Ian Hector Stewart was born on 16th May 1937 in Perth, Western Australia. He was the eldest of the three sons of Sir Hector Hamilton Stewart and his wife Winifred Wheatley née Viotti, a farmer’s daughter. Sir Hector was a fellow of the college, a distinguished surgeon and public servant. After atten

James Broadfoot was a urologist in Sydney, Australia. He was born in Townsville, Queensland, on 17 March 1920, the eldest son of James and Emily Broadfoot, who had left the UK to settle in Australia. He spent his early years in Townsville, and then, at the age of five, moved with his family to Sydne

Joanna Marcia Catherine Zlotnik was a paediatric surgeon. Born on 26 July 1943 in Edinburgh, she was the eldest child of Izrael Zlotnik, an experimental neuropathologist and his wife Amelia née Vinestock. Educated initially at St Hilary’s School in Edinburgh, she then attended Boroughmuir Senior Sec

Clive Stephenson was born in Wellington, New Zealand, on 12 November 1933 and was educated at Scots College. He studied medicine at Wellington, where he qualified in 1957, held house posts and was a surgical registrar. After a year demonstrating anatomy in Otago, he went to London in 1962 to speci

William Gordon Davidson was a senior consultant surgeon at Southland Hospital, New Zealand. He was born in Dunedin on 18 February 1916, and educated at Otago Boys High School, where he was dux and won the university entrance scholarship to Otago University. He qualified in 1940, with distinctions in

Michael Moreny was a general surgeon in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia. He was born in London on 25 August 1939, the only child of Harry Lewis Moreny and Betty Edith Fletcher Moreny née Norton; Harry was an entertainer and Betty was an actress. Both parents travelled widely and performed all over

Brian McCluskey was born on 19 January 1936 in Christchurch, New Zealand, the son of Charles Henry McCluskey, a commercial traveller, and Patricia, née Parker. He was educated at Christchurch Boys' High School and the University of Otago Medical School, where he qualified in 1959. After holding j