Lindsay Grigg undertook his training in Melbourne, and then went to London where he undertook training in cardiothoracic surgery before returning to Australia. He also worked for a few years in Uganda where he did thoracic surgery and wrote about management of pyopericardium. He worked for a y

Richard Daniel Condon was a consultant general surgeon. Born in Sydney on 14 August 1917, he was the first child of Richard Condon, a teacher of electrical engineering, and his wife, Nelle née Nugent. He attended Marcellin College Randwick, a Roman Catholic secondary school for boys in New South Wal

Myer Glick was a general surgeon in New South Wales, Australia. Born in Leeds on 8 September 1913, he was the twelfth child and seventh son of Isaac Norman Glick, a businessman, and his wife Rachel née Berk. His father died prematurely while he was still young. His elder brother, Louis, who was the

Joseph Jaconelli gained MB BS at Sydney University in 1947. Shortly after this he came to London where he served as medical officer at Australia House in 1950. In 1952 he was a demonstrator at the Royal College of Surgeons, and in 1953 he was surgical registrar at the London Hospital. He gained the

Ian Potts was a consultant urologist in Sydney. He was born in Sydney on 30 September 1921, the son of Theodore Kenneth Potts and Violet Mary Potts née Canning. His father, uncle, brother, nephew and cousin were all doctors. He was educated at Newington College, where he was *dux*, and then went on

Malcolm Roberts Stanley qualified MB, BS in Sydney in 1944 and was appointed junior resident medical officer to the Sydney Hospital and became surgical registrar in 1945. During the second world war he was a Captain in the Australian Army Medical Corps Reserve. He became a Fellow of the College i

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

Donald James Wurth was a senior surgeon at Sutherland District Hospital in Sydney, New South Wales. Born in Sydney on 1 January 1921, he was the eldest of the two sons of Wallace James Wurth LLD and his wife Phyllis Bertha née Cavill. His brother qualified as an anaesthetist. Their father was chanc

Scott Charlton qualified MB, BS Sydney in 1933 and became resident medical officer to the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, in 1934. He served in the second world war as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the RAMC and eventually became honorary neurosurgeon to the Sydney Hospital and the Prince Henry Hospi

John Henry Kettle studied at Sydney University where he was President of the Medical Society 1952-3. He graduated MB BS in 1951 and became resident medical officer at the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney 1951-2. He came to England and was surgical registrar at St Luke's Hospital, Guildford, Surr

John Laidley Dowling worked as resident medical officer for the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, 1937-39. During the second world war he was with the RAMC and the AAMC and then became student supervisor to St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney. He was a Gordon Craig Travelling Scholar 1945-47 and durin

Claude Bertram Russell Mann was a general surgeon at the Royal Brisbane Hospital. Born in Cairns, Queensland on 30 March 1918, he was the son of Edgar Stanley Mann, an accountant, and his wife Grace Priscilla née Mayers. He was educated at Cairns State School, Eagle Junction (Brisbane) State School