Pradip Majumdar gained his FRCS in 1960. He lived in Calcutta, India. His death was notified to the Royal College of Surgeons in October 2006.

Bhanu Ratilal Shah was a surgeon who practised in Mumbai, India. He gained his FRCS in 1960.

Roger James was a general surgeon who lived and worked in Canada. He qualified from the University of Sheffield in 1953 and passed the fellowship in 1960. He moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba where he was on the staff of the Misericordia General and Victoria General Hospitals. He died on 18 January 2007.

Ivo Smith studied medicine at the University of Cambridge and trained at St Mary’s Hospital. After house jobs at the Royal Northern, St Mary’s and the Royal Masonic Hospitals he passed the fellowship of the college in 1960. He was appointed consultant surgeon at Guy’s and the Lewisham Hospitals. He

John Malcolm Seaforth Hague was a consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon at Kettering General Hospital. He studied medicine at Middlesex Hospital Medical School, qualifying MB BS in 1953. He was a registrar in general surgery at Ipswich and East Suffolk Hospital before specialising in orthopaedic

William Michael Mee was a consultant surgeon at Luton and Dunstable Hospital. He was born on 27 February 1928 and studied medicine at St Mary's Hospital Medical School, qualifying in 1954. He gained his FRCS in 1960. Prior to his appointment at Luton and Dunstable Hospital he was a senior surgica

Benarsi Talwar was a general surgeon in Chandigarh, India. 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

David Martin Burgess was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. He was born in London on 10 February 1928, the son of Gilbert Beckett Burgess and Margaret Jessie Burgess née Morley. He attended Charing Cross Hospital Medical School and qualified in 1954. He gained his FRCS i

John Russell was a surgeon who lived in Tenterden, Kent. 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

Arthur Bates was a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist in Northampton. Born on 10 December 1923 he was the son of Arthur Bates, a master engineer, and his wife Florence May née Potter. After studying medicine at Cambridge University he was appointed house surgeon at St Bartholomew’s Hospital a

Theodore Chukwuemeka Ezeokpue Mbanefo was a general surgeon in Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria. He was born on 9 November 1927 and studied medicine at Leeds University, qualifying in 1955. He gained his FRCS in 1960. He became a specialist surgeon for the Department of Health in Nigeria. He

Ann Elizabeth Johnson studied medicine at London University and graduated MB, BS in 1965. She passed the fellowship of the college in 1960. In 1965 she obtained the diploma in medical radiology technology from University College Hospital Medical School and, ten years later, became a fellow of the R