Thomas Keith Selfe Lyle was born on 26 December 1903, the son of Herbert Willoughby Lyle FRCS, (see *Lives of the Fellows* 1952-64) and his wife Elizabeth Ada (née Selfe). He was educated at Dulwich College, where he distinguished himself in the school, the OTC and the Rugby XV; at Sidney Sussex Col

David Jeremiah McAuliffe was born in 1932 and after early education entered the University of Adelaide Medical School, qualifying in 1954. Having completed junior appointments in Australia he came to Britain and worked as lecturer in the department of ophthalmology at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh.

Thomas Gwilym George ‘Gwil’ Davies was a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at Derbyshire Royal Infirmary from 1968 to 1990. He was born in Cilgerran, Pembrokeshire on 12 January 1930, the son of John Davies, a chief engineer in the merchant navy, and Bessy Davies née George. He attended Cardigan County

Mary Joan Starbuck was an ophthalmic surgeon at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital. She was born on 16 April 1928 in Lewisham, London, the daughter of John William Sandford Starbuck, a rope and twine merchant, and Elsie Starbuck née Williams. She was educated at Bromley High School and Bromley County

Professor Peter Eustace was a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon with a special interest in Neuro-ophthalmology. He studied Medicine in University College Galway where he met his beloved wife Margaret. His post graduate training was undertaken in Birmingham in general practice initially and subsequent

Philippa Parry Pughe was born on 3 April, 1897, at Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, the only daughter of Canon Thomas St John Pughe. She attended Toowoomba High School until the age of 10 when her parents brought her to England. She visited Rome and Venice where she remembered the Campanile in ruin

Harold Vernon Ingram was born in Durham on 6 June 1902, the second child and elder son of William Jesse Ingram, a headmaster, university lecturer and bursar of Bede College, and of Eleanor Ingram (née Coates). From school he went to the College of Medicine of Durham University and qualified in 1924.

Pierre Hein was a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at Northampton General Hospital from 1979 to 2000. He was born on 8 April 1937 in Mauritius, the son of Marcelle Hein née Piat and Sir Raymond Hein, a senior barrister and former mayor of the capital, Port Louis. Pierre grew up in Mauritius, with Fr

Andrew Gentles was a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at Harrogate District General Hospital and Ripon and District General Hospital. He studied at Cambridge University and gained his diploma in ophthalmology in 1962 and his FRCS in 1968. Prior to his consultant appointment he was a senior registrar

John Edward Cairns was born on 15 August 1925 the son of T D Cairns, a Northumberland shepherd. After early education in the single room school in his local village he won a scholarship to King Edward VII Grammar School in Morpeth and later went to King's College, University of Durham to read classi

Alan Ridgway was a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital. He was born in Stanmore, Middlesex. His father, Albert Edward George Ridgway, was a GP; his mother, Helene Genvieve Ridgway née Jansanne, was a couturière. His paternal grandfather qualified as a doctor three months a

Ida Mann was born in London on 6 February 1893, the only daughter of Frederick Mann OBE, a civil servant, and Ellen (née Packham). She was educated at Wycombe House School, London, and at the London Polytechnic before proceeding to the London School of Medicine for Women and St Mary's Hospital, Padd