1864 the eldest son of (Sir) Thomas Smith FRCS, who became Assistant Surgeon to St Bartholomew's Hospital a month later and was afterwards Consulting Surgeon and a Governor, was Vice-president of the College in 1887-8 and 1890-91, and was created a Baronet, of Stratford Place, in

David Stirrups, who died on Friday 12 August following a short illness, was an inspirational clinician, teacher, educationalist and colleague. David qualified from Sheffield Dental School in 1970, winning the prize for orthodontics. He became a Fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1

Sir Rodney Sweetnam was undoubtedly the doyen of orthopaedic surgery of his generation. He had many talents. Foremost, he was a natural surgeon, gifted with great operative dexterity. He was also a pioneer in the research and management of bone tumours, and, thirdly, was an outstanding committee cha

Reginald Shooter, or 'Reggie' as he was known, was a distinguished medical scientist, teacher and academic, and a leading figure in the story of the last days of the fight against smallpox. Appointed professor of medical microbiology at St Bartholomew's Hospital and Medical College in 1961, he succe

Peter Boreham was a much-loved and highly respected general surgeon in Cheltenham with a major urological interest. He was born on 26 May 1922 in Szechuan, China, into a missionary family. He was the second son of the Reverend Frederick Boreham and his wife Mildred née Slater: an older brother, Doug

The third ruler of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan was born in Amman on 14 November 1935, the son of Crown Prince Talal and Princess Zain. It was a time when the newly created state of Jordan subsisted on a grant from Britain, and was ruled by his grandfather, King Abdullah, who was assassinated by

Ivor Lewis, was born at Llanddeusant, Carmarthenshire, in October 1895, the only son of a farmer who was devoted to music and Welsh literature, and of a devout mother who always hoped that her son would ultimately take to the pulpit. After early education at Llandello Grammar School, where he did we

Ian Cast was a versatile and dedicated neurosurgeon. He was born in Gidea Park, Romford, Essex, the younger son of John David Cast, an executive officer with the Port of London Authority, and Doris Eliza Cast née Bones. Ian was educated at St Mary's High School, Romford, Gidea Park Preparatory Sc

Guy Blackburn was born on 20 November 1911 in Harrogate, the eldest son of Dr A E Blackburn, a general practitioner, who later moved to Beckenham, Kent. Guy was educated at Rugby (without great exposure to the game!), Clare College, Cambridge, and St Bartholomew's Medical College. At Clare he took u