David Bowen Morgan Williams was born in Cardiff on 6 November 1930 and after early education at Epsom College entered the University of Wales in 1946. He graduated as Bachelor of Science in 1950 and qualified three years later. Despite having had a mid-thigh amputation in adolescence he was determin

Michael Douglas Mary Staunton, known as 'Dudley', was a general surgeon in London with an interest in oncology. He was born on 8 September 1925 in Swinford, County Mayo, Ireland, where his father Michael Douglas Staunton was a dispensary doctor. His mother was Ursula Mellett. Of the six children, al

Balwant Shenolikar was born in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India, on 22 November 1923, where his father, Kashinath Shenolikar, was a lawyer. His mother was Indira née Garde. He was educated at the College of Science of the University of Nagpur, and Carmichael Medical College, Calcutta, where he won prize

Joseph Roger Boulle was born on 23 March 1922 at Tinley Manor on the Natal north coast. His parents were of French-Mauritian origin and he was brought up on a sugar plantation where he acquired manual dexterity at an early stage. After completing his early education he entered the University of C

Douglas Mackenzie qualified MB BS at Sydney University in 1952 and held house posts at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, before obtaining a registrarship at the Southend General Hospital, Sydney. He subsequently came to Britain and gained the Fellowship in 1957. Returning to Australia, he wa

James William Monaro was born at Leichhardt, Queensland, Australia, on 1 May, 1921. He was educated by the Christian Brothers at Lewisham. During the second world war he joined the Royal Australasian Air Force and was posted to 338 Radar Station in Townsville. In 1943 he went to Papua, New Guinea, L

John Done was a consultant surgeon at the Royal Preston Hospital. He was born in Urmston, Manchester, on 11 January 1929, where his father, Bertram Done, was a structural engineer. His mother was Annie May née Bateman. He went to Manchester Grammar School with an entrance scholarship and did his med

Peter Knipe was born on 3 March 1929 in Whitehaven, the son of William Edward Knipe, a schoolmaster, and his wife, Doris Margaret. He was educated at Whitehaven Grammar School and St Bartholomew's Hospital, where he played rugby football for the hospital and the United Hospitals XV, and gained honou

Anthony (Tony) Benjamin Oliveira was born in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) on 23 November 1923, the only child of Benjamin Ernest Graeme Oliveira and Edith Glenny, née Davies. He was educated at Stowe School and King's College, London, and later at Westminster Hospital. During the second world war he enlist

Nunn received his medical education at the University of Adelaide, qualifying MB BS there in 1951. He came to Britain and passed the Fellowship examination in 1957, before returning to Australia, where he practised at Claremont, WA. He was staff specialist at the Royal Perth Hospital in 1959 and als

Walter John Burfitt-Williams was born in Bellevue Hill, Sydney, on 27 June 1927. His father, Grosvenor John Williams, was an ophthalmic surgeon. His mother, Mary Boyd Burfitt, was a physician. Two of his brothers were doctors - Thomas was a physician and Grosvenor, an ophthalmologist. Walter was

James Lythgoe was born in Wilmslow, Cheshire, on 10 November 1926, the son of Sir James Lythgoe CBE, a municipal accountant, who was quondam Chairman of the Manchester Regional Hospital Board, and Dorothy May, née Ashworth. He was educated at Bootham School, York, and St John's College, Cambridge, b