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

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

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

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

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

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

Michael Moreny was a general surgeon in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia. He was born in London on 25 August 1939, the only child of Harry Lewis Moreny and Betty Edith Fletcher Moreny née Norton; Harry was an entertainer and Betty was an actress. Both parents travelled widely and performed all over

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

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

James Bernard Bourke (Jim) was born on 8 November 1940 and studied medicine at Cambridge University and the London Hospital, graduating MB,BChir in 1965. He passed the fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1967 and that of the college in 1969. After working as a lecturer in sur

Timothy Flew was a consultant general surgeon in Weston-super-Mare. 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