Born in 1897, Daniel Alexander Davies first took the BSc and then studied medicine at St Thomas's Hospital. He qualified in 1922, became house surgeon there, and later whole time demonstrator of anatomy. In 1926, after taking the FRCS Davies settled at Deal. He combined the skills of a first-rate ge

Walter Bernard Secretan was born at Croydon on 15 May 1875 and was educated at Bradfield College and Guy's Hospital, qualifying with the Conjoint Diploma in 1900. He was a house-surgeon at Guy's and in 1901 graduated with the London MB BS and also obtained the FRCS. In 1902-3 he made two voyages as

Francis Theodore Talbot was born in 1872 and educated at Cambridge University and Leeds, qualifying with the Conjoint Diploma in 1898 and graduating MB BCh in 1900. He was house surgeon and house physician at Leeds General Infirmary, and then went to Stockton-on-Tees and became a partner in a genera

"Glen", as he was known to all his friends, came to England from New Zealand in 1904 and entered Guy's hospital in 1905. He qualified in 1911 and became house surgeon to Arbuthnot Lane. He entered general practice at Watford in 1914 with Dr F H Berry, whose daughter Frida he married in 1915. He serv

Born at Foxton, Leicestershire on 26 March 1878 he trained at Guy's Hospital, qualifying in 1903 with the Conjoint Diploma and graduating at the University of London. He took the Fellowship in 1904 and the MD in 1905. After house appointments at Guy's he was in general practice first at Southport an

Adam Hamilton Harvie was born in 1894 in Middlemarch, Central Otago, the son of a farmer. At the age of 18, he matriculated intending to become a doctor but he served for two years as a private soldier in the Medical Corps in the first world war. He worked to keep himself and eventually qualified MB

Gerald Herbert was born in Liverpool on October 7, 1904, the first son of Lt-Col H Herbert, FRCS, IMS, an ophthalmic surgeon, and his wife Agnes, née Killey. After leaving the IMS his father became a consultant ophthalmologist in Nottingham. Gerald Herbert was educated at Lees Preparatory School, Ho

Norbert Leo Maxwell Reader was born at Marshfield, Gloucestershire, on 13 October 1885. His father, Jeremiah Reader, was a doctor of medicine. He was educated at Wakefield Grammar School, Stonyhurst and at Leeds University, where he won the anatomy prize. He went from there to Guy's Hospital where h

Francis Cahill was a general surgeon at St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne. He was born in Melbourne on 1 July 1914 and was educated at St Brendan's Catholic Primary School in Flemington and at St Patrick's College in East Melbourne. At 15 he began to study medicine at Melbourne University, qualifying

James McFadzean was born at Colmonell, Ayrshire, on 22 October 1900 and educated at Ayr Academy and Glasgow University, where he graduated MB ChB in 1924. After appointments at the London Hospital he took the FRCS. In 1927 he joined a general practice at Morecambe, Lancashire, and was soon appointed

Neil Mackillop was born of Scottish parents in Karachi in 1920. He was educated at Glasgow High School and the University of Glasgow where he captained the university rugby team. After qualifying in 1943 and one year in resident appointments he joined the Royal Navy for three years and returned to t

Cedric Ivor Tuckett was born on 12 December, 1901. He was educated at Rugby, Cambridge University and St Thomas's Hospital where he won the Cheselden Medal and qualified MRCS, LRCP in 1926. He played rugby for the hospital and held a number of senior resident posts, becoming FRCS in 1928 and MCh in