Denis Steen devoted 30 years of his career to the community at Weymouth, a skilful surgeon who showed kindness and concern for his patients, generating loyalty, respect and affection among his medical, nursing and ancillary colleagues. He was born on 5 November 1906, the son of James Ross, a gene

Muhammad Siddiqui was born on 12 July 1902, and graduated at King George's Medical College, Lucknow in 1928. In 1932 he became Professor of Anatomy in the same College, and later came to England to obtain the Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1935, and the Fellowship in 1937. After his

Frederic Bentley was born in 1905, the son of Frederic Bentley, JP, and Laura Evelyn. He was educated at Bolton and at Manchester University, enjoying his postgraduate training in the city and becoming chief assistant and tutor. He was also resident surgical officer at St Mark's Hospital, London, an

Stanley Livingstone Wilson was born at Dannevirke, New Zealand, in 1905, and was educated at Dannevirke High School where he was head prefect and captain of the cricket and rugby teams. While at school he played for Hawke's Bay at cricket and secured many prizes as well as a university entrance scho

Francis Arthur d'Abreu, always known as Frank, was born in Handsworth, Staffordshire, on 1 October 1904, the second son of Dr John d'Abreu, a medical practitioner, and Teresa Noonan. He came from a large family of twelve children; his younger brother, Professor A d'Abreu FRCS, was also a surgeon.

Daniel was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, graduating in 1915 and proceeding to the MD degree in 1918. He practised at 299 Boundary Street, Liverpool, and retired to Aigburth, Lancashire, where he died on 4 May 1965 aged 73.

Maurice Lee was born in Dublin in 1906 but during his early childhood his family moved to Newcastle-upon-Tyne where he was educated before entering the University of Durham for medical studies, qualifying at the early age of 21 and passing the FRCS five years later. During the early part of his c

Oswald Vaughan Lloyd-Davies was born at Chariton, Kent on 13 January 1905, the son of Rev Samuel Lloyd-Davies BA, a congregational minister, and Anna Marguerita, née Evans. He was educated at Caterham School where he secured the Honoratus Prize before entering the Middlesex Hospital Medical School f

Enid Rockstro was born on 17 December 1902 in Halesowen, Worcestershire, the daughter of Frank Braine Rockstro, a general practitioner, whose father was a leading flautist and musician of his time, and whose uncle was the well known musician, Sir William Rockstro. Her mother, Elaine Mary, née Ashby,

Charles Vartan was born on 11 November 1907 at Sandiacre, Nottinghamshire, where his father, Charles Samuel Vartan, was a general practitioner and his mother was Florence Ethel, née Hepworth. His grandfather was Dr P K Vartan who in 1861 had founded the Edinburgh Medical Missionary Society's Hospita

'Roley' Lee was born in 1906 to a Lincolnshire family, the youngest of ten children. He went to Brigg Grammar School where he was an outstanding athlete, excelling as much in swimming and tennis as he did in football. He won a scholarship to Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and then went on to do his cl

Born in Bromley, Kent on 12 May 1905, Gaffer, as he was always known, was educated at Brighton College and St Thomas's Hospital where he was to spend most of his professional life. The second son of a solicitor, perhaps the immense attention to detail which characterised his work was due to his earl