Sandy Nield was born in Adelaide on 16 September 1931, the son of Hugh Kingsley Nield, a grain merchant, and Dorothy Hammond, née Cowell. He attended St Peter's College, Adelaide, whence he won a university bursarship to Adelaide University Medical School. There he won the Dr Davies Thomas scholarsh

Douglas Stanley-Jones was born in London on 2 February 1905. His father, Herbert Stanley-Jones, was a chartered accountant. His mother, Florence Eliza née Parry was the daughter of William Parkes Parry, a wholesale pharmacist, and the sister of Leonard Arthur Parry MD FRCS. Douglas was educated at W

Derek Wardle was a general surgeon and general practitioner in New South Wales, Australia. He was born in Herefordshire to Harold Wardle and Elsie Wardle née Clarkeson. As a boy, he loved working on local farms, developing a love of agricultural work that played out later in his life in Australia, w

Ronald Huck Chye Kok was a general practitioner who lived in Scarborough. 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

James Forrest Shepherd was born on 3 December 1899 and educated at Aberdeen University where he graduated MB ChB, in 1922. He then spent a short time in general practice and a year as house surgeon at the Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, Monmouthshire. In 1924 he joined the Indian Medical Service and

John Whittingdale, the son of Dr John Flasby Lawrance Whittingdale, MB Cambridge, MRCS, and of Marie Whittingdale (née Jennings), was born on 14 June 1894 in Sherborne, Dorset. He was to spend most of his long life in that place. After education at Sherborne Preparatory School and Sherborne School,

Heather Margaret Dukes was a general surgeon, paediatrician and general practitioner. She was born Heather Margaret Starkie in Hyde, Cheshire on 4 September 1942. Her father, Colin Starkie, was medical officer of health for Kidderminster; her mother was Margaret Joyce Starkie née Wrigley. She was ed

Humphrey Walter Gowland was born in 1918 in Dunedin, New Zealand, the second son of Percy Gowland, who later became the eminent Professor of Anatomy at Otago Medical School. He was educated at first in Dunedin and later at Waitaki College where he had a distinguished international athletic career. H

Born on 7 April 1891 at Tonbridge, Kent, John William Hawksley Grice was educated at Yardley Court School, Tonbridge School and Guy's Hospital Medical School. During the first world war he left his medical studies at Guy's and went to France as a dresser; later he returned to Guy's and qualified in

Ronald Frank Guymer was born in London on 7 June 1901, the eldest child of Frank Guymer, wholesale corn and grain merchant, one of whose wharves now supports the Festival Hall. Guymer was educated at Durston House, Ealing, and Westminster School where he played football for the school and gained sev

Robert Allen Fitzsimons was born on 16 March 1892 at Maugherow, County Sligo, Ireland, and educated there at Summerhill College. He entered the Customs and Excise branch of the Civil Service by competitive examination in 1911 and in 1912 was transferred from Ireland to the Custom House at Billingsga

Joseph Arthur Russell Johnson was born on 30 December 1913 and his early education was at King Edward VII School in Birmingham, where he was a foundation scholar. He entered Birmingham University for his medical studies, graduating in 1936 and subsequently serving as house officer in his teaching ho