Andrew Charles Hicks was born on 25 November 1918 in Longreach, Queensland, Australia, the son of Cannon Charles Maurice Hick and his wife Elizabeth née Smith. He studied medicine at the Middlesex Hospital Medical School in London. After house jobs at the Middlesex from 1947 to 1950 (during which ti

Ronald (Ron) Hunter was born on 24 August 1922 in Nailsworth, South Australia. He was the son of Frederick Hunter, a tram operator and former accountant, and his wife Dulcie née Belcher. He had a brother Stewart who became a headmaster and three sisters; Betty, a microbiologist, Joy a nurse assistan

Robert Marshall Laird was born on 4 February 1919. He studied medicine at Queen’s University Belfast, qualifying MB, BCh, BAO in 1942 and working there as a demonstrator in physiology. He served as a flight lieutenant in the RAFVR. After house jobs at Preston Royal Infirmary, he passed the fellowshi

John Partridge was a consultant surgeon at North Devon District Hospital, Barnstaple. He was born on 15 June 1921 in Weymouth, Dorset, the son of George James Partridge and his wife Gwendoline Partridge née Brewster Jones. George ('Jimmie') Partridge had served in the First World War as an officer i

John was the son of Dr Robert Goldie, a Scottish migrant who settled in Corrimal near Wollongong, in NSW. By 1919, Robert had served four years in the British army in France. In 1920 he married Margaret Sellers, daughter of a mine manager. John was born in 1922 and grew up in Wollongong. He atten

Walter Selwyn Georgeson (he was always known as ‘Brux’ to his colleagues) was born on 13/3/1918 in Brisbane and lived with his parents and sister in Clayfield. He was educated at the Brisbane Boys College where he showed his abilities by always being near the top of his class. He was a keen rower at

Reginald Hollows was a surgeon in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada. 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

Timothy Hoi Kit Kong was born on 5 May 1922 in Hong Kong. He qualified MB, BS and DTM&H and then passed the fellowship of the college in 1951. For many years he practiced as a general surgeon in Hong Kong where he was widely respected. He was a keen skier and enjoyed smoking fine cigars. When he di

John Andrew McCredie, known as Jack, was professor of surgery at the University of Western Ontario. He was born on 8 September 1923 in Annahilt, County Down, Northern Ireland. His father, Andrew McCredie, was a draper; his mother was Agnes McCredie née McCandless. He was educated at the Royal Belfas

Peter Joseph Wilkinson Monks was a consultant general surgeon at Torbay Hospital, Devon. He was born on 3 March 1922 in Warrington, Cheshire. After attending John Lyon Grammar School in Harrow, he studied medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London and qualified in 1944. During his pre-clinical

Thomas Emanuel Antonie was a general surgeon at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne between 1961 and 1986. Tom Antonie was born in 1921 and received his secondary education at St Patrick's College, East Melbourne, matriculating in 1940. He studied medicine at Melbourne University graduating in 1945.

Arthur Richard Cecil ('Dick') Butson was a general surgeon in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He was born in Hankow, China, to British parents, Cecil Walter Butson, a consultant engineer, and Doris Neave Butson née Stanton-Cook, an artist, on 24 October 1922. He was educated at Leighton Park School, Read