Walter Chester Dendy - information is lacking whether he was related to Walter Cooper Dendy (1794-1871), a literary surgeon (*Dict. Nat. Biog.*) - was educated at University College and Guy's Hospitals, where he was House Surgeon, Resident Obstetrician, and Prosector at the Royal College of Surgeons for which he was awarded a First-class Certificate. Following on these appointments he was Assistant Medical Officer at the Birmingham Workhouse Infirmary, and then in practice at Aylesbury, where he was Surgeon to the Buckinghamshire General Infirmary. Later he practised at Walsall, and died at his residence, Chadwell Farm, Pertenhall, St Neots, Huntingdonshire, on March 20th, 1910.