Brian Maurice was a consultant general surgeon at Kent and Sussex Hospital in Tunbridge Wells. He was born on 28 July 1927 in Sutton, Macclesfield, Cheshire, the elder son of Norman B Maurice, a chemist who carried out pioneering research into synthetic nylon, and his wife Dorothy (née Armstead), wh

Practised in Palace Street, and then in Margaret Street, Cavendish Square, W. He died at Devon House, Isleworth, on May 30th, 1875.

Was at one time Surgeon to the South Staffordshire General Hospital, and then practised at Wolverhampton. He was a Fellow of the Royal Medico-Chirurgical Society, and contributed various papers to the Lancet and Provincial Medical Journal. He died of diphtheria at Wolverhampton on May 29th, 1859.

Educated at St Bartholomew's Hospital. He practised at Llansaintffraid, Oswestry, was Medical Officer of the 1st District of the Llanfyllin Union, and also Surgeon to several Friendly Societies. In 1875 he was Public Vaccinator and Medical Officer of Health to the 2nd District of the Llanfyllin Unio

Educated at Trinity College, where he held a scholarship, and at hospitals in Dublin. He had in 1832 gained the Vice-Chancellor's prize for a Greek Essay on Cholera. He practised at Cheltenham, was a frequent contributor to the *Lancet*, and died on November 17th, 1887. Among his numerous observati

Peter Davies was a general surgeon who practised in Belgium throughout his career. He qualified MB, BS from Manchester University in 1974 and passed the fellowship in 1980. In the 1998 Medical Register he is listed as living in the town of Overijuse in Belgium and his wife notified the College of hi

David Graham Leighton Davies was a consultant general surgeon at East Glamorgan General Hospital, Pontypridd, and an honorary clinical tutor in surgery at the Welsh National School of Medicine. He studied in Cardiff, gaining a BSc degree with a distinction in anatomy, in 1943 and at Guy's Hospital M

Simon Cox was a sportsman, countryman, conversationalist and *bon viveur*, as well as a surgeon. He was the life and soul of any party and was known for his sunny personality, *joie de vivre* and compassion for patients. Born in Malaya, where his father died as a prisoner of war in Changi prison, S

James Somervell continued his family’s tradition of missionary work in India. He was born on 23 April 1927 in Kodaikanal, southern India. His father, Theodore Howard Somervell, was a surgeon and mountaineer, who took part in the ill-fated 1922 and 1924 Mallory expeditions to conquer Everest. He beca

John Stanislaus Kenefick was a consultant surgeon at Barnet General Hospital. He was born in Cork, Ireland, on 10 February 1937, the son of Thomas Kenefick, a merchant, and Margaret Kenefick. He was educated at Presentation Brothers College in Cork, and then studied medicine at University College, C

Leslie Le Quesne was professor of surgery at the Middlesex Hospital, London. He was born in Ashburton, Devon, on 24 August 1919. His father, Charles Thomas Le Quesne, was a prominent barrister, originally from Jersey; his mother, Florence Elizabeth Eileen Pearce Gould, was the granddaughter of Sir A

Educated at Guy's Hospital. He practised in Bristol for many years, and was a member of the Bristol Medico-Chirurgical Society. He died at his residence, Carlton House, Stapleton Road, Bristol, on September 22nd, 1875.