Owen Morris Jonathan was a consultant general surgeon at Glan Clwyd Hospital, north Wales. He was born in Bodedern, Anglesey on 25 July 1917, the son of Owen Arthur and Hanna Ester Jonathan. His mother's family were Anglesey farmers, but he was brought up in Tywyn, Merionethshire, where his father w

Roger Selwyn Barrow Hudson was a general surgeon in Sydney, Australia. Born on 31 January 1921, he was the son of Alfred Roy Hudson, a medical practitioner and his wife Gertrude Irene née Barrow. He attended Newington College in Stanmore, Sydney and then studied at the University of Sydney Medical S

Robert Henry Cram was on the medical staff of the University of Pennsylvania, USA. He was born in Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada on 10 December 1916, the son of Henry Wilkes Cram and Helen Elizabeth Cram née Martin and grew up in London, Ontario. He studied medicine at the University of Western Ontari

Lawrence Adam Eckert, known as ‘Larry’, was a general surgeon in Toronto, Canada. He was born in Buffalo, New York, USA, the son of Georg and Eva Eckert. The family went to Romania when he was two and immigrated again when he was 14, to Canada. He was raised as a devout Catholic. He attended the

David Bailey was a consultant surgeon at University College Hospital (UCH). He was born on 1 March 1922. Qualifying in medicine from the University of Cambridge and UCH his first post was at the latter. After proceeding to the Royal Northern Hospital and Barnet General Hospital as consultant surgeon

Hugh Davies was a consultant general surgeon with an interest in urology to the Hereford Hospital Group. Appointed in 1961, he continued work as a popular and well-loved surgeon, always being reticent about any personal achievements. In spite of his many sporting activities, he was a very self-effac

James Gardner Jamieson was born in Glasgow on 7 March 1915, the eldest son of James Jamieson, an engineer and Elizabeth (née Tennant). He was educated at Hillhead High School, Glasgow, and at Latymer School, Hammersmith, before entering St Bartholomew's Hospital for medical studies, where he came un

Benjamin John Fowler was born in 1917 in Peterborough where he attended the King's School before entering Guy's Hospital to qualify in 1941. He was called up for Army service, working as a general duties medical officer with some experience in surgery. While in North Africa he was created Chevalier

John Armstrong was born on 20 March 1911 in Monmouth, where his father, Arthur Keith Armstrong, was a general practitioner; his great-grandfather John Armstrong was a member of the College and his mother was Louise Lilly Macman, the daughter of a solicitor. He was educated at Highgate School and

Ghim Seng Yeoh was educated at Trinity College Cambridge and St Thomas's Hospital, qualifying with the conjoint diploma and with the Cambridge MB BChir in 1944. After obtaining the Fellowship in 1950, he moved to Singapore, where he practised for many years in his own clinic in Battery Road. In 1994

William Edward John Bennett was a general surgeon in Powell River, British Columbia, Canada. He was born in Margate, Kent, on 12 February 1921, the second child and first son of William Robert Bennett, an inspector of taxes, and Elizabeth Mary Bennett née Knuckey, a civil servant and the daughter of

William Sewell received his medical education at Guy's Hospital, qualifying with the conjoint diploma in 1940 and obtaining the London MB BS in 1952, having previously gained his FRCS in 1950. He was surgical registrar at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, before becoming senior surgical registrar a