Albert ('Bert') Thompson was a general and transplant surgeon at St Thomas' Hospital, London. He was born on 16 April 1928 in Newport, Monmouthshire, the son of John Percy Thompson (known as 'Jack') and Cordelia Ann Leach, a farmer's daughter. His father was a wholesale butcher with Swift and Co of

Michael Madigan was a consultant general surgeon at Bishop's Stortford and Hertford hospitals. He was the son of Cecil Thomas Madigan, a distinguished Australian geologist and explorer, who extensively surveyed Central Australia and led the first major expedition across the Simpson Desert. He was al

Robert Rihan was a consultant surgeon at Good Hope Hospital, Sutton Coldfield. He was born on 22 October 1927 in Birmingham, the son of Alexander Rihan, a general practitioner, and Ruby Lillian Floyd. He attended Edgbaston preparatory school and, during the war years, Rydal School, Colwyn Bay. In 19

Raphael Chukwudile Okoye Eruchalu was born on 4 March 1926 at Nnobi Village, Eastern Nigeria, the son of a trader, and educated at CMS Central Elementary School, Dennis Memorial Grammar School and Higher College, Lagos. He attended University College, Ibadan and University College Hospital Medical S

Geoff Oates was a general surgeon in Birmingham with a special interest in oncology. He was born in Wolsingham, county Durham, on 16 May 1929, the son of Thomas Oates, a headmaster, and Dorothy Verne Oates née Jones, a schoolteacher. He subsequently received the academic and sporting education chara

Few if any have had as great an impact on Australian orthopaedic surgery as had Tom Taylor. 'TKFT' was born in Sydney in 1932, the son of Dr Charles and Mrs Dot Taylor of Bondi. In 1941, when invasion by the Japanese appeared possible, Tom's education (on a scholarship at Sydney Grammar School) was

Michael Handley Ashken was a consultant urologist at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital. Michael's father, Laurence Handley Ashken ('Laurie'), was one of five children born in the East End of London and his mother, Eva Ashken née Cameron, came from Glasgow. With support from his family, Laurie studied

Subbayan Keshava Murthy was a general practitioner in Swindon. He was born on 9 April 1931 at Channaraya Patna, in Mysore (now called Karnataka). His father, Venkatajubbiah Murthy, was a government state doctor. His mother was Subbalakhamma Murthy. He was educated at various government schools, fini

Harold Brown was born at Lostwithiel, Cornwall, on 7 August 1924 and educated at Truro School. He trained at St Bartholomew's Hospital, qualifying in 1949. After house surgeon appointments, including obstetrics and orthopaedics, he joined the RAMC in March 1952. Initially on National Service, he was

Michael Freeman, an orthopaedic surgeon at the London Hospital, is best remembered for his contributions to lower limb arthroplasty. He was the only son of Donald George (D G) Freeman and his second wife, Florence Julia Freeman née Elms. Michael's great grandfather, J R Freeman, had established a to

David Knapman Williams, one of two children and the only son of Colin Knapman and Elsie Williams, was born on 8 December 1927. He was educated at the Royal Commercial Travellers' School and then went to St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College where he graduated in 1951. After a first resident appo

Kenneth John Hadley was born in Birmingham in 1925 and after early education entered the University of Birmingham to study physics, graduating with first class honours in 1946. He then worked in the medical physics department of Queen Elizabeth Hospital and during this time became interested in a me