Ian Hopper was an ENT consultant in Sunderland. He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne on 19 May 1938, the son of John Frederick Hopper, an insurance manager, and Dora née Lambert. He was educated at Dame Allans School, Newcastle upon Tyne, and High Storrs Grammar School, Sheffield, where he played rugb

Sri Skandarajah was a consultant general surgeon at Latrobe Regional Hospital, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia for 37 years. He made an outstanding contribution to medicine in the Latrobe Valley and the care of and kindness towards multigenerational families will be his legacy. Born on 18 August 1

Humphrey William Elcock was a consultant otorhinolaryngologist in Brighton. He was born in Birmingham on 6 November 1937, the son of Alfred William Elcock, a headmaster, and Edith née Hendrick. He was educated at Adams School, Newport, Shropshire, and St Andrew's University. After junior posts in Du

Tony Win was born in Burma on 23 May 1935. Very little is known about his family. He went to St Michael's School in Maymyo, Burma, and then attended St Albert's English High School in Maymyo, and Rangoon University. He studied at Rangoon Medical College, Burma, and qualified in Rangoon General Ho

Melvyn Roland Griffiths (Mel) Robinson was a consultant urologist at Pontefract General Infirmary. He was born on 17 May 1933 in Wolverhampton, the son of Noah Robinson, a managing director in the pressed steel industry, and Hilda Emily Robinson née Griffiths, a secretary. He attended St Agnes’ Prep

Charles Barry D'Arcy Fearn was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton. He was born on 4 March 1934 in Manchester. His father, Charles Henry Fearn, was a dental surgeon in Rochdale; his mother, Lily Gladys Fearn née D’Arcy Jones, was a housewife and mother. His

Glenn Neil-Dwyer was a consultant neurosurgeon at the Wessex Neurological Centre, Southampton. He was born in Kingston, Jamaica, where his mother, Violet Agatha Neil-Dwyer née Hussey, was a teacher in the local school. His father, Glen Shamrock Neil-Dwyer, was of the generation who left Jamaica to s

Caroline Doig was a consultant paediatric surgeon in Manchester and the first woman elected to the council of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. She was not easy to miss in a crowded room: firstly, she was tall, but more importantly she had a formidable but likeable presence and was always

Neil Boughey was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Pilgrim Hospital, Boston, Lincolnshire. He was born in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, on 3 January 1931. His father, William Boughey, was born in Dublin in 1874 and worked as a solicitor in Ireland for many years. He married Eileen Hosken, a Cor

Martin Foss was a consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon at Luton and Dunstable Hospital. He was born in Bristol on 12 February 1938, the son of George Lush Foss, a general practitioner, and Eileen Isabelle née Buller. His paternal grandfather, Edwin Vincent Foss, was also a general practitioner.

Ernie Ramsey was one of Canada's leading urologists. Born in Larne, Northern Ireland, on 24 September 1938, he studied medicine at Queen's University, Belfast, qualifying in 1963 and gaining prizes in pathology, anatomy and surgery. From 1964 to 1970 he continued his studies in surgery, gaining his

John Parker was a consultant cardiac surgeon at St George's Hospital, London. He was born in Harrow on 1 February 1938, where his father, Kenneth Kershaw Parker, was a civil servant and a town planner. His mother was Mary Moore. He was brought up in Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe), where