Born 4 May 1876, the only child of George Mayou, MD, and Adela Coombes Showers, his wife; his father was in practice at Monmouth. He was educated at the Hereford Cathedral School and at King's College Hospital, where he won the Warneford scholarship and the Jelf medal in 1896. He gained the Jacksoni

Born 23 December 1859 at Croft House, Stanhope in Weardale, Durham, the son of Richardson Robinson, the local builder, and his wife, who was of Scotch descent and Huguenot extraction. Educated at the Barrington Village School and at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Modern School, he entered the University of

Born on 30 November 1875 at Bingley, Yorks, fourth and youngest son of the Rev Albert Hudson, he was educated at Rugby, Trinity College, Cambridge and St Thomas's Hospital. After qualification he became house surgeon and then junior and senior ophthalmic house surgeon in succession and finally op

Born on 21 April 1874, the fourth child and second son of John Worton, who was in the wine trade, and his wife, *née* McCormick. He was educated at Allan Glen's School and at the University of Glasgow. He then acted as assistant dispensary surgeon to the Royal Sick Children's Hospital, Glasgow, and

Born in Bristol he was educated at Clifton College and Bristol medical school where he gained a scholarship. In 1913 he worked under Richardson Cross and Cyril Walker at the Bristol Eye Hospital, becoming an honorary surgeon in 1919. In 1921 he was appointed surgeon to the eye department of the B

Born on 6 October 1881 the eleventh child of the Rev Alfred James, Rector of Burwarton, Salop, and his wife Lucy Woodward and grandson of William James who was MP for Carlisle for nearly thirty years and served as High Sheriff for Cumberland, James was educated at Winchester College and St George's

Born at Antrim, Ireland on 28 February 1862 third son of William Jaques, a taxer, and his wife née Graves, he was educated privately before training at Liverpool Medical School. He transferred to King's College, London, qualified through the Conjoint Board, and served as house surgeon at King's Coll

John Bookless was born on 5 March 1878 and received his education at Christ's College, Brecon, and Eastbourne College. In 1897 he went up to Trinity Hall, Cambridge with a mathematical scholarship, but after leaving the University he decided on a medical career and entered Guy's Hospital Medical Sch

John Hugh Kelsey (known as 'Jack') was a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at University College Hospital and Moorfields Eye Hospital. He was born in Lincoln on 26 May 1931, the son of Frederick Hugh Kelsey, an engineer's buyer, and Annie Kelsey née Greenwood. He attended the City School in Lincoln and

Thomas Gerrard O'Driscoll was a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at the regional eye unit, Oldchurch Hospital, Romford. He was born in Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland, on 5 December 1924, the second son of Patrick O'Driscoll, a civil servant in the Customs and Excise, and Mary O'Driscoll née O'Carroll. H

Born on 30 August 1861 at New Malton, Yorkshire the fifth son of the Rev John Walker, Rector of Bradwell, Great Yarmouth, his elder brother Robert being the first Archdeacon of Uganda 1893-1912, he was educated at Haileybury and Jesus College, Cambridge, where he took second-class honours in the Nat

Born in London on 8 December 1871 the son of M G Ormond, he was educated at Guy's Hospital, where he was appointed house-surgeon and then obstetric assistant in charge of externs. After travelling as a ship's surgeon to South Africa in 1898, he specialised in ophthalmology and was appointed ophthalm