William Robert Griffith Thomas was a consultant general surgeon at Glangwili General Hospital, Carmathen, Wales. He studied medicine in Wales, qualifying in 1957, and gained his FRCS in 1965. He died on 30 January 2009, aged 73. He was survived by his wife Jenny and children Ruth, Edward, Kate and

Mahavir Pershad Chaturvedi was a general surgeon. His last-known address was in New York, USA. He was born in Benares, India, on 12 May 1922. His father, Mulchandji Chaturvedi, was a railway claims inspector. His mother, Phoolkunwar Chaturvedi née Chowdry, was the daughter of a banker. He was educat