Born on 28 May 1880, son of W G Bradfield of Moseley. He was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham and St Mary's Hospital, London, where he obtained an open scholarship in science in 1898. He joined the IMS on 31 August 1903 and first saw service on the North-West Frontier in 1908, being awar

Reginald Martin Vick was born on 20 July 1884 at West Hartlepool, and was educated at Leys School and Jesus College, Cambridge, and came to St Bartholomew's Hospital for his clinical studies. He qualified with the Conjoint Diploma in 1908, and after house appointment at Bart's became a demonstrator

Joseph MacFarlane was born in Lanark County, Ontario, on 23 April 1893, and as his family moved to Saskatchewan when he was 14 years old he completed his schooling in that province and finally matriculated with distinction in the University of Saskatchewan, and studied in the Faculty of Arts. At the

Robert Hinrichsen was probably born in Brazil and qualified MD at the University of Brazil in 1929. He travelled to Scotland and became surgeon to Gleneagles Hospital and clinical tutor at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. In 1939 he qualified LRCP, FRCS Edinburgh and FRFPS Glasgow. During the secon

Robert William Higgins studied medicine at the National University of Ireland and qualified in 1921. He became house surgeon to the County Hospital in Lincoln and resident medical officer to the Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth and the King Edward VII Hospital for Officers in London. He served i

Robert Lord Holt was born near Oldham on 18 May 1903 and educated at William Hulme's Grammar School, and Manchester University, where he qualified with many distinctions. He held numerous resident appointments in Manchester and obtained his Fellowship in 1928. In 1931 he was Dickson Travelling Schol

Samuel Hirsch Janikoun was joint professor of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the Royal Army Medical College. He was born in the East End of London on 12 March 1913 into a Jewish family. He won a scholarship to Hackney Downs Grammar School and from there went on to University College Lo

Carl Georgeff was born in Perth, Western Australia, on 14 December 1913. His father, Michael, was a farmer, and his mother's name was Anna Kamburova. He attended Perth Boy's School, Perth Modern School and the University of Western Australia, before studying medicine at the University of Melbourne a

Born in Bristol, the son of John Morton, Superintending Surgeon - a rank discontinued in 1872 - in the HEIC's service in the Madras Presidency. He was educated at Clifton College and at St Bartholomew's Hospital, where he gained numerous prizes, including the Brackenbury Medical Scholarship. He beca

Born at Montreal, the only son of Dr Robert Palmer Howard, Dean of the Faculty and Professor of Medicine, McGill University, and one of the three teachers Sir William Osler recalled as having most influence on his mind in his early years. When Howard began studying at the McGill University, Sir Will

Born in Melbourne on March 2nd, 1873, the son of D H Madden, of Sydney, New South Wales; educated at the Scotch College, Melbourne, and Melbourne University, where he graduated MB ChB with honours in 1893 and MD in 1904. He served as Senior House Surgeon and Medical Superintendent at the Melbourne H

Joseph Hubert Fernando Jayasuriya qualified LMS in Ceylon in 1917. He took the Conjoint Diploma in 1926 and the Fellowship the following year. He was senior surgeon to the General Hospital in Colombo, Ceylon, and Chairman Emeritus of the Ceylon National Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis