Nothing is known of the career of Girdharlal Dayalji Adhia except that he was working at the Chowpathy Surgical Clinic in Bombay, India, when he died on 11 September 1982.

John Loewenthal was born on 22 December 1914, at Bondi, New South Wales, the son of Abraham Marcus Loewenthal, who worked with the Australian Mutual Providence Society, and of Carlotta Minnie. He was educated at Sydney Grammar School from 1925 to 1931 and was school captain in his last year. He then

Thomas Edward Wilson was born in Melbourne on 25 January 1913 and had a distinguished record at Scotch College, Melbourne, especially in geometry, and as a champion swimmer. He proceeded to Melbourne University, but while an undergraduate had the misfortune to lose both his parents; yet in spite of

Eric Vernon Barling was born in Sydney, Australia, on 26 April 1911. His father was Dr James E V Barling, a general practitioner, and his mother was Caroline F M Morgan, daughter of a general practitioner. He was educated at Trinity Grammar School, Dulwich Hill, and the King's School, Parramatta, an

Charles Holmes Bartlett was born at Painswick, Gloucestershire on 18 November 1913. To understand Charles's character fully we must look back to his father Reginald who was ordained into the Congregational Ministry in Bristol in 1905 and within a few months was working as a Missionary in New Guinea,

Sydney Graham Aitken became FRCS in 1946. Little is known about his life except that he was working at St Margaret's Hospital, Auckland, in 1975 when he disappeared from records, presumed to have died.

George Bentham Morris qualified MB, ChM Sydney in 1925 and began his career by holding posts at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, The Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney and the Royal Alexander Hospital for Children, Sydney. In the second world war he was a Squadron-Leader in the Royal Australian Air Forc

Richard Fitzwalter Read was born in Melbourne on 12 December 1916. His father was Fitzwalter Maurice Read and his mother, Ruby Wilkinson, a doctor's daughter. He was educated at Grimwade House, Melbourne Church of England Grammar School and Melbourne University. He did his clinical training at the R

Frederick Neil Street was born in Sydney on 19 June 1916. He was educated at Sydney Boys' High School and Sydney University, where he graduated with second class honours. He then did a year as resident medical officer at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, before joining the RAAMC in 1940. He

Naresh Parikh was born on 22 February 1919 in Palanpur, Gujurat State, India. He was the son of Keshavlal M Parikh, an ophthalmic surgeon, and of Maniben, née Shah, who was a daughter of Sir Chunilal B Mehta. His early education was at the RC High School, Ahmedabad University of Bombay, where he mat

Derek Ryder was born in New Plymouth in 1914. He was educated at Auckland Grammar School and Rotorua High School where he was dux and had a distinguished athletic record. He trained at Otago University, qualifying MB ChB in 1938. As an undergraduate he played rugby for four years with distinction. H

Nothing is known of the career of Ajit Kumar Basu except that he became a Fellow of the College in 1946 and returned to India where he became Honorary Professor of Surgery at the College of Medicine of the University of Calcutta. He died on 3 December 1986.