Born in Hertfordshire in 1862 the son of George Swain, he was educated at Westminster Hospital Medical School, which he entered with a scholarship in 1879. He won the Chadwick and other prizes, and held the usual resident appointments. He went to Bristol as house surgeon at the Royal Infirmary, and

Born at Richmond, Surrey, 4 April 1863, the sixth child and fourth son of Thomas James Carless, contractor, and Jane Cullen Furze, his wife. He was educated at Carrington Lodge, Richmond, at King's College School, London, and at King's College, where he won the senior scholarship in 1885, and at Kin

Born 6 September 1864 at 8 Clifford Street, London, W, the fourth child and eldest surviving son of Thomas W Cook, head of the tailoring firm of T W Cook and Sons, and Adelaide Walton, daughter of William Walton of Richmond, Surrey. He was educated at Charterhouse, Godalming (Bodeites and Hodsonites

Born at Manchester, the fifth son of John George Adami by his wife Sarah Ann Ellis, daughter of Thomas Leech, of Urmston, Lancashire. His uncle, David John Leech (1840-1900), was Professor of Materia Medica and Therapeutics in the Victoria University, and Physician to the Manchester Royal Infirmary.

Born at Plymouth, 12 April 1855, eldest son of Colonel Richard Anderson, of the 56th Essex Regiment and afterwards of the KLI, and his wife Eliza Harriet Outerbridge. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew's Hospital, and as soon as he had qualified, was appointed resident surgeon on 31

Born at Edinburgh 16 March 1853, the second son and second child of James Cathcart, wine merchant of Leith, and his wife, nee Weir. He was educated at Loretto School and took an arts course at the University of Edinburgh, where he graduated MA in 1873, and then began to study medicine. He acted as r

Born at Auckland, New Zealand, 30 September 1875, the eldest child of Henry Charles Choyce, merchant, and Charlotte Milne, his wife. He was educated at the Auckland Grammar School and University, where he graduated BSc in 1896. He left New Zealand early in 1897 and entered the University of Edinburg

The son of H Clayton Greene, of Liverpool, and grandson of Isaac Penny, of Liscard Manor, Cheshire. He was educated at Oundle and Rossall Schools and at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where he graduated with an ordinary degree. He obtained the Open University Scholarship with which he entered S

Born on 10 September 1869, he was educated at Cheltenham College and Durham University. He graduated MB BS in 1891 and afterwards held a series of resident appointments in Newcastle. He was a demonstrator of anatomy and lecturer in surgical anatomy in the old University of Durham Medical College. In

Born at Weymouth, 31 October 1872, the eldest son of John A Sherren, printer and publisher, and his wife Anne Eliza Wilkinson. He was educated at Weymouth College, but early went to sea and served before the mast. After achieving his master mariner's certificate he suddenly left the sea, and entered

Born on 14 December 1875 son of Robinson Souttar DCL, Member of Parliament for Dumfriesshire from 1895 to 1900, he was educated at Oxford High School and Queen's College, Oxford where he took a double first in mathematics and also studied engineering. He was a keen athlete and particularly fond of r

Born on 8 April 1875 in India, son of Surgeon-Major E P Burrows of the Bombay Army, Harold Burrows was educated at Marlborough and St Bartholomew's Hospital. His father had studied medicine there and two of his own sons followed him. At St Bartholomew's he was chiefly influenced by C B Lockwood and