William Lamb, known as ‘Bill’, was a consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge and Peterborough District Hospital from 1971 to 2003. He was born in Charlton, London, to Harold Theodore Lamb, a captain in the Merchant Marine, and Rhoda Mary Lamb née Clark, a hea

Bob Woodwards was a consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon at the Royal Blackburn Hospital. 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

Norman Lester Rowe was born on 15 December 1915 in Paganhill, Stroud, Gloucestershire. His father was Arthur William Rowe OBE and was a civil servant. His mother was Lucy Adams. He attended preparatory school at Neville House, Eastbourne, Sussex, and public school at Malvern College, Worcestershire.

Anthony James Sear was an oral and maxillofacial surgeon in Worcestershire. 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

Peter Bayliss Clarke was a consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. 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

Gordon Hardman was a consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon in north Wales. This is a draft obituary. If you have any information about this surgeon, or are interested in writing this obituary, please email

Colin Wishart, Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon, died peacefully in Poole General Hospital on 5 July 2001, aged 81. Colin was born in Edinburgh on 26 January 1920, one of twin boys. He attended George Watson’s Boys College and later entered the Dental School where he was an enthusiasti

Geoffrey Slaney Hoggins, consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon, died on January 4 2000, aged 84. ‘Geoff’ as he was affectionately known by colleagues throughout the hospital service in the Midlands, was educated at Bedford School, King Edward’s School Birmingham, and Birmingham University.

Roy Ivor Harding Whitlock was an oral and maxillofacial surgeon in Belfast. 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.

Rüdiger Becker was chair of oral and maxillofacial surgery and director of the centre for dentistry, oral and maxillofacial medicine at Westphalian Wilhelms University, Münster, Germany. He was born in 1927. At Münster he was also vice dean and then dean of the medical faculty. He was primarily f

Dennis Leveson Wedgwood was professor and chairman of the division of oral surgery at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, 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

Gordon Robert Seward was a professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery at the London Hospital Medical College’s dental school and a pioneer in the development of maxillofacial surgery. He was born on 18 December 1925 in London, in the borough of Hackney, the only child of Percy Robert Seward (a mast