William Stirk Adams was born at Acocks Green, Worcestershire, on 31 May 1896 and educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham. His father was a schoolmaster. He won an entrance scholarship to Birmingham University in 1915. He served as a Surgeon Probationer RNVR in 1916 to 1917; qualified MRCS LRCP

Donald Reid Wheeler was educated in Belfast, graduating in medicine in 1918. He undertook post-graduate study in London and Vienna, and obtained the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 1922, and the Membership and Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1923.

Frank Cunliffe Ormerod was born in Lancashire on 23 August 1894, and was educated at Manchester Grammar School and the University of Manchester where he had a distinguished career, winning the Dreschfeld and Dauntesey Scholarships, and graduated in medicine in 1916. He also passed the final Conjoint

Arthur George Wells was a student at University College London, and qualified with the Conjoint Diploma in 1905, and took the MB BS London the following year. He became specially interested in otolaryngology, and held the post of senior assistant in the ENT department at Univesity College Hospital.

Ross Smith came from the Ashburton district of New Zealand, and from St Andrew's College went to Otago University where he graduated MB, ChB in 1945 and as a student won a university blue for rugby football. During his resident year at Christchurch Hospital he married Biddy MacDougall, and in 1946 c

Charles Peter Mills was born in Linton-on-Ouse in North Yorkshire and studied medicine at Guy's Hospital for which he also played rugby. After graduating with honours at London University in 1948 he held house appointments at Guy's and, after a period of national service in the RAF obtained the FRCS

Gordon Walter Mills was born in Hamilton, New Zealand, on 18 June 1927. He was educated at Hautapu Primary School, Hamilton High School, and the University of Otago. He obtained the MB ChB in 1953 and came to London in 1962 to specialise in otolaryngology. He spent some years at the Institute of Oto

Denis Bartlett was a consultant ENT surgeon at Victoria Hospital, Kingston upon Thames. He was born on 16 October 1918 and studied medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical School. He qualified with the conjoint examination in 1942. Prior to his consultant post at the Victoria Hospital, he wa

William Stewart McKenzie was born in Highgate in 1908, the son of a well-known ear, nose and throat surgeon, Dan McKenzie, FRCS. After gaining the Natural Science Tripos at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, he graduated in medicine from the Middlesex Hospital, in 1933. Following resident appoin

Alan Bowen-Davies was born on 26 July 1907 and educated at Harrow School (Headmaster's House) and Pembroke College, Cambridge. He was chief clinical assistant, registrar and house surgeon to the ENT department at Guy's Hospital. He qualified MA MB BCh in 1933 and passed the Fellowship in 1936. Durin

Joseph Norman Appleton qualified in medicine in Manchester in 1938. He practised in the aural department of Manchester Royal Infirmary. Moving to London he was registrar to the Royal Ear Hospital and University College Hospital. He became a Fellow of the College in 1949. He returned to Manchester

Francis McGuckin graduated MB, BS from the University of Durham in 1926, obtained the FRCS Ed in 1930 and the MD with Gold Medal in 1935. He was ear, nose and throat surgeon to the Royal Victoria Infirmary and formerly lecturer in otolaryngology at King's College Medical School in Newcastle-upon-Tyn