John Henry Charles Phillips was born in Hampstead, London, on 24 April 1917, the son of Samuel Phillips, an import and export businessman, and his wife Elise. He was educated at Heathmount School, Hampstead, and Hillsbrow School, Redhill, before going to the Leys School, Cambridge. His medical studi

After serving in the Australian Imperial Forces from 1942 to 1966, Donald Norman Leckie qualified MB BS at Sydney in 1953. From that time he held a number of posts at the Balmain District Hospital, Sydney, including that of medical superintendent, until he came to Britain in 1957. Here he held posts

Emanoel Lee, an identical twin, was born on 20 March 1933 in Johannesburg to Harry Lee, a consultant dermatologist, and his wife Zema, née Pencharz. He attended the Park Town High School in Johannesburg and proceeded to Witwatersrand Medical School from where he qualified in 1955. After junior appoi

Douglas Lang Stevenson was born in Edinburgh on 15 March 1912. He was educated at the Edinburgh Academy and studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, qualifying in 1934. He trained in surgery in Liverpool, Wolverhampton and Leicester before being appointed assistant surgeon at Oldchurch Hospi

Beric Stutter was born in North London. After graduating in 1938 at the Middlesex Hospital he held various resident posts with the intention of making a career in surgery. War intervened, he joined the Royal Navy and took part in the evacuation of Dunkirk. He served in Arctic convoys, the Mediterran

Stanley Willson Holmes was born in Reading on 1 October 1906, the son of Arthur Perceval Holmes, a company director and Emily Mabel Mills, sister of Bertram Mills the circus proprietor. His early education was at Hendon Preparatory School and University College School, Hampstead, after which he ente

John Graham Ross was a general surgeon at Saint Boniface Hospital and Victoria Hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was born on 4 June 1926 in Greenock, Scotland, the son of Alexander Ross, an architect, and Katherine Forsyth Ross née Allander, the daughter of an engineer. He was educated at A

Donald John Scobie was a consultant surgeon in Oban, Scotland from 1986 to 2012. He qualified at Glasgow University Medical School in 1973 and had an extensive and varied general surgical training, initially in the west of Scotland and thereafter in specialist units further afield. He particularly v

Graham Gordon Dinning was a consultant surgeon at Nepean Hospital, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia. He was born on 6 February 1929 in Belmore, New South Wales, the son of Benjamin Gordon Dinning, an agent with Australian Mercantile, a land and financial company, and Lavinia Margaret Dinning née

Peter Henry Lenton was born at New Hunstanton, Norfolk, on 20 September 1910. He was the son of Walter Henry Lenton, a pharmacist and was educated at King Edward VII School at King's Lynn where he won the Gold Medal given by George V and personally presented to him by the King. After leaving school

Alban Lewys-Lloyd was born at Towyn, Wales on 3 October 1902 the son of Evan Lewys-Lloyd, the County Medical Officer of Health of Merionethshire, and his wife Margaret, née Vaughan. He was educated at Towyn School before entering St Bartholomew's Medical College, qualifying in 1926. He initially int

Bernard George Albert Lilwall was born at Ramsgate on 21 November 1914, the eldest son of John Edward Lilwall, a company director and Georgina, née Bomford. He was educated at Chatham Grammar School, Ramsgate, Belmont Preparatory School, Mill Hill, and Mill Hill School before studying at Guy's Hospi