John Victor Leonard Colman graduated from Sydney University in 1946 and commenced his internship at Sydney Hospital. He always wanted to be a surgeon. He followed the well established track of the day to Great Britain and commenced surgical training at Trindal Hospital in Aylesbury. He remained in E

Colin Kirkham was a consultant surgeon at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading and Newbury District Hospital. He was born on 14 January 1924 and studied medicine at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University, qualifying in 1947. Prior to his consultant appointment, he held posts in London,

William John Dickson Bradfield, or ‘Bill’, was a consultant surgeon at Kingston Hospital in Surrey. He was born in London on 23 June 1924, the only son and second child of John Ernest Bradfield, a businessman, and Marjorie Elizabeth née Dickson, the daughter of a silk merchant. Bill was educated at

Cecil Quixano Henriques was a consultant surgeon at Ipswich and East Suffolk hospitals. He was born on 22 February 1924 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, the son of Wilfrid Quixano Henriques OBE, a civil engineer, and Beatrice Ledward (née Forde), Cecil Henriques was educated at Harrow School and Trinity Col

Geoffrey Mizbah was a consultant surgeon in Ontario, Canada. Born on 13 September 1931, he studied medicine at Liverpool University, qualifying in 1945 and later gaining his FRCS. He emigrated to Oakville, Ontario, where he worked at St Michael’s Hospital. He spent much time in charitable work ove

Jean-Jacques Brossy was a surgeon in South Africa. He gained his FRCS in 1953. In May 2012 the Royal College of Surgeons was notified of his death in Cape Town.

David Graham Leighton Davies was a consultant general surgeon at East Glamorgan General Hospital, Pontypridd, and an honorary clinical tutor in surgery at the Welsh National School of Medicine. He studied in Cardiff, gaining a BSc degree with a distinction in anatomy, in 1943 and at Guy's Hospital M

Keshav Devdatta Shastri was a general surgeon at Mid Ulster Hospital, Magherafelt, Northern Ireland. He studied medicine at Grant Medical College, Bombay, India, gaining his MB BS in 1946 and his FRCS in 1953. Prior to his appointment in Northern Ireland he was head of the department of surgery at t

At 2.00 am on 25 May 2019, Don died at the age of 94 after more than seven years of invalidism from a series of strokes. At first Don’s walking was affected and he fought back to walking with support. However further lesser strokes occurred until he became bed-bound and his surgical hands ‘lost thei

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

Jason Giles Brice was born on 24 January 1927. Initially educated at a two-roomed Church of England School in the North Downs, he moved on to Gravesend Grammar School for Boys and started two years ahead of his age group. Due to the lack of science teachers during the second world war, he was more o

Eugene Anthony McVerry was a surgeon based on the Isle of Man. He was born on 16 September 1921 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He gained his FRCS in 1953 and married Olwen Croft in Bath, Somerset in 1957. He died in December 2014 at the age of 93. His last-known address was on the Isle of Man.