Was gazetted Assistant Surgeon in the 5th Foot on July 13th, 1809, and retired on half pay on Sept 25th, 1817, commuting his half pay on June 22nd, 1830. He saw active service in Walcheren in 1809 and served in the Peninsula War from 1810-1814. He also served in Canada during the years 1814-1815. Af

After qualifying from Sydney University, he worked in New Zealand 1953-1955 holding house appointments at Dannevirke Hospital, Hawke's Bay and Dunedin Hospital and as surgical registrar at Christchurch Hospital. He came to England in 1956, and after periods at St James's Hospital, the London Ches

A Fellow of the College for 68 years, Charles Harold Smith had 'a great appreciation for courage and endeavour which he himself displayed to a remarkable degree'. He served King, Country and Empire from 31 July 1909, when he was appointed Lieutenant Indian Medical Service until he retired, Lieutenan

John Edwin Horton was a surgeon in Auckland, New Zealand. He was born in London on 1 June 1931, the son of Edwin Horton, a member of the family which co-owned the *New Zealand Herald*, and Celeste Helene Horton née Bouillon. At the outbreak of the Second World War, the family returned to New Zealand

John Carter was an army surgeon, based for much of his career in Munster, Germany. He was born on 17 December 1929 in Croydon. After national service in the Royal Artillery in Malaya, he studied medicine at King's College, London, qualifying in 1956. Subsequently, he held house appointments at King'

Emad Zanati studied medicine at the faculty of medicine at Cairo University. He became a consultant surgeon at the Maadi Armed Forces Hospital in Cairo with the rank of major general. In 2008 he was awarded the fellowship of the college *ad eundum* and he was also a fellow of the Royal College of Su

Major General William Pryn was director of Army surgery and a consultant surgeon to the Royal Hospital, Chelsea. 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

Colonel Noel Peters was a military surgeon, general surgeon and later consultant oncologist at the Queen Elizabeth Military Hospital, Woolwich. He was born in Hong Kong on 20 December 1931 to Rose Margaret Peters née Shea and William Henry Peters. He was the youngest child and only son with three el

Born at Gravesend on 26 November 1869, he qualified from the Middlesex Hospital in 1892, and was commissioned a Surgeon-Lieutenant in the RAMC on 29 January 1894 and promoted Captain on 29 January. He saw active service in China in 1900, was mentioned in dispatches and won the medal and clasp. He wa

Richard Ernest Waterston, the elder son of David Waterston, FRSE, FRCSE, a former Professor of Anatomy at St Andrews University, and of Isabel (née Simson), was born in Edinburgh on 26 May 1908. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy and Edinburgh University where he graduated in 1931. After resident

'Mac' Crooks was born on 21 January 1909, the son of David Mackenzie Crooks. He was educated at Epworth College and studied medicine at Liverpool University, where he qualified in 1931. He held junior posts at the Northern Hospital, Liverpool, and at the Shropshire Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry. He

Burton Alexander Nicol qualified with the Conjoint Diploma in May 1899, took the DPH at Cambridge in 1902, and the FRCS in 1903. He was a student at Guy's and Charing Cross Hospitals, and was house-physician at Charing Cross and resident medical officer to the Kensington Dispensary and honorary surg