Educated in Melbourne, he was appointed resident medical officer at the Melbourne Hospital in 1892 and then of the Women's Hospital in Melbourne in 1893-94, after which he became surgical superintendent of Geelong Hospital, Victoria in 1895, and in 1896 surgical superintendent of the Victoria Eye an

Born on 19 August 1876 in Birmingham, son of John McGavin, he was educated at King Edward's High School and the University of Birmingham. He trained at the London Hospital, winning a gold medal and university scholarship. During the South African war he served as a civilian surgeon with the army, im

Born on 5 December 1876 at Plympton, South Australia, fourth son of William Harper Formby, of Formby Hall, Lancashire and Longhouse Creek, South Australia, and his wife Eleanor Elizabeth White, he was educated at Hahndorf and Prince Alfred Colleges, Adelaide, and at the Universities of Adelaide and

Francis Gordon Bell was born at Marlborough, New Zealand, in 1887, and was educated at Marlborough High School, where he became captain of rugby and vice-captain of the cricket team. He came to Britain in 1905 and entered Edinburgh University, where he was awarded the Vans Dunlop Scholarship in anat

Born 14 April 1867 at Berwick, Victoria, Australia, third child and second son of Robert Buchanan, a landowner, and Jessie Spittal his wife, he was educated at Ballarat College, Victoria, qualified from Glasgow University in 1899, and was house surgeon at Glasgow Western Infirmary 1890-91. He worked

Born at Nalpa Station, Wellington, South Australia on 30 July 1871, son of Josiah Bonnin the station manager and his wife, *née* Frew. He was educated at Glenelg Grammar School and Adelaide University, where he graduated in 1895. He spent the next three years in London, taking the Conjoint qualifica

Born at Bendigo, Victoria on 1 January 1867, the younger son of James Boyd, MD St Andrews 1852, who was attached to the Bendigo Gold District Hospital. He was educated at Bendigo and at the University of Melbourne, served as resident medical officer at the Melbourne Hospital from April 1891 to May 1

Alan Newton was born in Melbourne, 30 April 1887, son of Hibbert H Newton, Clerk of Parliaments in Victoria, and his wife, who was descended from the distinguished English legal family of Stephen. He was educated at Haileybury College, Melbourne, and Melbourne University, where he qualified in 1909,

Born in Auckland, New Zealand, 24 August 1881, son of Casement Aickin, merchant, and Elizabeth Mitchell Garde his wife. Aickin came of a medical family on both sides, for his mother was the daughter of Thomas Garde, MD and his grandfather Thomas Leland Aickin was MD of Trinity College, Dublin and FR

Born in Glasgow in 1879 son of Blair Robertson, he was educated at St Dunstan's College and Guy's Hospital. After qualifying he spent a year in South Africa, but in 1905 he went to New Zealand where he spent the rest of his life. For five years medical superintendent of Waihi Hospital, in 1912 he wa

He was educated at the University of Sydney, graduating in 1910. Coming to England for postgraduate study, he worked at St George's Hospital, took the Fellowship in 1915, and saw active service in the RAMC during the first world war. Returning to Sydney he became surgeon to the Royal Prince Alfred,

Born 1870 at St Arnaud, Mornington peninsula, Victoria, Australia, son of the Rev Ralph Brown, he was educated at Toorak College and at Queen's College, Melbourne University. He won several scholarships, graduating in medicine and surgery in 1892 with the Beaney scholarship and the first place in su