Singanellore V Vaidyanathan was born in Madras in 1931. His first significant professional post was an appointment as Assistant Professor of Surgery at Stanley Medical College in Madras. He came to England in 1963 and continued his post graduate training as a senior registrar to the Musgrove Park an

Charles James Frederick Maguire was a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast. He was born in County Wicklow, Ireland, on 10 May 1931 to Charles Maguire, a nonconformist minister, and Gertrude née Armitage. He was at school in Belfast, attending the Methodist College, and c

Melville John Corrigan was born in Tiverton, Devon, on 17 September 1934 the son of H J Corrigan, an electrical engineer. He was educated at Tiverton Grammar School and at Blundell's School. He studied at Queen's College, Cambridge from 1952 to 1955 and was a keen athlete, playing rugby for his coll

Gordon Walter Mills was born in Hamilton, New Zealand, on 18 June 1927. He was educated at Hautapu Primary School, Hamilton High School, and the University of Otago. He obtained the MB ChB in 1953 and came to London in 1962 to specialise in otolaryngology. He spent some years at the Institute of Oto

Christopher Tiwari was educated at Agra University and at the SW Medical College, Agra, gaining a BSc in 1947 and qualifying MB BS in 1952. After qualification he was a demonstrator in pathology at his medical college, before coming to Britain and gaining his Fellowship. Thereafter he held registrar

John Andrew Cunningham, usually known as Derek, was a wing commander in the RAF. Born in Belfast on 21 January 1924, his father was Joseph Cunningham, a draper and his mother, Elsie née O'Connell, was a housewife. He attended Farranferris School in Cork and Belvedere College in Dublin. At the Royal

Born on 27 January 1934 in Kilakarai, South India, to Aboothahir Esah, a businessman, Kithur Esah was educated at the American College, Madurai, and the Stanley Medical College in Madras. He came to England in 1959 and did a number of junior jobs at Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield, Queen Mary's Hospita

Born on 18 March 1928 in Christchurch, Averill was educated at Christ's College, Christchurch, at Canterbury University College and then at the Otago Medical School. He spent two years as house surgeon to Palmerston North Hospital and then came to Britain to study ophthalmology at Moorfields, obtain

Kareti Venkata Krishna Reddy was born on 21 October 1929 at Gadur, Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh, India, the third son of Kareti Ranga Reddy and his wife Kareti Seshamma. His early education was at the High School in Gudur before being admitted to Madras Medical College. He qualified in 1953 and

Roy Kenneth Rowley was a general surgeon whose career was largely spent overseas. He was born in Birmingham on 19 February 1931. His father was Harold Herbert Rowley, an inspector for Birmingham City Transport. His mother was Nellie May Perks. He was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham, fro

Sittampalam Shanmugaratnam, or 'S S Ratnam' as he was known, was born in Ceylon on 4 July 1928. His father, Murugesu Sittampalam, was a civil servant in the government of Malaya. His mother was Ratneswari Chellappah. He was educated at the Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur, before going to the Univ

Brian Harcourt was born on 3 March 1934, the son of John Ellison Harcourt, a scientific instrument manufacturer in Liverpool and Bertha Florence Kneen. His grandfather, Richard Eugene Harcourt FRCS (1858-1921), was an ophthalmic surgeon, also in Liverpool. Harcourt was educated at Quarry Bank High S