Donald Currie was the eldest son of James Irvine Currie, who was a woollen manufacturer in Leeds. He was educated at Leeds Grammar School and Leeds University, and obtained his medical training at the London Hospital. His studies were interrupted by the outbreak of the first world war and at the age of 18 he was commissioned in the Leeds Rifles. He served on the Somme, and was gassed at Thiepval and invalided home. In 1918 Currie resumed his medical studies during which time he became President of the Leeds Union and played cricket for his medical school. He graduated with honours in 1921 and took his Fellowship two years later. After being appointed house surgeon and then resident casualty officer at Leeds General Infirmary he married and settled in general practice in Colwyn Bay in partnership with Dr S Willis, and in 1938 was joined by Dr A Millar. On the advent of the NHS he became consultant surgeon to the Colwyn Bay and West Denbighshire Hospital, retiring from these posts in 1962. Six months later he again took up general practice where he remained up to the time of his death. Currie was a first-class general surgeon and took an especial interest in the development of the out-patient department of the Colwyn Bay Hospital. He was also a member of Rotary, being its local President in 1934-1935 and later he became President of the Colwyn Bay Medical Society. His hobbies included model engineering, sailing and acting, which he only gave up when his heart began to trouble him. He died after a short illness on 28 January 1966.