John Herbert Harker Webster was a consultant surgeon in Southampton. He was born in Heswall, Cheshire, on 2 October 1929, the son of Herbert Webster, a biscuit manufacturer, and Doris Louise née Harker, the daughter of a chandler. In 1935 the family moved to Prenton in order to be near to Birkenhead

Gwyn Roberts was a consultant general surgeon at the Hastings group of hospitals. He was born in Kampala, Uganda, on 26 April 1929, where his father, Clifford Ellis, was a surgeon and his mother, Lydia Flay, a nurse. He was educated at the Prince of Wales School, Nairobi, and Millfield, in Somerset,

James Somervell continued his family’s tradition of missionary work in India. He was born on 23 April 1927 in Kodaikanal, southern India. His father, Theodore Howard Somervell, was a surgeon and mountaineer, who took part in the ill-fated 1922 and 1924 Mallory expeditions to conquer Everest. He beca

Air Vice Marshal Rhys Tudor Brackley Jones was born on 16 November 1925 in Middlesex, the son of the late Sir Edgar and Lady Jones. He studied medicine at St Mary’s Hospital, where he qualified MRCS LRCP in April 1950 and became a house surgeon there. His surgical training rotation continued at Haro

David Crosby was a consultant general surgeon at the University Hospital of Wales. He was born in Cardiff on 12 November 1930, the son of William Crosby, a salesman who had served as a quartermaster in the RAMC during the First World War, and his wife, Elsie. He was educated at Court Road Primary Sc

Eric Philip Simkin was a consultant surgeon at Royal Liverpool University Hospital. He attended Jesus College, Cambridge, where he studied medicine, qualifying in 1952. He was an accident officer at Middlesex Hospital, London, and then a surgical registrar at Liverpool Royal Infirmary. Prior to his

John McFarland was a consultant surgeon in Liverpool. He was born on 17 September 1930 in Rodney Street, Liverpool, into a well-established medical family. His father, Bryan McFarland, was professor of orthopaedics at the city's university; his mother, Ethel McFarland née Ashton, was also a doctor.

Pradip Majumdar gained his FRCS in 1960. He lived in Calcutta, India. His death was notified to the Royal College of Surgeons in October 2006.

Jim Lawson was a consultant surgeon at North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary, Stoke-on-Trent. He was born in Birmingham on 28 October 1930. He was educated at King Edward’s School and qualified from Birmingham University Medical School in 1954, intercalating with a degree in physiology in 1952. He als

Theodore Chukwuemeka Ezeokpue Mbanefo was a general surgeon in Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria. He was born on 9 November 1927 and studied medicine at Leeds University, qualifying in 1955. He gained his FRCS in 1960. He became a specialist surgeon for the Department of Health in Nigeria. He

Ivo Smith studied medicine at the University of Cambridge and trained at St Mary’s Hospital. After house jobs at the Royal Northern, St Mary’s and the Royal Masonic Hospitals he passed the fellowship of the college in 1960. He was appointed consultant surgeon at Guy’s and the Lewisham Hospitals. He

Charles James Hume Logan was born in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland on 3 March 1931. He was the only child of Isaac Logan, a cattle dealer, and his wife Margaretta née Charles. After attending school in Lisburn, he finished his education at Campbell College in Belfast from 1944 to 1949. A