Jeffrey George Watson was a senior consultant urologist at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland. Born in Brisbane on 17 September 1924, he was the fourth child and third son of John Andrew Watson, an insurance manager, and his wife Minna Pauline née Maurice. After attending a Church

Appointed to a consultant post at Southmead Hospital, Bristol, in 1957, Norman Slade's professional career as a urologist was distinguished by many valuable contributions; his publications invariably concluded with a pertinent, practical message. His initial studies focused on postoperative urinary

Mike Snell was a consultant urologist at St Mary's Hospital, London. He was born in Nyasaland (now Malawi), where his father was a tea and coffee planter. He studied medicine at St Mary's, where he qualified in 1960, and was very much influenced by Kenneth Owen. After several junior posts, he decide

Basil Page was a specialist in urology at North Middlesex Hospital. He was born in Ilkley, Yorkshire, on 7 January 1910, the son of Frederick James Page, a mechanical engineer, and his wife Margaret née Casswell. He was educated at Clarence School, Weston-super-Mare, and Canford School, Dorset, from

John Connell Park was born on 4 May 1933 in Newtownards, County Down, the son of Samuel Park, a general practitioner, and Edith Helen Connell, a schoolteacher. He was educated at Repton and Queen's University, Belfast. He did his junior appointments at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, and then

Born in Manchester in 1934, John Bowden Garland studied medicine at Manchester University. After junior appointments, he specialised in urology and completed registrar appointments in Preston under Harry Graham and Dennis Poole-Wilson at Salford Royal Hospital. He wrote his MD thesis on chronic pros

Stuart Taylor was born in Braidwood, NSW and had a carefree childhood growing up as a country boy, attending Braidwood Primary School (often on horseback). He attended SCEGS (Shore), North Sydney as a boarder, having an enjoyable and successful school life and matriculated in 1952. He was accepte

Ronald Yaxley was a urologist in Brisbane, Queensland. 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

Geoffrey Yates-Bell was born in London on 6 December 1902, and educated at St Dunstan's College and King's College Hospital Medical School. He qualified in 1925 and subsequently held junior appointments at King's. In 1930, at the early age of 28, he was appointed consultant urologist to King's Colle

Keith Yeates was born a Scotsman but lived almost all his life in Newcastle upon Tyne where he made a great name for himself in urology and a fine reputation for his department. His father William was the manager of a tobacco company in Glasgow and his mother was Winifred, née Scott. They lived in H

James Sutherland, known as Hamish to his friends and colleagues, was a urologist in Quincy, Illinois, USA. He was born on 27 March 1922 in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of William James Sutherland, a police officer, and Jean Cummings Sutherland née Johnston. He attended Hyndland Senior Secondary School

Andrew Pengelly was a consultant urologist and medical director of the Royal Berkshire and Battle hospitals, Reading. He was born in Winchester on 25 April 1942, the son of Kenneth Pengelly, a headmaster, and Christine Winifred Pengelly née Lyon, a musician. He was educated at King’s School in Cante