Born 14 December 1878, the second son and third child of Robert Harry Hughes, MB, who was in general practice at Plymouth, and his wife Laetitia Cavanagh Jervis. His elder brother Lawson Jervis Hughes, after training at Guy's Hospital, was killed in the South African war, when he was serving as a mo

Born at Neath, Glamorganshire on 6 January 1872, the second son of Samuel Evans, a master ironmonger, and his wife, Sarah Ann Woolacott; Samuel Evans served as High Constable of Neath. A H Evans was educated at Neath Proprietary School and the Westminster Hospital, which he entered with a scholarshi

Born at Sandford House, Highbury, New Park, London on 30 November 1870, the tenth child and sixth son of John Henry Hewer, MRCS, LSA 1852, and Annie Langton his wife, sister of John Langton, FRCS. There were eleven children of the marriage, and the seven brothers entered the medical profession. Ceci

The seventh son and youngest (eleventh) child of John Henry Hewer, MRCS (see the preceding memoir of C M Hewer), he was born on 7 October 1875. He was educated at University College School and from there proceeded to St Bartholomew's Hospital, where he was secretary and vice-president of the Abernet

Born 10 March 1881 at Hinckley, Leicestershire, the second child and only son of Edward Simpson, a schoolmaster, and Charlotte McCann, his wife. He was educated at Mill Hill School and St John's College, Cambridge, where he was a scholar, and took first-class honours in the Natural Sciences Tripos,

Born at Kirriemuir, Angus, on 5 November 1882, the third child and second son of David Wilkie, manufacturer, and Margaret Forrest Mill, his wife. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy, Royal Infirmary, and University, where he gained the gold medal at the ChM examination in 1909. At the Royal Infirma

Born on 22 November 1885 at Leicester, the son of Samuel Bilson Noon, solicitor, he was educated at Blair Lodge, Stirling, and at St Bartholomew's Hospital, where he served as house surgeon to Sir Holburt Waring and Sir Charles Gordon-Watson, and as chief assistant in the gynaecology department unde

Born at Dewsbury, Yorkshire, the second child and second son of Benjamin Hepworth, woollen manufacturer, and his wife, *née* Haley. He was educated at the Wheelwright Grammar School, Dewsbury, and won a scholarship at St John's College, Cambridge, where he took first-class honours in the Natural Sci

Born 13 September 1854 at Hull, Yorkshire, the sixth child and third son of William Joseph Lunn, FRCS by election, and Mary Heath Craven his wife. His grandfather, William Lunn, was also elected a Fellow. There we thus three generations elected into the Fellowship, a unique distinction. He was ed

Born 14 September 1862, the fourth child and third son of D Brown, of Harrow Park, and his wife Anna Maria Charlotte Wright. He was educated at Harrow and at University College Hospital, where he was Filliter exhibitioner and Atchison scholar. He was a contemporary and life-long friend of John Rose

Born at Simla, 6 June 1879, son of Colonel J Goldie. He was educated at Charterhouse 1892-96 and then passed into Sandhurst, as it was intended that he should enter the army. Disqualified on account of defective vision, he went to St Mary's Hospital where he served as house surgeon and house physici

Born on 15 September 1869 at Mears Ashby, Leicestershire, son of the vicar of the parish and his wife Laura Cox. He was educated at University College Hospital, and won the Erichsen prize in practical surgery. He served as clinical assistant in the throat, nose, and ear department, and senior clinic