David Bailey was a consultant surgeon at University College Hospital (UCH). He was born on 1 March 1922. Qualifying in medicine from the University of Cambridge and UCH his first post was at the latter. After proceeding to the Royal Northern Hospital and Barnet General Hospital as consultant surgeon

Clifford Joseph Ledulx Misso was a surgeon at the General Hospital, Colombo, Sri Lanka. He was born in Colombo on 14 March 1909, the son of Pius Ledulx Misso and Florence Dorothy Misso née Fernando. Several members of his family had trained as medical sub-assistants under the early British colonial

Robert Townsend Burkitt, known as 'Robin', was a highly respected consultant general surgeon at Ashford Hospital. He was born in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, on 28 September 1912. His father, James Parsons Burkitt, was an engineer and County Surveyor, and also a distinguished orn

Hugh Davies was a consultant general surgeon with an interest in urology to the Hereford Hospital Group. Appointed in 1961, he continued work as a popular and well-loved surgeon, always being reticent about any personal achievements. In spite of his many sporting activities, he was a very self-effac

Declan O’Keeffe was a surgeon in Kenya. He was born in London on 18 February 1922, the son of Edmond, a furniture salesman, and Jessica Edith née Riches. From St Dominic’s Preparatory School, West Hampstead, he won a ‘free place’ to the Regent Street Polytechnic Secondary School. He later went to Gu

Prabhat Ranjan Das Gupta was a surgeon in Kolkata, India. He gained his FRCS in 1950 and died on 2 October 1990.

Peter Hugh Tasker was a general surgeon in Ontario, Canada. He was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, on 16 September 1916. His mother’s maiden name was Thomas. He qualified in 1940. He joined the Royal Army Medical Corps and, while attached to No 6 Commando, was awarded the Military Cross. His cita

George Watts was a general surgeon at Birmingham General Hospital. He was born on 20 February 1923 in Walsall, Staffordshire, the son of George Watts, a tax inspector, and Helen Watts. He attended King Edward’s Grammar School Birmingham, where he was awarded a foundation scholarship, and then he was

Benjamin John Fowler was born in 1917 in Peterborough where he attended the King's School before entering Guy's Hospital to qualify in 1941. He was called up for Army service, working as a general duties medical officer with some experience in surgery. While in North Africa he was created Chevalier

Ghim Seng Yeoh was educated at Trinity College Cambridge and St Thomas's Hospital, qualifying with the conjoint diploma and with the Cambridge MB BChir in 1944. After obtaining the Fellowship in 1950, he moved to Singapore, where he practised for many years in his own clinic in Battery Road. In 1994

Albert Tompkin was born on 14 March 1921 in Nottingham, the son of Albert, an analytical chemist and his wife, Lucy, née Wilson, who was a teacher. He went to Nottingham High School and long before he left he had made up his mind to be a surgeon. In 1937 while still only sixteen years of age he was

William Sewell received his medical education at Guy's Hospital, qualifying with the conjoint diploma in 1940 and obtaining the London MB BS in 1952, having previously gained his FRCS in 1950. He was surgical registrar at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, before becoming senior surgical registrar a