Born on 18 July 1899, he was educated at Wellington College and had a short period in the Army in the latter part of the first world war. He then entered the medical school of St Thomas's Hospital for his clinical training, qualifying with the Conjoint Diploma in 1923. After appointment as a casualt

George Armitage was born at Rothwell, near Leeds, on 20 April 1896 the son of George Armitage, a company director and chairman of the family brickworks. His mother was Annie Elizabeth Flocton, the daughter of a prison governor. He was educated at the village school at Ackworth and entered Leeds Medi

Vaman Raghunath Mirajkar was born on 13 October 1887 in Mangalore where he received his early education, proceeding to the Grant Medical College where he graduated MB BS in the University of Bombay in 1913. He then became house surgeon to Colonel Street, Professor of Surgery in Bombay, and served in

George Selvaratnam Sinnatamby was born on 10 April 1892, and was educated at St Thomas's College, Colombo, and the Ceylon Medical College, graduating LMS in 1916. As a student he won the Matthew gold medal and the Diploma medal. In 1920 he came to England for postgraduate studies at St Bartholomew's

Keith Mitchell Keitley Duff qualified at Guy's Hospital, London, and practised in England, in Kenya and in the Transvaal, South Africa. He died on 28 July 1980 at Andover in Hampshire, England aged 87 years. He was survived by his sons Robin and John. John Keitley Duff is also FRCS and specialises i

Chambers was educated at St Bartholomew's Hospital, qualifying with the conjoint Diploma in 1909, and obtained the Diploma in Public Health from the University of Leeds in 1912. Through the war of 1914-18 he served in France as Surgeon to 1st Regiment of Household Cavalry (the Life Guards), winni

Max Apthorp Lautre studied medicine at St Thomas's Hospital where he was casualty officer and house surgeon. Before returning to South Africa he was resident surgical officer to Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Hospital. He was practising in the Transvaal when he died on 25 April 1977, survived by

Son of William Wright Shaw, grandson of Thomas Shaw of St Thomas's Hospital and tenth in line from William Shaw, surgeon of Shaw Place, Heath Charnock in Lancashire, 1479, Ronald Cunliffe Shaw was born on 27 February 1899. His mother was Florence Hunt, daughter of George Dawson Hunt, a surgeon of Lo

Charles Alexander Wells was born in Liverpool on 9 January 1898 the elder son of Percy M Wells. His early education was at Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby, until 1916 when he joined the Royal Field Artillery for the final two years of the first world war. He continued his education at Liverpool Uni

Trevor Meyrick Thomas was born at Bangor, Caernarvonshire, on 7 July 1898, the son of John Edward Thomas MD, a general practitioner surgeon. His mother, Mary, née Rowlands, was the daughter of a farmer, and his maternal great-uncle was John Rowlands who qualified MRCS in 1832. He was educated at

Alec Antony Lees was born at Walsall in 1890, and qualified with the Conjoint Diploma in 1915. He had been studying at Cambridge and Birmingham, but interrupted the work for his degree to join the RAMC after holding a house appointment at the Birmingham General Hospital. He served with the 36th Gene

Frank Hudson received his professional education at University College Hospital and qualified with the Conjoint Diploma in 1922. After gaining his Fellowship in 1925, he practised at Sutton, Surrey from 1926 to 1929 before emigrating to New Zealand where he practised at Nelson from 1930 to his death