Roderick McLeod was a general surgeon at Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, and professor of surgery at the University of Queensland. He was born in Brisbane, Queensland, on 10 April 1933, the second child and first son of George Cooper McLeod, a wholesale and retail merchant, and Josephine Gert

Shyamal Kanti Sen gained an FRCS in 1964. Sen lived and worked in Calcutta, India, and died in 2004.

Richard Hugh Carruthers was born on 6 September 1926 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, the first son of Hugh Boyton Carruthers, BA Cantab, a draper, and Constance Mary, a physiotherapist, daughter of Richard Reece Hardwicke, MRCS, LRCP, a surgeon born in 1859. He was educated at Chantry Mount Preparatory Sch

John Ball was a true general surgeon, having spent his entire consultant career in practice on the isolated Scottish island of Skye, where he established a first-class surgical reputation, as well as becoming a much loved and hugely respected local figure. His reputation on the island was such that

Onyemara Nduche 'Dick' Onyeaso was chief consultant surgeon at Aba General Hospital, Nigeria. He was born on 7 July 1931 in Enugu, Nigeria, the son of Samuel Onyeaso, a clerk, and Minah Onyeaso, a housewife. He was educated at St Peter's Primary School, Enugu, the Methodist College, Uzuakoli, and De

George Smith was a consultant general surgeon at Scarborough General Hospital. He was born on 19 August 1936 in Nainital in the foothills of the Himalayas. His father was a civil engineer in the Indian Service of Engineers and his mother was a dentist, who had graduated from Edinburgh in the early 1

John Leonard Sharpe was a surgeon in Nova Scotia, Canada. He qualified MB BS in 1956 and gained his FRCS in 1964. He died on 7 November 2010.

John Burgess was a consultant surgeon in Syracuse, New York state. He was born in Woodford Green, Essex, on 20 July 1935, the son of Phillip Stanley Douglas Burgess, a bank official, and Emily Mabel née Oliver. From Brookland’s Preparatory School he entered Bancroft’s School, Woodford Green, and the

Julian Charles Francis Townsend was a consultant surgeon at St Albans City Hospital, Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Welwyn Garden City, and Hill End Hospital. He studied at Pembroke College, Cambridge. He held house posts at St George's Hospital, London, and was then a registrar at the United Cardiff

Benson Ihukwumere Nwakanma gained his FRCS in 1964. He died in Imo State, Nigeria, on 31 August 2012, after a brief illness.

John Blake was a consultant surgeon at Mayday and Shirley Oaks hospitals, Croydon, and St Anthony's Hospital in Cheam. He was born on 7 February 1932. He was educated at Cambridge University and Westminster Hospital Medical School. He was a house surgeon at St James' Hospital, Balham, and then be

Adrian Kenneth Lowe was born in Brighton, Victoria, Australia on 3 June 1928. His father Edward William Francis Lowe was a store guide and his mother Wilhemena née de Korte was a medical practitioner. After attending Firbank Preparatory School in Brighton, he moved to Brighton Grammar School, Wesley