Reynold Francis Xavier Noronha or 'Rey' as we all knew him, was born on the island of Mombasa, in Kenya, on 3rd December 1940, the second son of a family of four (an older brother, Edwin, and younger sisters, Lydia and Bevinda). His parents, born and raised in the Portuguese colony of Goa (speaking

Michael Hall was a consultant urologist at the Forest Groups of Hospitals. He was born on 2 April 1925 in Peking, China. His father qualified in medicine from Durham. Soon after, in 1922, he took up a post at a mission hospital in China, moving with his newly-married wife to Peking. There he stayed

Rikus Schoonees was a urologist in Cape Town, South Africa. He was born in Kuruman, South Africa, on 20 October 1937. His father, Diderikus Anthonie Schoonees, was a university lecturer; his mother, Maria Magdalena Schoonees née Van Der Bergh, was the daughter of a farmer. He was educated at Paul Ro

Douglas Burland Duffy was born on 13 September 1919. He was the son of Bessie Rose Grant and Leontine Joseph Duffy, a manager. He attended Geelong College and Ormond College of the University of Melbourne where he qualified MB BS in 1942 and MS in 1947. He won the exhibition and Beaney Prize in surg

Peter Bruce was born Vienna 26 February 1931. He arrived in Australia in 1939 with his parents Paul and Mizzi Bruce. Peter's grandfather, Richard Bruchsteiner, was born in Hungary but moved to Vienna where he established a specialist printing works. Paul became manager of the business. In the afterm

Born at Sydney on 25 April 1888, son of Clarence Bridge, a woolbroker, and Helen MacMahon, his wife. Educated at St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney 1901-06 and at Sydney University 1907-11, he was a student of the first clinical school at Sydney Hospital 1909 and graduated with honours at the be

René Francis Anthony was a urologist at the Dr Georges L Dumont and the Moncton City hospitals, New Brunswick, Canada. He was born on 10 August 1934. He gained his fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1967. He was also a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada. He died on 18 Octo

Andrew Ball, always known to his friends as 'Andy', was a consultant urologist in Southend, Essex. He was born in Bristol on 22 July 1949, the son of Keith Seymour Ball and Joan S Ball née Godfrey. Both parents were schoolteachers in the city and in his youth he regularly accompanied his father to s

Samuel Scher started his medical studies at the University of Cape Town and, being a very bright student, he was awarded the MA in anatomy in 1926 with such brilliant classmates as Sir Solly Zuckerman, Tom Dry and David Slome. He then entered University College Hospital in London, qualified in 1930

Patrick Doyle was a consultant urologist at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge. He was born in Exeter on 27 October 1941, the son of William Doyle, the county medical officer for Devon, and Mary Dalton. Patrick was educated at Belmont Abbey School, Hereford, and St Bartholomew's Hospital, where he wa

Born in Manchester in 1934, John Bowden Garland studied medicine at Manchester University. After junior appointments, he specialised in urology and completed registrar appointments in Preston under Harry Graham and Dennis Poole-Wilson at Salford Royal Hospital. He wrote his MD thesis on chronic pros

William 'Bill' Thomas took up skiing at the age of 40 and, enjoying the challenge, soon made himself a competent skier by sheer hard work. He died suddenly while on a skiing holiday in St Moritz on 26 February 1982. He was educated at Dulwich College and Pembroke College, Oxford, completing his c