Hugh Arnold Freeman Dudley was professor of surgery at St Mary's Hospital, London, and foundation professor of surgery at Monash University, Melbourne. He was born in Dublin on 1 July 1925, the third child and first son of Walter Lionel Dudley, a schoolmaster, and Ethel Marion Dudley née Smith. He w

John Richard Stares Blake (known as Richard) was a consultant surgeon at King's Mill Centre for Health Care Services, Sutton-in-Ashfield. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School in Northwood, north London, and then went on to study medicine at Middlesex Hospital Medical School. He qualified in 1

William Jones Owen was a consultant surgeon at Guy’s and St Thomas’s Hospitals and a senior lecturer at King’s College, London. He spent his early life in north Wales, where he excelled at his academic work, rugby, music and Welsh. He won first prize in a recital group at the Urdd National Eisteddfo

Gerald Courtenay Davies was born on 10 June 1947 in Newport, Monmouthshire. His father was Gordon Davies, a senior officer in the Wales Gas Board. His mother was Edna Maud née Hunter. He was educated at the High School for Boys in Cardiff and studied medicine at the Westminster Hospital. There he wo

William Ernest Waterfall was a surgeon in Ontario, Canada. He was born in Manchester in 1943. His mother’s maiden name was Taylor. He qualified MRCS LRCP in 1969 and gained his FRCS in 1974. He emigrated to Canada and at the time of his death lived in Dundas, Ontario. He was married to Janet and

Colin Neil Davison, the only son of a company secretary, was born on 27 April 1948. He was educated at Woodhouse Grammar School, North Finchley, and Charing Cross Hospital. He had an excellent student record and secured the Huxley Prize in physiology; the second clinical prize and later the Gordon H

Rory Francis McCloy was a general surgeon at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital. 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.

Brian Rees was the lead cancer clinician at the University Hospital of Wales and a former council member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. 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.

Graham Edward Foster studied medicine at Liverpool University and graduated MB, ChB in 1968. In 1974 he passed the fellowship of the college. He did house jobs at the Liverpool Royal Infirmary and was a lecturer and demonstrator in anatomy at the University. Moving to Nottingham he lectured in surge

Falah Shawkat Al-Naib was a senior consultant surgeon and head of the department of surgery at Al Diwaniya General Hospital, Iraq. He was born in Baghdad, Iraq on 1 July 1942 and was educated in the city. He studied medicine at the University of Baghdad medical school and qualified in 1966. He t

Allan Richard Askew was a consultant general surgeon at the Royal Brisbane Hospital, Queensland. 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

Eric William Taylor was a consultant surgeon at Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Greenock. Born on 31 December 1943 he was the eldest of the five children of William George Taylor, a prison officer, and his wife Nancy Lilian née Mannering, the daughter of a dockyard employee. Educated at the Thomas Hardye