David Robinson qualified from the Westminster Hospital and trained in ENT surgery at University College Hospital before going on to the Southampton and Bournemouth specialist senior registrar rotation. He was appointed a consultant surgeon in ENT to the Queen Alexandra Hospital and the South East Ha

Terence Philip Brock, known as ‘Terry’, was a consultant general surgeon at the Harold Wood Hospital in Essex. He studied medicine at the London Hospital Medical College and qualified in 1962. He was a resident accoucheur and thoracic house surgeon at the London Hospital and then a surgical regi

John Edwin Forde Bruce was a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist in Nottingham. He gained his FRCS in 1967. He carried out his postgraduate training in London and in 1975 was appointed as a consultant at King’s Mill Hospital, Mansfield and the City Hospital, Nottingham. He was president of

The Reverend Hugh Marshall Williams was an orthopaedic surgeon in Huddersfield and later a priest. Born in July 1938 he studied medicine at London University and Charing Cross Hospital. He qualified MB, BS in 1962 and passed the conjoint examination that same year. After house jobs at the Chester Ro

Graham Barrett was a general surgeon in Windsor. He was born on 23 November 1939 in Deptford, London. He gained his MB BS in 1962 and his FRCS in 1969. He was a registrar in surgery at Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood and then a Bernard Sunley research fellow at the Royal College of Surgeons. Hi

Lawrence Iregbulem was a plastic and reconstructive surgeon at Cambridge Private Hospital. Born in Ifakala, Nigeria on 9 November 1938, he was the eldest child of Philip Iregbulem, a businessman, and his wife, Elizabeth. He was educated at St Patrick’s College, Calabar, Nigeria which he attended as

David Gwyn Thomas was a consultant urologist on the spinal injuries unit at Lodge Moor Hospital, Sheffield. He was born in Wells, Somerset on 22 February 1939, the only child of William David Thomas and Hannah Thomas née Thomas, who were Welsh. He was a talented academic, sportsman and pianist who o

Carol Wengraf was a consultant ENT surgeon at the Greenwich, Lewisham and Woolwich Hospital and later at the University Hospital, Hull. In later life she started fencing and rose to compete and win international competitions in the veterans' class. She was the third of four children born to Frank an

John Prichard Bennett was a consultant plastic surgeon at the Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead. Born in Portsmouth, Hampshire on 3 July 1939, he was the son of Russell Percy Bennett, a headmaster, and his wife Margaret Enid née Prichard who was a hairdresser. After attending Court Lane Primar

Reg Jones, 'Jones the Bones' to his friends and colleagues, was a consultant orthopaedic and accident surgeon in the south east Kent, Canterbury and Thanet area. He was born in Southport on 5 October 1939, the son of Eric Lloyd, a transport manager, and Royal Audrey Joan Lloyd née Johnstone-Brown, a

William Edward Granville Griffiths was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in Portsmouth. He was born on 13 September 1938 in Neath, Glamorgan, the son of Melvin Griffiths, an engineer, and Sarah Vivienne Griffiths née Hughes. He was educated at Coedffranc Junior School, Skewen, and Neath Grammar Schoo

Howard Fyfe Harper was a pioneering ophthalmic surgeon who worked in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran. He was born in Te Kuiti, New Zealand, the son of William Stanley Blyth Harper, a chemist, and Esther Harper née Fortune, a schoolteacher. He was educated at Auckland Grammar School, but left early to