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

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

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