Marx Wald was a general surgeon at the Royal Perth Hospital. He was born in Sydney, the son of Solomon Marx Wald, a farmer, and Bell Marx née Nissenbau. He studied medicine at Sydney University, qualifying MB BS in 1955. He held junior posts at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney and at th

Jack Upsdell was surgeon superintendent to the Whakatane Hospital in New Zealand. He was born on 18 May 1919 in Wembley, Middlesex. His mother was Caroline Ruth née Barrat and his father, George Edgar Skynner Upsdell was a priest who became headmaster of the Central British School in Hong Kong. His

Leicester Atkinson was a consultant radiation oncologist. He was born in London on 25 May 1917, the son of Guy Christopher Leicester Atkinson and Agnes née Mingay. He was educated at King Edward VI School, Bury St Edmunds, and then studied medicine at the Middlesex Hospital, where after qualifying h

John Alistair McArthur was a general surgeon in Armadale, Victoria, Australia. He was born in Melbourne on 3 December 1926, the son of George Alexander Douglas McArthur, an ENT surgeon, and Helen Fraser McArthur née Piggott. He attended Geelong Grammar School and served as a private in the Second Au

William (Bill) Louther Hunter Armstrong was born in Melbourne, Australia on 27 October 1924. His father, William Louther, was a medical practitioner and his mother, Nita Elizabeth née Hunter, was the daughter of a brewer. Educated at Shepparton State School and Geelong Grammar School, he then joined

Archie Wilmot Middleton studied medicine at Sydney University. After qualifying in 1943, he was RMO at the Repatriation Hospital in Sydney for two years and then registrar at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children in Sydney for another year. He came to London to specialise in surgery and was regi

Warwick John Cook was a consultant general surgeon at Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales. He was born in Sydney on 3 July 1930. His father Marcus Cook was a service manager; his mother Hilda Maude Cook née Thame was a housewife. He had a sister, Nerida. He attended Sydney Boys’ High School

John Daniel Crowley was an obstetrician and gynaecologist in Palmerston North, New Zealand. He was born in Greymouth, New Zealand on 18 July 1926, and was educated at St Bede’s College in Christchurch during the Second World War. He then studied medicine at Otago, qualifying in 1952. He went to t

Martin Flood was a general surgeon in New South Wales, Australia. He was born on 21 November 1925 in Warren, New South Wales, Australia; his twin brother died at birth. Martin didn't start school until 1936, when he was 10, having been brought up, home schooled, on a big country farm. He completed h

Owen William Deacon was born on 22 September 1929 in Karori, New Zealand. He was the son of William Francis Deacon, the manager and foreign representative for Scholl Manufacturing Company and his wife Marjorie née Hunter. After preparatory school in Wellington, New Zealand, the family moved to Birmi

Robert (Bob) Britten-Jones was a senior visiting surgeon at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia. He was born in Adelaide on 9 June 1928. His father, Thomas Alan Britten Jones, was a consultant general surgeon at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of En

Malcolm Menelaus was born in Melbourne, Australia, on 11 October 1930, where his father, Benbow Menelaus, was a banker. His mother was Gladys née Wills. He was educated at Scotch College, Melbourne, and Melbourne University, where he qualified in 1954. After two years at Prince Henry's Hospital, Mel