Gilbert Charrington Wellish was born in Sydney, Australia, on 1 January 1893, the youngest of four children. No details of his parents are available but it is known that several members of the family practised surgery and one nephew was a pathologist. After graduating from Sydney University in 1916

Oscar Theron "Jim" Clagett was born in Jamesport, Missouri, on 19 October 1908, the son of a country doctor and after early education at high school entered the University of Colorado for medical studies, qualifying in 1933. Initially he entered general practice but in 1935 he was successful in his

Richard Webster Doyle qualified in 1928 and graduated from Liverpool University in the following year. There is no record of his early appointments but he served in the RAMC during the second world war. He was taken prisoner by the Japanese in the Far East, spending three years in Changi jail where

Griffith John Griffiths was born in Barry on 23 September 1901. He was educated at Barry County School and Cardiff University before qualifying from the Middlesex Hospital. He was then in the Royal Air Force Medical Branch for three years on a short service commission in Egypt and Iraq before return

Terence Verma (known as Terry) was a general practitioner and general surgeon on Prince Edward Island, Canada. He was born in Kalaw, Burma, on 6 October 1936, into a devout Brahmin Hindu family. His father, Bhagwan Das Verma, was a civil engineer; his mother was Devi Verma née Achara, the daughter o

Robert Gerrett Reid, the son of the Rev Dr James Reid, DD, a Presbyterian Minister and well-known preacher, and of Isa Reid (née Gerrett), a school mistress, was born at Oban, Scotland, on 21 September 1909. He was educated at Roborough School, Eastbourne, the Leys School, Cambridge, and Guy's Hospi

Simeon Cyril Shaw was born in Horsham on 11 March 1893 and after early education at Reigate Grammar School entered Middlesex Hospital Medical School, qualifying in 1917. He served in the Royal Navy during the first world war and after demobilisation returned to the Middlesex to work in the Bland-Sut

Francis Joselin Jauch was born in Hampstead on 17 February 1897, the son of Alexander Karl Sigismund Jauch, an importer and exporter of toiletries, and his wife Elise, née Waibel. After early education at the school which later became the Marylebone Grammar School, his dental studies were interrupte

Born on 16 November 1903, Max Ernst studied medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital, where he completed house jobs and then spent a period at sea as a ship's doctor. He then settled down in Romford as a general practitioner-surgeon. At the outbreak of war he was rejected for military service because o

Roy Butterfield was a GP surgeon in Teignmouth. He was born in Bolton on 26 January 1929, the son of Howard Vincent Butterfield, a cotton yarn executive, and his wife, Edith née Entwistle. He was educated at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He went on to the Westminster Hospital for his clinic

Piyatissa Jayasuriya (known as 'Tissa') was an acclaimed medical professional and surgeon in Sri Lanka and Australia, credited with countless surgeries and medical advice he performed and provided. He was born on 21 September 1932 in Beruwala, Sri Lanka, to Simon Perera Jayasuriya and Cicilin Diming

Alan Cowan was a consultant surgeon and general practitioner in Canberra, Australia. 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