Richard Wellesley Morgan Rees was a consultant urologist at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff. He was born on 13 January 1935 in Stourbridge, Staffordshire, the son of Theodore Foulkes Rees, a pharmacist, and Edith Louise Rees née Colley. He studied medicine at the University of Birmingham

Victor Wilkinson Dix was born in Dorset on 24 May 1899 and educated privately. He served in the Royal Flying Corps from 1917 to 1919, then went up to Cambridge to study medicine there and at the London Hospital. He was appointed assistant surgeon to the London in 1930 and eventually became Professor

Lynn Edwards was born in Gorseinon on 12 April 1939, the son of a lecturer in the Smith Reardon Nautical College. He was educated at Cardiff High School for Boys from which he won a state scholarship and an open exhibition to Downing College Cambridge. There he rowed and played rugby football, and w

Michael Leo Kennedy, always known as Leo, was born in Dublin on 18 July 1903, one of 11 children of a surgeon, Denis Kennedy, who worked at St Vincent's Hospital, Dublin, and Mary, née Langan. Five of his siblings became doctors. He was educated at Belvedere College, Clongowes Wood College and Unive

George Frederick Langley was born on 11 September 1907. He received his medical education at Bristol University where he qualified MB, ChB with honours in 1930 and was awarded the silver medal, and passed the Conjoint examination in the same year. He obtained the Fellowship in 1932 and proceeded ChM

Edgar Freshman received his medical education at Manchester University and at the London Hospital qualifying MB ChB in 1922 and passing the Conjoint examination two years later. He spent most of the early years of his professional life in Manchester and Birmingham, before moving to London, where he

John Swinney was born in Durham on 12 June 1912, the son of Thomas Swinney, a business man, and Hannah, née Surtees. He was educated at the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and Durham University where he graduated MB, BS in 1935, having won the Stephen Scott Scholarship, the Sewell Prize a

Frank Hurford qualified in Bristol and after junior posts joined the RAMC where he became a surgical specialist, taking the FRCS whilst still serving. After the war he lectured in anatomy at King's College Hospital before going back to Bristol where he specialised in urology, becoming senior registr

Born in Australia in 1903, John Gordon Sandrey went to Sydney High School where he won a scholarship to Sydney University from which he graduated MB, ChB with honours in 1926. After two years he came to London where he trained in surgery while holding posts as resident surgical officer at St Mark's

Anthony Joseph Rushford was born in 1924. He qualified in medicine in 1946 from St Mary's Hospital Medical School and became a Fellow of the College in 1950. He moved to the United States and settled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Specialising in urology he joined the staffs of the Forbes Metropolitan

Noel Stephen Slater qualified MB BS in 1940 from University College Hospital. He served in the RAMC with the rank of Captain and was appointed surgeon to Edgware General Hospital. He became surgeon in charge of the urological department of the Hendon District Hospital and published papers on peptic

Joel Gabe was educated at King's College, London, and the Westminster Hospital and qualified with the Conjoint Diploma in 1925 and graduated MB BS in 1927, gaining the Fellowship in 1931. After junior posts at St Paul's Hospital and at the Royal Northern Hospital, he specialized in urology and wa