Desmond O’Rourke was a surgeon from Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. 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

Lindsay Roberts was consultant general surgeon at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney. 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

John Douglas Thompson was a general surgeon living in Sunderland at the time of his death. He served as a temporary surgeon commander in the Royal Navy Voluntary Reserve during the second world war. In March 2003 his widow, Marjorie, notified the College that he had died.

Po Yat Iu was a general surgeon in Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. He was born in 1930 or 1931, the son of Tak Lam Iu, an architect. He gained his FRCS in 1959. In 1958 he married Yan-kit So, but their marriage was dissolved shortly afterwards. She went on to become a renowned food scholar and cooker

Soon Wong was a surgeon and former minister of agriculture and social development in Malaysia. 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

Peter Clover was a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at the Royal Eye and Kingston hospitals, the Royal Hospital, Richmond, and St Thomas' Hospital, London. He gained his MB BS in 1945, his diploma in ophthalmic medicine and surgery in 1950 and his fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1959.

Newton, who spent much of his career in the Royal Army Medical Corps in which he rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, received his medical education at Manchester, graduating MB ChB there in 1952. Having held registrarships at the Christie Hospital and Holt Radium Institute, Manchester, he was la

Brian Hanbury Day was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at St Helier Hospital, Carshalton, and at Nelson Hospital, London, and Wilson Hospital, Mitcham. He studied medicine at the Royal Free Hospital Medical School, qualifying MB BS in 1952. He gained his FRCS in 1959. Prior to his consultant appoin

Reginald Ratnaraja Cooke was a senior consultant surgeon at the National Cancer Hospital, Maharagama, Sri Lanka. His parents were Gunaratnam Franklin Cooke, a doctor, and Gladys Lolita Cooke née Paul. He qualified in 1952 and went to the UK for his surgical training, gaining his fellowship of the Ro

Cecil William Thornhill was a senior consultant ophthalmic surgeon at Bradford Royal Infirmary. He qualified in 1945 with the LRCPI and LRCSI, the licentiates of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, together with the licentiates in midwifery from b

Peter Stallabrass was consultant obstetric and gynaecological surgeon to the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading. He studied medicine at King's College London passing MB BS in 1955 and the fellowship of the College in 1959. After early posts at Queen Charlotte's Hospital and Chelsea hospital for Wom

Geoffrey William Gladstone Sinclair was a general surgeon in Melbourne, Victoria at Box Hill Gardens Medical Centre, Cotham Clinic and St George's and Box Hill hospitals. He was born on 10 November 1929 and was educated at Scotch College. He gained his FRCS in 1959 and was also a fellow of the Royal