John Graham Ross was a general surgeon at Saint Boniface Hospital and Victoria Hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was born on 4 June 1926 in Greenock, Scotland, the son of Alexander Ross, an architect, and Katherine Forsyth Ross née Allander, the daughter of an engineer. He was educated at A

Michael Joseph Ball was a consultant surgeon at the Mansfield group of hospitals. He was born in London on 21 February 1925. His father, Norman Dyer Ball, was a general practitioner. Michael came from a long line of doctors; his paternal grandfather was a medical missionary in Hong Kong, and three o

John Moran was a general surgeon in Oamaru, New Zealand. 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

Warwick John Cook was a consultant general surgeon at Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales. He was born in Sydney on 3 July 1930. His father Marcus Cook was a service manager; his mother Hilda Maude Cook née Thame was a housewife. He had a sister, Nerida. He attended Sydney Boys’ High School

Merlyn Kumarasinhe was a surgeon who worked in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He was born on 12 December 1920 in Colombo, the son of Cyril Mendis Kumarasinhe, an interpreter, and Florence Bridget Kumarasinhe née Fernando. Two of his brothers - Lachlan and Hiary (who spelt the family name Kumarasinghe) - also b

Andrew Bearn was born in Wallington, Surrey, on 9 May 1929, the son of Joseph Gauld Bearn, an industrial chemist, and his wife Hilda (née Keil). Two of his uncles were in the medical profession. He was at school in Berkhamsted before entering the Middlesex Hospital where he was awarded the Lyell Med

Alfred Petty was a consultant surgeon at Newcastle General Hospital. He was born in South Shields on 20 March 1925. His father and mother – Jack and Nellie Petty – were both teachers. Following time spent working at the Ernest Rutherford laboratory in Manchester from 1910 to 1911 and service in the

Manohar Janardan Joshi was born on 11 December 1931 in Ratnagiri, India. His father, Janardan Joshi, was a lawyer and social reformer and his mother, Malatibai, was the superintendant of the Girl’s High School in Ratnagiri. The school had been founded by his parents in 1925 and was the first school

Harry Learoyd was a surgeon who lived in Parramatta, New South Wales. 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

Arnold Mann was director of surgery for Canberra Hospitals. 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

John Michael Powley was a consultant general surgeon in Eastbourne. He was born in London on 23 January 1929, the only child of Richard John Powley, an engineer, and Winifred Rose Powley née Shortell. He was a pupil at the Strand Grammar School in Tulse Hill, London. His time there coincided with th

Philip Blake Humphris was a general surgeon in Sydney, Australia. He was born in Parramatta, New South Wales, on 10 June 1924, the son of Frank and Alma Humphris. He was educated in rural New South Wales and finished his schooling at Armidale School. He joined the Australian Army just weeks after hi