Robert Harris was born in Toronto on 1 July 1889, and was educated at the High School, North Bay, and the University of Toronto, where he graduated MB in 1915 and immediately joined the Army. He was awarded the Military Cross in 1915 and a bar to the Military Cross a year later. In August 1917 he wa

Born on 13 August 1892 Sydney Malkin was educated at Epworth College, Rhyl, and University College Hospital, London. After qualifying in 1915 he went on active service in France as a regimental medical officer. After the war he held resident posts in London at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital

Bernard Whitchurch Howell had a distinguished career at St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical School winning a number of prizes and scholarships and qualifying in 1912 with the Conjoint Board Diploma and the MB BS London. In the first world war he was Temporary Captain RAMC attached to the special Milit

Terence Richard Beatson was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon for the Isle of Man Health Service. He was born in Garstang, Lancashire, the son of John Beatson, an Army officer, and Elizabeth Eva Beatson. He was educated at Lancaster Royal Grammar School, where he was captain of the rugby, cricket and

Anthony Stuart Yarker Platten gained BCh in 1965 and MB Cambridge in 1966. He gained Membership and Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1970. He was registrar at the accident unit at the Princess Margaret Hospital, Swindon. A member of the British Medical Association, he was orthopaedic r

Timbrell Fisher was born at Bristol on 1 November 1887 the second son of Canon W H Fisher. He was educated at Clifton College, Bristol University, and St Bartholomew's Hospital qualifying with the Conjoint Diploma in 1911. He was a house officer at Bristol General Hospital and demonstrator of surgic

Walter Harvey Gervis was born on 22 February 1901 in Brighton, Sussex, the son of Henry Gervis, medical practitioner and Matilda Death, a miller's daughter. His great, great grandfather was in practice in Ashburton. His great grandfather practiced in Tiverton and his grandfather was obstetric physic

Trevor Llewellyn Bowen was born at Newport, Monmouthshire, on 12 March 1932 and attended schools in Wales before entering King's College, London, and King's College Hospital Medical School. After graduating in 1955 he undertook general resident appointments before working in the orthopaedic departme

Robert Symon Garden, the youngest of the three children of John Garden, a farmer, and of Elizabeth Garden (née Hackett), was born at Macduff, Banffshire, on 2 August 1910. He was educated at Robert Gordon's College, Aberdeen, and Marischal College, Aberdeen University, where he graduated in 1934. Af

Cornelius Hugh Cullen was born in Belfast in 1912 and qualified MB BCh BAO at Queen's University in 1935. He obtained the FRCSI in 1939; the FRCS in 1941 and the MCh Belfast in the same year. He was resident at Crumpsall Hospital, Manchester, where he later became a member of the consultant staff. H

James Arnold was born on 5 March 1925 in Salisbury, Rhodesia, and his later education was at Michaelhouse, Natal, where he matriculated in 1942. His father was at that time in the British South African Police Force and he himself served in the Rhodesian Army from 1943 to 1946. He was seriously wound

Puliyur Duraiswami was born on 23 April 1912 in Puliyur, India. He was educated in Madras where he qualified MB, BS in 1936 and followed with the MS in general surgery in 1942. He was honorary surgeon at the Government Royapettah Hospital, Madras, from 1942 to 1943. From 1943 to 1947 he was a specia