Labeeb Isaac McGuire was a general surgeon in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He was born in Bishmizzine, Lebanon on 15 June 1924, the son of Khalil and Katrine (née Jeba). His father, whose original surname was Muffarrij, had emigrated to Australia in 1891 and, after acquiring the wool broking fir

Kenneth LLoyd Williams trained at St Thomas's and then became surgical registrar to St Helier Hospital, Carshalton. Following this he held appointments at the Middlesex and Central Middlesex Hospitals. He retired to Bath where he died on 20 October 1999, survived by his wife.

Michael Whiteley was medical director for the Middle East for Allied Medical Group (AMG). He was born in London in 1924 and studied medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical School, qualifying in 1948. He gained his FRCS in 1956. Prior to his appointment with AMG, he was chief medical officer

Sydney John Iceton was a surgeon in Australia. He gained his FRCS in 1956. His last known address was in Cronulla, New South Wales. He died on 1 June 2007, aged 81.

Leslie Brian Fleming was a reader in surgery at the University of Newcastle and a consultant surgeon at the Royal Victoria Infirmary. He studied medicine in Newcastle and, after qualifying, specialised in surgery, becoming a senior registrar at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle. He spent a y

Geoff Cutler was a surgeon in New South Wales, Australia. He was born on 29 February 1920 in Manly, a suburb of Sydney. He was the second of the three sons of Arthur and Ruby Cutler. Their father was a sales representative for Remington, who had been a crack shot and twice winner at Bisley. He was k

Jim Mousley was born in Tipton, Staffordshire, on 28 October 1928, the only son of James William Mousley, a businessman, and Gertrude Elizabeth, née Myatt. He was educated at Colston's School, Bristol, and University College School, London, after which he entered St Mary's Hospital Medical School, q

Durga Das Guha was a general surgeon who practised across four continents, living his last 49 years in the USA. He was born on 19 March 1918 in Mymensingh, Bengal to Jogesh Chandra, a civil engineer in the Public Service Department of Bengal in undivided India, and Shaibalini. He was the second of t

Robert (Bob) Britten-Jones was a senior visiting surgeon at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia. He was born in Adelaide on 9 June 1928. His father, Thomas Alan Britten Jones, was a consultant general surgeon at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of En

Ruth Hickson was a surgeon who lived in Coventry. This is a draft obituary. If you have any information about this surgeon or are interested in writing this obituary, please email lives@rcseng.ac.uk

Robert Dunning Nicholson was a consultant general surgeon at Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, Somerset. He was born on 18 January 1921 and grew up in Barnet, attending Highgate School in the 1930s. On leaving school he went to St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical School to train as a doctor. At the out

Hugh Hill Lawson (known as Buddy) was a professor of surgery and chief surgeon and head of the department of surgery at the Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa. He was born on 13 January 1926 and studied at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (Wits). Subsequent training in