Colin Stewart McArdle was professor of surgery at the University of Edinburgh. He was born on 10 October 1939 in Glasgow, the son of Alfred McArdle and May McArdle née Baird. Both of his parents were teachers. His sister Helen also became a doctor. He was educated at Jordanhill College School and th

Roger Kirby was a consultant general surgeon at the University Hospital of Hartlepool. Born in Hartlepool in 1939, he was educated there and then proceeded to qualify MB, BS from Durham University in 1962 and to pass the fellowship of the College in 1969. He became senior surgical registrar at the R

Phoebus Perdikis was an eminent general surgeon in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was born in Johannesburg on 1 July 1933, the son of Costa Perdikis, a manufacturer of sweets, and Amalia Perdikis née Sauuides, both members of the South African Greek community. He was educated at Park School and Fore

Chester Troy was a consultant general surgeon in Melbourne, Australia. He was born in Summer Hill, New South Wales, on 24 March 1932, the son of Bert Troy (formerly Trunkowski), a clothing manufacturer, and Ida Troy née Beresniakoff, a housewife. The family moved to Melbourne and Troy attended Scotc

Peter Alan Dupont was a consultant surgeon at Flinders Medical Centre, South Australia. He was born in 1938 in France and lived as a child in West Africa. When he was a small boy his mother died and he returned to family in the UK. He completed his education in Colchester before entering St Mary's H

Keith Reynolds was a consultant surgeon at Charing Cross Hospital, London. He was born in 1939 and studied medicine at Charing Cross Medical School, where he graduated in 1964. He held junior posts at St James's Hospital, Balham, under Norman Tanner. Whilst at Balham, he reviewed 4,000 cases of haem

Sri Skandarajah was a consultant general surgeon at Latrobe Regional Hospital, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia for 37 years. He made an outstanding contribution to medicine in the Latrobe Valley and the care of and kindness towards multigenerational families will be his legacy. Born on 18 August 1

Graham Barrett was a general surgeon in Windsor. He was born on 23 November 1939 in Deptford, London. He gained his MB BS in 1962 and his FRCS in 1969. He was a registrar in surgery at Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood and then a Bernard Sunley research fellow at the Royal College of Surgeons. Hi

Ian Hector Stewart was born on 16th May 1937 in Perth, Western Australia. He was the eldest of the three sons of Sir Hector Hamilton Stewart and his wife Winifred Wheatley née Viotti, a farmer’s daughter. Sir Hector was a fellow of the college, a distinguished surgeon and public servant. After atten

William Renton-Power was a consultant surgeon in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. 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.

Trevor Morgan was a general surgeon in Edson, Alberta, Canada. 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

Anil Chandra Chatterjee was a general surgeon who also specialised in surgical oncology and urology. Born in Burdwan, West Bengal on 1 June 1929, he was the son of Atul Chatterjee, a dispenser for the Eastern Railway of India, and his wife Achala Devi née Mukerjee. He studied chemistry at the Presid