Major General Brian Mayes was director general of the Army Medical Services. 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.uk

Joined the Army as Hospital Assistant to the Forces on June 24th, 1815, and was gazetted Staff Assistant Surgeon on April 18th, 1822. He was promoted Surgeon to the 35th Foot on January 4th, 1839, was placed on the Staff (1st Class) on November 1st, 1842, and retired on half pay on May 1st, 1849. Wh

Born on March 28th, 1816. He entered the Madras Army as Assistant Surgeon on April 27th, 1838, was promoted Surgeon Major on January 13th, 1860, and was on active service in August, 1848. He retired on April 27th 1871, and lived in Jersey, where he died on April 24th, 1872.

Born on September 16th, 1825, son of George Skinner, surgeon, of Walcot, Somerset. He joined the Bengal Army as Assistant Surgeon on December 20th, 1852. In 1849-1850 he was student in human and comparative anatomy at the Royal College of Surgeons, and his MS folio volume referring to work done as a

Son of Inspector-General W H Sloggett, RN, of Tremabyn, Paignton, South Devon, was born at Stoke Damarel in that county on Nov 24th, 1857, his mother being Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Cornish-Crossing, JP, of Stoke Damarel. He was educated at King's College, London, and entered the Army as Surgeon

Born on 13 May 1870 at Walton Priory, Liverpool, the ninth child and third son of William Wilson, shipping merchant, and Kate Howard Thompson, his wife. He was educated at Liverpool College, in the training-ship *Conway*, and at the Liverpool Medical School. Wilson was a fine athlete and a good foot

Sir Cameron Moffat had the unique distinction of being the country's first surgeon general since the death of John Hunter in 1793. The post had lapsed until 1985, when he was appointed to the role. He was born on 8 September 1929 in Glasgow, the son of William Weir Moffat, a civil servant, and his w

Stanley Miles was born on 14 August 1911 in Sheffield the son of Thomas Currier Miles, a company director and his wife Florence Edna, née Law. He went to school at King Edward VII School before entering Sheffield University, where he qualified in 1936. After house appointments in Sheffield he joined

Francis Wilfred Peter Dixon was born in Australia and educated at Newman College and Melbourne University where he graduated in 1930. He joined the Royal Air Force Medical Service in the same year. After serving abroad in Iraq and Aden as medical officer to 33 and 101 Squadrons he was posted to Abin

John Francis Iffland was born in Salonika, Greece, on 22 June 1931 and, after early education at Palmer's School, Grays, Essex, and at Minster House School, Upminster, was admitted to the London Hospital Medical College. He qualified in 1954 and after early house officer appointments joined the Roya

The following was published in volume 5 of Plarr's Lives of the Fellows Born at Poona in India on 5 September 1900 son of Denis Collins (afterwards Major-General) RAMC, he was educated at Stoneyhurst College, Pembroke College Cambridge, and King's College Hospital Medical School, whence he qualif

Neil Cantlie was born on 11 December 1892 in Hong Kong, the youngest son of the late Sir James Cantlie, FRCS, and educated at Robert Gordon's College, Aberdeen, and Aberdeen University, where he graduated in medicine with honours in 1914. He was a member of the university OTC and after qualifying jo