Denis Shaw was a consultant surgeon at Keighley and Airedale. He qualified at Leeds in 1940, having represented the Combined English Universities at fencing, and taking his turn at fire-watching. He always remembered watching bombs dropping on the City Museum. After house jobs he joined the RAMC, ri

Alan Pollock was a consultant surgeon at Scarborough Hospital, Yorkshire. He was born on 10 September 1921 in Johannesburg, South Africa, and went to school and University in Cape Town, where he graduated in medicine in 1943, winning a medal in surgery along the way. After house appointments he join

John Raine, one of New Zealand's most distinguished surgeons, was born on 12 March 1919 in Wellington. His father John was an importer of china and glassware. His mother was Harriet Eva née Cox. John was educated at Scots College, Wellington, where he was *dux* in 1933, winnng the Pattie cup for the

Bryan Luker was a consultant general surgeon at Rotherham and Mexborough hospitals. He was born in London, in Hampstead, on 5 July 1916, the only child of Herbert William Luker MBE and Ella Matilda Henrietta, the daughter of Adam Hauch, the headmaster of the local grammar school in Roskilde, Denmark

John Alvah MacDougall qualified in medicine from Manchester in 1934. He settled in Vancouver, Canada, where he became surgeon to the Vancouver General Hospital and to the British Columbia Cancer Institute. He was Clinical Associate Professor to the department of surgery at the University of British

Noel Curtis Newton was born on 28 June 1917 at Ashfield, Sydney, Australia. His father was a pharmacist. He was educated at St Joseph's College and Sydney University. He qualified in 1941. He had poliomyelitis at the age of three years, which left him partly paralysed in one leg, and prevented him f

George Clifford Jennings graduated in New Zealand and during the second world war he served as a regimental medical officer in the Western Desert. At Sidi Rezegh he was blown up by a land mine and was captured and transferred to Italy where he spent a very difficult time as a prisoner of war till he

Gottlieb graduated from the University of Witwatersrand in 1934 and practised in Johannesburg. After the second world war he came to Britain for postgraduate study, and took the Edinburgh and English Fellowship. Returning to South Africa he practised successfully as a surgical consultant at 904 Harl

John Alan Carr studied medicine at Durham University and King's College Hospital in London. He held posts at the Stockport Infirmary, the Grimsby and District General Hospital and St Peter's and St Paul's Hospitals in London. He was surgical registrar to the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-upon-

Little is known of the life of Isaac William Ball. Having qualified at Manchester in 1937 he served during the second world war as a Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander in the RNVR. He held posts at the Christie Cancer Hospital, Manchester, and the Manchester Royal Infirmary and was a demonstrator in anato

Robert Cohen was born in Liverpool on 18 April 1914, the only son of Leslie Cohen, director of a furniture company, and Rebecca, née Levy. He was educated at Liverpool College and the University of Liverpool Medical School where he distinguished himself in athletics and rugby football, representi

Educated at the University of Toronto, where he graduated in 1940. After war service he took the Fellowship in 1948 and then returned to Canada, settling at Vancouver, British Colombia where he was Medical Officer to the Workmen's Compensation Board. He died in Vancouver on 8 September 1972 in his f