Peter Blaxter was a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital. He was born in Highbury, London, on 17 February 1918, the son of Augustus Pierce Llewellyn Blaxter, a chemical engineer, and Enid, née Lewis, daughter of the Rev H E Lewis, Arch Druid of Wales. He was educated at Els

John was the son of Dr Robert Goldie, a Scottish migrant who settled in Corrimal near Wollongong, in NSW. By 1919, Robert had served four years in the British army in France. In 1920 he married Margaret Sellers, daughter of a mine manager. John was born in 1922 and grew up in Wollongong. He atten

Henry Herbert Evans Batten was a GP in Cambridge. He was born in London on 8 January 1920, the son of Herbert Ernest Batten FRCS, consultant orthopaedic surgeon to Charing Cross Hospital, and Margaret Elizabeth Evans. He was educated at Westminster and Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he was a kee

Murray Kliman was professor of surgery at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Born on 31 January 1924, he was brought up in Regina, Saskatchewan, where his father, Jacob James Kliman, was in the clothing business. He described his mother, Rose Ann Kliman née Segal, as a 'suffraget

George Bunton, who came from a family which had distinguished itself in the medical profession through three generations, enjoyed a rewarding career in general and paediatric surgery. He was born in Deal, Kent, on 23 April 1920, the son of Surgeon Captain Christopher Bunton RN and his wife, Emma (ne

Donald Macrae was born on 8 February 1916 and educated at Oundle School. After medical training at St Bartholomew's Hospital he graduated in 1938 and served as house surgeon to Professor Paterson Ross. He then joined the staff of the Lord Mayor Treloar Hospital, Alton, as a resident medical officer.

George Bancroft-Livingston was a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at the Lister Hospital, Stevenage. He was born in Ross, California, on 13 October 1920, one of two children of Henry Livingston, a diplomat, and Barbara née Bancroft. He was educated at Stonyhurst College, Lancashire, from th

Alan Murley was born in Gidea Park, Essex, on 9 November 1923, the son of George Fraser Murley, an insurance broker, and Winifred Annie Gunary. He was educated at the Royal Liberty School, Romford, where he excelled in sports, being captain of his cricket and football teams. Despite being offered a

Arthur Harkness was the son of a saddler and he was born in Pietermaritzburg, Natal. In South Africa he had a moderate academic career, but was a superb cricketer and in rugby football he played for Natal, being nearly as good as his brother who eventually played for the Springboks. After qualifi

Gerard Longworth-Krafft was a medical officer at the Department of Health and Social Security. He was born in Manchester on 13 March 1913. His father, Gerardus Krafft, was a business man from Dordrecht, Holland. His mother was Sarah née Longworth. From Manchester Grammar School he won the Adams scho

Jan Milan Kodicek was born in Prague in 1924 but after the invasion of Czechoslovakia, while still a schoolboy, he was forced to leave his native land and seek refuge in Britain. He entered St Thomas's Hospital Medical School, qualifying in 1945 and after house appointments in general surgery and EN

Paul Dawson-Edwards was appointed consultant surgeon to the United Birmingham Hospitals in 1957 and became a well-regarded urologist based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and a teacher at the University of Birmingham. His interest in urology was fired by Hugh Donovan, and he formed an excellent unit