John Oscar Reginald Stewart, known as ‘Oscar’, was one of three general surgeons serving the whole of Lincolnshire from Lincoln County Hospital in the days when no government targets had to be reached and, as a result, waiting lists were small. He was born in Belfast on 2 November 1922. His father,

Born on 30 May 1921 Alvarez was educated in France and Spain, and then at Solihull School and Birmingham University, graduating there in 1945. After three years postgraduate training, especially in thoracovascular surgery, first at St Chad's Hospital, Birmingham, and later in the United States at Bo

Robert William Higgins studied medicine at the National University of Ireland and qualified in 1921. He became house surgeon to the County Hospital in Lincoln and resident medical officer to the Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth and the King Edward VII Hospital for Officers in London. He served i

Lynton McHardie Berry was born on 19 August 1922 at Wellington, New Zealand; his father was Leonard James Berry, a business manager, and his mother was Gertrude Elaine Lawry, the daughter of a Minister of Religion. He was educated at Hataitai School, Rongatai College, and then entered Victoria Unive

Alfred Henry (Harry) Swithinbank graduated with honours from Liverpool University in 1943 and after resident appointments, he took the DA in 1945 and served in the Far East as an anaesthetic specialist in the Royal Army Medical Corps, attaining the rank of Major. He was a senior registrar at Stanley

Carl Georgeff was born in Perth, Western Australia, on 14 December 1913. His father, Michael, was a farmer, and his mother's name was Anna Kamburova. He attended Perth Boy's School, Perth Modern School and the University of Western Australia, before studying medicine at the University of Melbourne a

Few details are known of the life and work of Edwin French. He qualified in Toronto during the war. He came to England to specialise in surgery after the war and returned to Canada to work in Toronto. He died on February 8 1997.

Born in Tipperary, Ireland, Richard Nash was the son of Gerald and Margaret Nash. He was educated at University College Dublin, and came to England to specialise in surgery, doing a number of registrar jobs in London before taking the FRCS in 1951. He went to Canada in 1952, practising in Fort Garry

Charles Bruce Noble was born at Blantyre, Scotland, on 7 October 1919. His father, James Noble, was a consultant mining engineer. His mother was Shelagh Maclean, a farmer's daughter. He was educated at Hamilton Academy and Glasgow University, where he qualified with a distinction in material medica.

After qualifying MB BS with honours at Adelaide University in 1946 and a house appointment there, McCann served as a medical officer with the Australian forces in Japan in 1947-8. Coming to Britain in 1949 he held several junior posts before taking his Fellowship in 1951, and then was a registrar at

After qualifying in 1946 McGarry spent some time as an honorary demonstrator in anatomy at Queen's University Belfast, later becoming resident surgical officer of the Mater Infirmary Hospital, Belfast, and then surgeon at the same hospital. He died in December 1991, his death being reported to the C

David Bolt was a former President of the BMA. He was born in Llandaff, Glamorgan, on 21 September 1921. His father, Ernest Albert John, was a clerk in holy orders. His mother was Hilda Irene, née David. After Queen Elizabeth's Hospital School, Bristol, Bolt won a city senior scholarship to the Unive