Charles Holmes Bartlett was born at Painswick, Gloucestershire on 18 November 1913. To understand Charles's character fully we must look back to his father Reginald who was ordained into the Congregational Ministry in Bristol in 1905 and within a few months was working as a Missionary in New Guinea,

Sydney Graham Aitken became FRCS in 1946. Little is known about his life except that he was working at St Margaret's Hospital, Auckland, in 1975 when he disappeared from records, presumed to have died.

George Bentham Morris qualified MB, ChM Sydney in 1925 and began his career by holding posts at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, The Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney and the Royal Alexander Hospital for Children, Sydney. In the second world war he was a Squadron-Leader in the Royal Australian Air Forc

Thomas Edward Wilson was born in Melbourne on 25 January 1913 and had a distinguished record at Scotch College, Melbourne, especially in geometry, and as a champion swimmer. He proceeded to Melbourne University, but while an undergraduate had the misfortune to lose both his parents; yet in spite of

Eric Vernon Barling was born in Sydney, Australia, on 26 April 1911. His father was Dr James E V Barling, a general practitioner, and his mother was Caroline F M Morgan, daughter of a general practitioner. He was educated at Trinity Grammar School, Dulwich Hill, and the King's School, Parramatta, an

Nothing is known of the career of Girdharlal Dayalji Adhia except that he was working at the Chowpathy Surgical Clinic in Bombay, India, when he died on 11 September 1982.

Derek Ryder was born in New Plymouth in 1914. He was educated at Auckland Grammar School and Rotorua High School where he was dux and had a distinguished athletic record. He trained at Otago University, qualifying MB ChB in 1938. As an undergraduate he played rugby for four years with distinction. H

John Loewenthal was born on 22 December 1914, at Bondi, New South Wales, the son of Abraham Marcus Loewenthal, who worked with the Australian Mutual Providence Society, and of Carlotta Minnie. He was educated at Sydney Grammar School from 1925 to 1931 and was school captain in his last year. He then

Nothing is known of the career of Ajit Kumar Basu except that he became a Fellow of the College in 1946 and returned to India where he became Honorary Professor of Surgery at the College of Medicine of the University of Calcutta. He died on 3 December 1986.

Raphael Marcus was a former consultant general surgeon at Clutterbridge Hospital, Merseyside. He was born in Liverpool on 30 October 1914, the only son of Samuel and Faigel née Dover, Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. He grew up with a strong commitment to Jewish values. After qualifying from L

Robert Armstrong Cecil Owen was born in Chester on 11 December 1914, the son of Robert Cecil and Lilian Owen, née Armstrong. His father was a pharmacist. He was educated at King's School, Chester, and later at Liverpool University. He qualified MB ChB in 1938 and in 1939 was awarded the Gee fellowsh

Richard Fitzwalter Read was born in Melbourne on 12 December 1916. His father was Fitzwalter Maurice Read and his mother, Ruby Wilkinson, a doctor's daughter. He was educated at Grimwade House, Melbourne Church of England Grammar School and Melbourne University. He did his clinical training at the R