The son of Thomas Martin (qv), surgeon, of Reigate. He entered the Bengal Army as Assistant Surgeon March 9th, 1839, was promoted Surgeon May 8th, 1853, and was at one time Professor of Ophthalmic Surgery at Calcutta Medical College. He died at 36 St Peter's Square, Hammersmith, on March 16th, 1879.

Born at Warkworth, Northumberland on 24 August 1854, the third son of the Rev J Woodham Dunn, Vicar of Warkworth, and Sarah Emily, second daughter of the Rev Luke Yarker of Leyburn Hall, Yorkshire. He received his education at Richmond Grammar School in Yorkshire, at the Clapham Grammar School, at S

Born at Chippenham, Wilts. His father, an engineer, died while his son was very young, and his mother, after residing for a short time in Bath, went to London with her only child, who was devoted to her throughout his life. After being privately educated, Silcock entered the Medical Department of Un

Born 22 March 1867 at Hillside, Dowlais, Glamorgan, the second child and eldest son of Pearson Robert Cresswell, CB and Jane Catherine Robinson, his second wife. His father (1834-1905) was a well-known surgeon in the colliery district of South Wales who, after he was appointed chief surgeon to the D

Son of the Rev Joseph Cross, MA, who matriculated from Magdalen Hall, Oxford, 11 November 1812, was vicar of Merriott south Somersetshire, married Caroline Richardson and was afterwards precentor of Bristol cathedral. Francis Richardson Cross was born 26 November 1848 and was educated at Crewkerne G

Born about 1877 at Purneah, India, son of Francis Cruise who had died before Richard entered Harrow in April 1890. He received his medical training at St Mary's Hospital. After qualifying in 1900 he specialized as an ophthalmologist, and served as senior clinical ophthalmic assistant at St Mary's an

Born at Kobe, Japan on 25 September 1875, the elder son of John Kirkaldy Cunningham, a merchant, and Florence Heaslop, his wife. His father retired from business and settled at Axminster in 1887, and sent his son to Sherborne School. He entered at Michaelmas term 1889 and left in 1894, having been c

Born 7 October 1869 at Timaru, South Canterbury, New Zealand, the fourth child and second son of Samuel Stewart Griffin and Catherine Finegan, his wife. His father, born in Canada, was medical man, clergyman, politician, and pioneer settler. He was educated at Christ's College, Christchurch, where h

Born 12 November 1866 the fourth son of Thomas Frederick Grimsdale (1823-1902), MRCS 1845, of 29 Rodney Street, Liverpool, a leading gynaecologist (see *Brit med J* 1902, 2, 919; *Lancet*, 1902, 2, 712) and Jane Bury, his wife, who lived till her hundredth year. An elder son Thomas Babington Grimsda

Studied at University College Hospital, where he was House Surgeon in 1858-1859. He then practised successively at 1 Carlton Villas and at Pembroke Villa, Caledonian Road, London, N. In or before 1863 he removed to Davies Street, London W, and was Surgeon to the St George's and St James's Dispensary

Ralph Francis Jones studied medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital and qualified MB BS in 1951. He held appointments as senior registrar to St Thomas's Hospital and senior research officer and chief clinical assistant to Moorfields Eye Hospital. At the time of his death he was consultant ophthalmic s

Born on 24 October 1886 at Barnsley, Yorkshire, the sixth child and fifth son of Charles Robinson, timber merchant, and Emma Naylor, his wife. He was educated at Barnsley High School, the Leeds Medical School, and St Bartholomew's Hospital. After serving as house surgeon at the Leeds General Infirma