John Cockin was born at Halesowen, Worcestershire, on 18 November 1932, the son of John Edward Cockin, an engineer, and Mary Green, the daughter of a farmer. From Halesowen Grammar School, he went to medical school in Birmingham, where he gained distinctions in surgery and paediatrics, won the Josep

John Cogan did his medical training in Manchester and then specialised in ophthalmology, doing his training in the United Liverpool Hospitals and the North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary, Stoke on Trent. He was a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at Chester Royal Infirmary and the Wrexham Hospital Group,

Fred Collins was born in 1933, in Australia. His father was Frederick Herbert Collins, his mother Stella Anne Crollick. After junior posts at St Vincent's Hospital, he came to England to specialise in surgery. He returned to St Vincent's in 1961, as a general surgeon, his particular interest being c

Salman was appointed Professor of Surgery at the Baghdad Medical School in 1989 where he held many appointments including that of vice dean of the Medical School, chairman of the scientific council for surgery, and deputy chairman of the Iraqi commission for postgraduate training. He coordinated the

Leslie Frederick William Salmon, known as 'Sam', was a consultant otolaryngologist at Guy's Hospital. He was born on 10 December 1913, in Shepherd's Bush, London, where his father was a businessman. He was educated at Rutlish School and Guy's, where he won the Charles Oldham prize in ophthalmology.

Denys Sambrook did his medical studies at St Thomas's Hospital where he qualified in 1938. After junior posts in orthopaedics he decided to train as a radiotherapist and for a time worked as a consultant in radiation oncology at St John Regional Hospital, New Brunswick, Canada. After being appointed

Eric Samuel held the Forbes Chair of Medical Radiology at the University of Edinburgh. He was born at Cym Llyn Fell, near Swansea, on 26 August 1914, the son of William Samuel, a mining engineer, and Miriam Jones. He was educated at Ystalyfera Grammar School and the University College of Cardiff, be

Brigadier Bruce Christopher McDermott was a consultant plastic surgeon in the RAMC. This is a draft obituary. If you have any information about this surgeon or are interested in writing this obituary, please email lives@rcseng.ac.uk

Richard Anthony Payne, known to all as 'Tony', was a consultant general surgeon at the North Middlesex Hospital in London. He was born on 17 July 1921, in Worcester, the son of Herbert George Payne, a master at Haberdasher's Aske's School, and Jessica Sweeney. He was educated at his father's school

Gerald Huxham Pearce was born in Stonehouse, Plymouth, on 15 May 1906, the son of Albert Preston Pearce, a bank manager, and Jessie Annie Ridge, of Holsworthy, North Devon. He was educated at Sidcot School, a Quaker school, in Somerset and then University College Hospital, where he was greatly influ

Ronald Peatfield was a former consultant surgeon at Bedford General Hospital. Born on 28 December 1912 at Wilmslow, Cheshire, his father Thomas Crompton Peatfield was a railway executive. His mother was Mabel Brayshay Hughes. He was educated at Stowe and Queen's College, Cambridge, before going to t

'Sol' Penn was born in Rokiskis, Lithuania, on 15 January 1930. His family emigrated to Johannesburg, where he attended Athlone High School and studied medicine at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. He completed a series of junior posts at the Baragwanath Hospital. He then went to Engl