Tony was the fourth child in a family of five of Patrick and Madeline Tynan, an Irish Catholic working class family living in Kogarah. He was educated locally first at St Patrick’s and then at Marist Brothers High School. He was a good student and always dreamed of becoming a doctor. His Dad, a

David Gwyn Thomas was a consultant urologist on the spinal injuries unit at Lodge Moor Hospital, Sheffield. He was born in Wells, Somerset on 22 February 1939, the only child of William David Thomas and Hannah Thomas née Thomas, who were Welsh. He was a talented academic, sportsman and pianist who o

Rob was appointed as a consultant urologist to the Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust in 2005. He was born on 21 October 1969 in London, the son of Malcolm I Brierly and Margaret A Brierly née Howard. He qualified from St Bartholomew Hospital Medical School in 1993, received his specialist training in Londo

Marek Miller was a consultant urologist at Northampton General Hospital and a professor at Cranfield University. 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

Professor Brian Peeling was a urologist who worked at the Royal Gwent and St Woolos hospitals. 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

Roger (known as ‘Rog’ throughout his life) was born in Auckland to Jack (Ian) Chambers, an accountant, and Betty (née Buddle). He was the middle of three boys – John older, and James, who died suddenly in infancy, younger. Sadly, their mother died of a ruptured aneurysm shortly after James death. Th

Roger Hole was a consultant urologist at the James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough. 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

Alder was born in Victoria, Australia and educated at Melbourne graduating from the University in 1949. After holding resident posts at the Prince Henry (1949-50) and Royal Children's (1951) hospitals, he came to England in 1953, served as Nuffield Demonstrator of Anatomy at Oxford, and took the Fel

Charles Ian Murphie was born on 23 September 1911 in Birkenhead where his father was a partner in a family business. He was educated at Birkenhead School and Cheltenham College where he was a scholar. He then went to Wadham College, Oxford and came up to King's College Hospital for his clinical work

John Fitzpatrick, professor and chairman of the department of surgery, Mater Misericordiae Hospital and University College, Dublin (UCD), was an internationally-renowned urologist. The son of a prominent lawyer, he was born in Dublin on 15 July 1948. He was educated at Gonzaga College and won a plac

Peter Cader Tuckfield was educated at the University of Melbourne and graduated MB BS in 1949. He then became RMO at Prince Henry's Hospital, and was promoted to registrar in 1951, and from 1951-1953 was associate assistant surgeon. He came to England to work for the FRCS which he obtained in 1956.

Born in 1889 in New Zealand son of the Public Trustee in Blenheim, he was educated at Marlborough College NZ and the University of Edinburgh where he qualified in 1914 and then held an appointment as house surgeon. After serving as resident surgical officer at St Peter's Hospital for Stone he was