Charles Wilbur Harris was born on 9 December 1894 in Toronto, Ontario and was educated there at Parkdale Collegiate. He graduated with the MB from Toronto University Faculty of Medicine in 1921 and obtained the FRCS in 1926. He held appointments at the Grace Hospital, Toronto, and the Toronto Wester

Harold William Wookey was born in Mandeville, Jamaica on 29 April, 1889. He was the son of Charles Arthur Wookey, a clergyman. He studied at Toronto University Medical School where he won a silver medal in 1913, the year in which he qualified. He held appointments at the Toronto General Hospital. Du

John Alvah MacDougall qualified in medicine from Manchester in 1934. He settled in Vancouver, Canada, where he became surgeon to the Vancouver General Hospital and to the British Columbia Cancer Institute. He was Clinical Associate Professor to the department of surgery at the University of British

Brandur T Hermann Marteinsson graduated from the University of Manitoba in 1931. He joined the surgical staff at St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, and then became clinical instructor at the University of British Columbia and a life member of the CMA. He died on 27 August 1981 aged 74, survived by his w

George H Kitchen graduated from the University of Toronto in 1932. He joined the surgical staff of St Joseph's Hospital and was former chief of staff and surgery at the Queensway Hospital. He died on 13 May 1982 aged 73, survived by his wife, Mary, daughter Heather and sons George, David, Paul and J

James Alastair Key qualified in Edinburgh in 1939 and passed his FRCS in 1947. Moving to Ottowa, Ontario, Canada he became consultant surgeon to the Toronto General Hospital and medical advisor to the Simcoe County District Health Unit. He is believed to have died in 2001.

Robert George was born on 12 August 1944 in Hemel Hempstead. After attending St Dunstan’s College, London, he studied medicine at King’s College and St George’s Hospital. He graduated MB,BS in 1967 and did house jobs at St Georges, the Hammersmith and the Royal Marsdon Hospitals in London. In 1968

John Ping Fai Chin was a general surgeon from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was born on 20 December 1929 in Hong Kong, the son of Wilmot Cecil Chin and Yung Tai Chin Cheung. His father was born in Jamaica. Chin studied medicine in London and gained his MB BS in 1956. He became a fellow of the Roy

Roger Graham Keith was the first Fred H Wigmore professor of surgery at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. He was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on 14 August 1940, the son of Wilson and Evelyn Keith. He attended Western Canada High School in Calgary, Alberta and then studied medicine at the U

Melvyn Keith Tidman trained at University College Hospital and passed his FRCS in 1964. He moved to the Bristol area and became senior house officer in general and orthopaedic surgery to the Bristol Royal Infirmary and then surgical registrar to the Bath clinical area. He moved to Canada and practic

William Ernest Waterfall was a surgeon in Ontario, Canada. He was born in Manchester in 1943. His mother’s maiden name was Taylor. He qualified MRCS LRCP in 1969 and gained his FRCS in 1974. He emigrated to Canada and at the time of his death lived in Dundas, Ontario. He was married to Janet and

James Rodway Kirkpatrick was a professor of surgery at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. He was born on 27 June 1927 in Dundee. Both of his parents, Henry Joseph Rodway Fitzpatrick and Nora Fitzpatrick née Lister, were doctors. He had a twin brother, John Lister Kirkpatrick, who became a