Peter James was a consultant thoracic surgeon in Uganda and latterly a consultant radiologist at Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester. He was born on 19 September 1921 in Nailsea, north Somerset, the son of Walter Ashman, a chartered surveyor, and Hilda Ashman née Kitley, a nurse who had served at sea w

Eric Murray studied medicine in Aberdeen, qualifying in 1944. After junior posts, he did his National Service, and afterwards worked as a registrar on rotation at Luton and Dunstable, the Central Middlesex and the Royal Free Hospitals. In 1959, he was appointed consultant surgeon initially at Tilbur

Dennis Stoker was a consultant radiologist at the Royal National Orthopaedic and St George’s hospitals, London. He was born in London, the son of George Morris Stoker, a general practitioner, and Elsie Margaret ‘Peggy’ Stoker née McQueen. He was educated at Oundle School and then studied medicine at

Lawrence Brock ('Laurie') was born of missionary parents in 1923 at Honan, China. His first degree was in chemistry, and then after qualifying he did research in neurophysiology with Professor Sir John Eccles and subsequently in Cambridge. He then trained in surgery, but decided after lumbar disc pr

William Mackie 'Bill' Ross was head of radiotherapy at Newcastle General Hospital and a former president of the Royal College of Radiologists. He was born in Glasgow on 14 December 1922. His father, Harry Caithness Ross, was a professional golfer in Durham; his mother, Catherine Ross née Mackie, was

Robert Steiner was professor of diagnostic radiology at the University of London, and the outstanding British radiologist of the second half of the 20th century. Born in Prague, the son of Rudolf Maxmilian Steiner, a banker, and Clary Steiner née Nordlinger, he was forced to leave his studies at the

Thomas Lodge was a consultant radiologist at Sheffield and a former President of the Faculty of Radiologists. He was born in Sheffield on 25 November 1909, the son of James Lodge, a cutlery manufacturer, and Margaret Lowery. He was educated at the Central Secondary School, Sheffield, from which he w

Graduating in engineering at London University in 1933, he later entered the medical school of the Middlesex Hospital, qualifying in 1938. He held a house surgeon's appointment at the West London Hospital and then became resident medical officer at the Radium Institute in 1931. In 1939 he joined the

Irene Margaret Stanford McEwan née Cade was a consultant radiologist in Portsmouth. She was born in London on 15 January 1925, the second daughter of Sir Stanford Cade, the surgeon, and Margaret Hester née Agate, the daughter of the organist at Paisley Abbey. Irene was educated at Queen's College, H

William Box was born on 1 December 1924, in Hampstead, London. His parents were William J O Box, a caterer, and Dorothea, née Green, a model. He was educated at Hilltop Hall School, Seaford, Haileybury, Trinity College, Dublin, and Edinburgh. After qualifying, he worked in junior surgical posts in C

Brian Kendall was director of the Lysholm department of radiology at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London. He was born in Bolton, Lancashire, the son of Gilbert Kendall, a tanner, and Elsie Kendall née Holt. Aged seven, following the death of his mother, his family moved to L

Born 19 July 1889 the eldest son and second child of John Howard Douglas Redding, MOH for the Huntingdon Urban District Council, who practised at Ramsey, Huntingdonshire, and Edith Mary Kelly, his wife. J M Redding was educated at Beaumont College, Old Windsor, 1903-07, and then began his medical ed