Baldev Raj Bahl was a general surgeon who worked for much of his career in Nigeria. He was born in 1931 in the state of Punjab, India, the eldest of five children. He lived with his mother, Sushila, and her family for most of his childhood as his father, Ram Lal, was working in Uganda with the Briti

Neil Orr was medical superintendent at the Mona Vale Hospital, Sydney. 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 Foster was a general surgeon in Essex, Ontario, Canada. 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

John Harold Frank Batstone was born on 25 May 1924 in the Belgian Congo, the son of John a clergyman and his wife, Gwendoline Lilian, née Hurst. After education at Collington Rise School, Bexhill, and Sherborne School, he went to Jesus College, Cambridge, gaining the Rustat Exhibition. He trained in

Jim Lawson was a consultant surgeon at North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary, Stoke-on-Trent. He was born in Birmingham on 28 October 1930. He was educated at King Edward’s School and qualified from Birmingham University Medical School in 1954, intercalating with a degree in physiology in 1952. He als

Charles James Hume Logan was born in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland on 3 March 1931. He was the only child of Isaac Logan, a cattle dealer, and his wife Margaretta née Charles. After attending school in Lisburn, he finished his education at Campbell College in Belfast from 1944 to 1949. A

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

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

Dhun Jal Irani née Sumariwalla was a general surgeon in Bombay, India. She was born in Bombay, the eldest daughter of Jaiji D Sumariwalla and Dinshaw Cawasji Sumariwalla, and had three brothers and three sisters. A very studious individual, Dhun received her early education in various institutions i

John Masterton epitomised the term "canny Scot" and also adopted the Aussie characteristic of giving everyone "a fair go". The Royal Australasian College of surgeons has indeed been fortunate that John chose to spend the last 52 years of his working life since 1963 here in Melbourne. The College

Earl Ming-Teh Lu was a consultant surgeon for over 40 years at the Mount Alvernia, Mount Elizabeth and Gleneagles Hospitals in Singapore. A talented artist, he was considered one of Singapore’s most prominent art patrons and philanthropists. Born in Hong Kong on 15 September 1925, he was the fourth

Sohan Ambalal Johari was born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan on 10 February 1932. He was the son of Ambalal Ishaklal Johari, a jeweller, and his wife Gomti A. née Tapara, whose father Daudas Tapara was a high court advocate. After attending Mahesh Shikshan Sansthan and Darbar High School, he enrolled at Jasw