John Neville Ormrod was a consultant ophthalmic surgeon in Kent. He was born in Birmingham on 12 December 1922 to James Ormrod, a dental surgeon, and Dorothy Ormrod née Wilson. His early schooling was in Birmingham at Chigwell House and Lickey Hills preparatory schools, and then at Aldenham School,

Thomas Gerrard O'Driscoll was a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at the regional eye unit, Oldchurch Hospital, Romford. He was born in Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland, on 5 December 1924, the second son of Patrick O'Driscoll, a civil servant in the Customs and Excise, and Mary O'Driscoll née O'Carroll. H

Gordon Joseph Clowes was a general and trauma surgeon in Sydney, Australia. He was born in Sydney on 13 April 1921, the son of Joseph Clowes, a grazier, and Mary Clowes née Lancashire, a housewife. Both of his parents had been born in Manchester, England. His mother was a volunteer nurse in the Firs

Elwin George Currow was chief executive officer of the Royal Newcastle Hospital, New South Wales, Australia. Born on 16 September 1926 in Auckland, he was the son of George Arthur Currow, a school master and his wife Marguerite Dulce Marion née Fury who was also a teacher. He attended several school

Leslie Brian Fleming was a reader in surgery at the University of Newcastle and a consultant surgeon at the Royal Victoria Infirmary. He studied medicine in Newcastle and, after qualifying, specialised in surgery, becoming a senior registrar at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle. He spent a y

Labeeb Isaac McGuire was a general surgeon in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He was born in Bishmizzine, Lebanon on 15 June 1924, the son of Khalil and Katrine (née Jeba). His father, whose original surname was Muffarrij, had emigrated to Australia in 1891 and, after acquiring the wool broking fir

George Allen Dalton was an ENT surgeon in Birmingham. Born in Coventry on 15 June 1924, he was the son of George Thomas Dalton, a farmer, and his wife Elsie Emily née Hence. He attended Walsgrave Colliery School from 1929 to 1935, Bablake School in Coventry from 1935 to 1940 and King Edward VI Schoo

John Daniel Crowley was an obstetrician and gynaecologist in Palmerston North, New Zealand. He was born in Greymouth, New Zealand on 18 July 1926, and was educated at St Bede’s College in Christchurch during the Second World War. He then studied medicine at Otago, qualifying in 1952. He went to t

Aubrey Charles Bowring, known as ‘Toby’, was head of paediatric surgery at Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales. He was born in Sydney on 10 January 1924 to Clarence Bowring, a railway conductor, and Ella Bowring née Ryan. The family later moved to Albury, New South Wales. At kinder

Joseph Bernard Borman was born in Krugersdorp, South Africa on 3 July 1929. He was the son of Zalman Borman and his wife Leah née Berman. Both his parents were in business and his sister, Hannah, eventually qualified as a physiotherapist. Educated at Krugersdorp High School, he then proceeded to stu

Sailendra Bhattacharyya was born in Calcutta on 26 November 1924, the fourth child and eldest son of Shri Jagatnarayan Bhattacharyya and his wife Debi née Bagalasundari. His father was a businessman and the nephew of a famous homeopathic doctor, Shri Mahesh Chandra Bhattacharyya. After attending the

Robert (Bob) Britten-Jones was a senior visiting surgeon at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia. He was born in Adelaide on 9 June 1928. His father, Thomas Alan Britten Jones, was a consultant general surgeon at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of En