Born 15 March 1920 Sandanam Joseph Lawrence studied medicine in Colombo at the University of Ceylon and qualified in 1946. He held house appointments in Colombo and entered the health department, serving for four years as an anaesthetist to the Government Hospital in Kandy and three years in the Gen

Shwing Chen was born in Colombo on 1 September 1934, the fourth child and first son of a dentist. He was educated at Wesley College, Colombo, where he won the medal for Best Scholar, 1954, and the Gooch Prize at Colombo Medical Faculty. He came to England and held posts at Wexham Park Hospital, Slou

Ghanekar qualified in Bombay and came to England to specialise in ENT, working at first in Farnborough, Liverpool and Burton-upon-Trent where he was appointed a consultant otolaryngologist and was involved in planning a new ENT unit. He was particularly interested in surgery of the parotid. Later he

Manoj Kanti Sen was born in Rangpur, Bengal, India. He was the third child and first son of Kamini Ranjan Sen, a teacher. He studied at the Rangpur Zilla School and the Chittagong Government College before proceeding to the R G Kar Medical College in Calcutta. He graduated MB BS in 1956 and then wor

Roy Mapstone was born in Wedmore, Somerset, on 15 May 1934, the son of an agricultural worker, and after early education at Wedmore Primary School and Sexey's Grammar School, Bruton, entered Bristol University, graduating in 1959. After house appointments he undertook National Service in Germany, Ni

Munawar Ahmad was educated at Punjab University and graduated MB BS in 1961 from King Edward Medical College, Lahore. After house appointments at the Mayo Hospital he took his primary FRCS in Lahore, and went to the USA in 1962 as an intern. Three years later he came to Britain and started his ca

Roger Gwynne Ainley was an ophthalmic surgeon in the Merseyside area. He was born in Fringford, Oxfordshire, on 8 September 1932. His father, Joe Ainley, was a headmaster and his mother, Dora (née Carter), was a music teacher, both in schools and freelance. The family are related to the Shakespearia

Roger Edward Cudmore was a consultant paediatric surgeon at Alder Hey Hospital, Liverpool. He studied medicine in Sheffield and then served for two years in a Methodist hospital in Nigeria. He was appointed consultant surgeon to the children’s hospitals in Liverpool in 1972, where he was truly a gen

Haziqul Yaqin was born in 1934 and was educated at the University of Lucknow and King Edward Medical College, Lahore, qualifying MB BS in 1956. He obtained his FRCS Edinburgh in 1966 and the Fellowship of the College the following year. He held appointments at the Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Liaquat Medi

Allastair Karmody was born in Trinidad, West Indies, on 29 March 1937, the son of Solomon Karmody, an engineer, and his wife, Sylvia. His brother, Colin, qualified as a doctor at Tufts University, Boston, USA. Allastair was educated at St Mary's College, Port of Spain, Trinidad, and the University o

Neville Gleave was born in Timperley, Altrincham, Cheshire on 7 August 1935. His father was James Eric Gleave, a headmaster, his mother was Rhoda née Smedley. He was educated at Altrincham Grammar School for Boys and went on to study medicine at St Thomas's Hospital. His appointments included lectur

Tony Win was born in Burma on 23 May 1935. Very little is known about his family. He went to St Michael's School in Maymyo, Burma, and then attended St Albert's English High School in Maymyo, and Rangoon University. He studied at Rangoon Medical College, Burma, and qualified in Rangoon General Ho