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.

George Decker was chief of surgery at J G Strijdom Hospital, Johannesburg, one of the five main provincial teaching hospitals of the University of the Witwatersrand. He was born in Mossel Bay, a coastal town in the Cape Province of South Africa. His parents were of Dutch and German decent; his only

John McFarland was a consultant surgeon in Liverpool. He was born on 17 September 1930 in Rodney Street, Liverpool, into a well-established medical family. His father, Bryan McFarland, was professor of orthopaedics at the city's university; his mother, Ethel McFarland née Ashton, was also a doctor.

Brian Haggart was a consultant general surgeon at Walton and Fazakerley hospitals in Liverpool. He was born in Walton, Liverpool, on 6 May 1928, the eldest of three children. He had two younger, twin sisters, Shirley and Pauline. They were from a modest background; their father worked for Reece's Da

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

Sir Anthony Grabham was a consultant surgeon at Kettering General Hospital and an influential chairman of the British Medical Association (BMA). He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne on 19 July 1930. His father, John Grabham, was a police inspector; his mother was Lily Grabham. He was educated at St Cu

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

Iain Ferguson MacLaren was born on 28 September 1927 in Edinburgh. His father, Patrick MacLaren, was a GP in a one man practice. Initially educated at the Edinburgh Academy, he won a scholarship to Fettes College in 1939. Proceeding to Edinburgh University, he qualified in medicine in 1949 and began

Graham Gordon Dinning was a consultant surgeon at Nepean Hospital, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia. He was born on 6 February 1929 in Belmore, New South Wales, the son of Benjamin Gordon Dinning, an agent with Australian Mercantile, a land and financial company, and Lavinia Margaret Dinning née

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

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

Darrel Felix Weinmann was educated at St Peter’s College, Colombo where he was a high achiever both academically and on the sports field, becoming school cricket captain. He studied medicine in Sri Lanka, qualifying with first class honours and winning the Hallet prize, and then travelled to the UK.