Benson Ihukwumere Nwakanma gained his FRCS in 1964. He died in Imo State, Nigeria, on 31 August 2012, after a brief illness.

William Nigel Whiston Baker was a consultant general surgeon at Ashford Hospital, Middlesex. He studied medicine at Middlesex Hospital Medical School, qualifying MB BS in 1958. He gained his FRCS in 1966. Prior to his consultant appointment, he was a senior registrar at Westminster Hospital, a resi

John Laurence Mercer was a consultant cardiothoracic surgeon at Broad Green and Fazakerley hospitals, Liverpool. He was born in 1932, the elder son of Major Laurence Walter Mercer, studied medicine at St Thomas's Hospital Medical School and qualified MB BS in 1958. He won the Hallett prize in 1960 a

Theodore Phillips Welch was born on 15 October 1932. He studied medicine at London University and University College Hospital Medical School, graduating MB, BS in 1958. He did house jobs at the Royal Northern Hospital in London and Barnet General Hospital before passing the fellowship of the college

Geoffrey Evans was an associate professor of surgery at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He was born on 25 January 1935 in Mountain Ash, Glamorgan, Wales, the son of William Garfield Evans, a schoolmaster, and Hannah Evans née James. He attended Mountain Ash Grammar School and then st

Melvyn Keith Tidman trained at University College Hospital and passed his FRCS in 1964. He moved to the Bristol area and became senior house officer in general and orthopaedic surgery to the Bristol Royal Infirmary and then surgical registrar to the Bath clinical area. He moved to Canada and practic

John Burgess was a consultant surgeon in Syracuse, New York state. He was born in Woodford Green, Essex, on 20 July 1935, the son of Phillip Stanley Douglas Burgess, a bank official, and Emily Mabel née Oliver. From Brookland’s Preparatory School he entered Bancroft’s School, Woodford Green, and the

Christopher Wilfred Venables was born on 10 March 1935 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. He was the only son of Wilfred George Venables, the manager of a chain store, and his wife Norah née Rainey. Educated in Swindon, he attended the Commonweal and Headlands Grammar Schools and won a Wiltshire County scho

Tony Bull was an ENT surgeon at the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, London. He was born on 21 December 1934 in Bath, Somerset, the son of Henry Bull, a dentist. He was educated at Monkton Combe School, where he excelled academically and on the sports field, playing tennis for Somerset

John Oliver Kilby was a consultant surgeon in north Gloucestershire. He was born on 21 November 1933 in Brentford, Middlesex, the son of Bernard William Kilby and Ruth Emily Kilby née Howse. He studied medicine at Charing Cross Medical School and qualified in 1958. He gained his fellowship of the

Peter John Fenn was a general surgeon at Maidstone Hospital. He was born on 6 May 1930 in Penge, London and spent his childhood in the Bromley area, attending Bromley Grammar School. As a child, he watched the Battle of Britain going on above his head and this sparked his first love, of aircraft. On

Donald Cragg McNeill was a consultant plastic surgeon in Salisbury. He was born in 1935 and was educated at the Southern Grammar School, Portsmouth. He won a scholarship to study medicine and trained at St Mary's, qualifying in 1958. Most of his surgical training took place in the Wessex region, whe