James William Hinton was born in Reedville, Virginia, in 1894 and attended the University of Virginia where he graduated MD in 1919. He then went to the Postgraduate Hospital in New York for his surgical training and was later appointed to the consultant staff at the hospital, and at the Bellevue Ho

Born at Eastbourne in 1886, son of a practitioner, he was educated at Eastbourne College and Edinburgh University. After qualification he held resident appointments at the Royal Infirmary and was President of the Royal Medical Society. Coming south he became senior resident medical officer at the Ro

Born on 19 August 1876 in Birmingham, son of John McGavin, he was educated at King Edward's High School and the University of Birmingham. He trained at the London Hospital, winning a gold medal and university scholarship. During the South African war he served as a civilian surgeon with the army, im

After qualification he acted as RMO and senior surgical clinical assistant at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne in 1942, and assistant to out-patient surgery at Prince Henry's Hospital. Joining the AIF he served for some time as a Captain in the RAAMC Reserve in New Guinea and Bougainville, and in 1946

Qualifying from the University of Sydney in 1923, he served during the next two years in resident posts at Sydney Hospital, and subsequently practised at 147 Macquarie Street. He was in England after the second world war, took the Fellowship in 1947 and returned to Sydney, where he was appointed med

He practised at 29 Chaulpati Lane, Bhawanipur, Calcutta, and is believed to have died about 1957, aged around 60.

Frederick William Markham Pratt was born in 1898 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the eldest son of a well known general practitioner, Dr E F Pratt. He went to Shrewsbury School and Durham University, coming to St George's Hospital to complete his medical course and qualifying with the Conjoint Diploma in 19

Clarence Stanley Day was born in Toronto on 4 March 1908, the second child and first son of Amy Lillian, nee Gilroy, and Walter Arthur Day. He attended Withrow Public School, Humber Collegiate and Riverdale Collegiate. He studied medicine at the University of Toronto and became chief surgical reside

Educated at the University of Edinburgh, he made postgraduate study at St Mary's and King's College Hospitals, London, and also in Vienna, Paris, and Würzburg. He served as house surgeon at the West London Hospital, and as clinical assistant in surgery at Great Ormond Street Hospital. He emigrated t

Campbell was born in 1882 and studied medicine at Glasgow University where he qualified. He then held several house appointments after which he worked for a time at the London Hospital while preparing for his Fellowship. In 1910 he returned to Glasgow and was appointed to the staff of the Western In

Candler was born in 1884 and studied medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital, qualifying with honours in 1908. After numerous house appointments at Bart's he passed his Fellowship in 1912 and was appointed to the staff of the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital in 1914. During the first world war he se

Born in New Zealand about 1869, he was educated at Dunedin, and graduated in arts in 1890. He took his medical training at Edinburgh, qualifying in 1895, and was house physician at the Royal Maternity and Simpson Memorial Hospital, Edinburgh, and house surgeon at the Royal Hospital for Children and