Neville Coleman Davis was a leading surgeon in Queensland. He was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, on 30 January 1924, the son of Clyde Davis, a medical practitioner, and Vera née Phillips. He was educated at Sydney Grammar School and the University of Sydney, qualifying in 1945. He completed hou

John Charles Hislop, son of a well-known Wellington surgeon, was born in Wellington, educated at Christ's College and Edinburgh University. He graduated MB ChB in 1932 and proceeded to take his FRCS in 1938. He had an unusually wide training as a house surgeon, registrar and resident surgeon and thi

Kenneth Charles Trineman Rawle was born at Exeter, Devon, on 7 September 1902. The family moved to Australia in 1913. He was educated at Blackheath Public School, NSW, Sydney Boys' High School and at Sydney University. In 1926 he graduated MB ChM with first-class honours, the University Medal and th

Joseph Jaconelli gained MB BS at Sydney University in 1947. Shortly after this he came to London where he served as medical officer at Australia House in 1950. In 1952 he was a demonstrator at the Royal College of Surgeons, and in 1953 he was surgical registrar at the London Hospital. He gained the

John Henry Kettle studied at Sydney University where he was President of the Medical Society 1952-3. He graduated MB BS in 1951 and became resident medical officer at the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney 1951-2. He came to England and was surgical registrar at St Luke's Hospital, Guildford, Surr

Thomson was born on 14 July 1919 in Brisbane, the son of Frederick Thorpe Thomson, an insurance executive, and his wife Ann Margaret, née Evans. He was educated at Brisbane Boys' College, before winning an open scholarship to the University of Queensland where he won the W N Robertson medal for firs

Malcolm Roberts Stanley qualified MB, BS in Sydney in 1944 and was appointed junior resident medical officer to the Sydney Hospital and became surgical registrar in 1945. During the second world war he was a Captain in the Australian Army Medical Corps Reserve. He became a Fellow of the College i

David Simpson Cole was dean of the Auckland School of Medicine for fifteen years. Born in Waihi on 25 October 1923, he was the son of James McMurray Cole, a general surgeon, and his wife Doris Elizabeth Cole, née Alcock. His mother passed the conjoint examination of the college while at the Royal Fr

Richard Daniel Condon was a consultant general surgeon. Born in Sydney on 14 August 1917, he was the first child of Richard Condon, a teacher of electrical engineering, and his wife, Nelle née Nugent. He attended Marcellin College Randwick, a Roman Catholic secondary school for boys in New South Wal

After qualifying MB BS with honours at Adelaide University in 1946 and a house appointment there, McCann served as a medical officer with the Australian forces in Japan in 1947-8. Coming to Britain in 1949 he held several junior posts before taking his Fellowship in 1951, and then was a registrar at

Brian Courtice was a senior consultant surgeon at the Royal Brisbane Hospital. Born in Mitchell, Queensland on 13 July 1920, he was the son of Charles Richard Henry Courtice, a textile merchant, and his wife Agnes Louise née Hooper, who was a tailoress. After primary education in Mitchell he attende

Myer Glick was a general surgeon in New South Wales, Australia. Born in Leeds on 8 September 1913, he was the twelfth child and seventh son of Isaac Norman Glick, a businessman, and his wife Rachel née Berk. His father died prematurely while he was still young. His elder brother, Louis, who was the