The son of Percival Robert Pedley, who had practised in London as a dentist but went to Australia with his family for reasons of health. While there he felt it his duty to register in the newly established *Dentists' Register* of 1879. F N Pedley (he later hyphenated his name) was educated at Dulwic

Born on 18 March 1889, son of Edward Fry of Greenwich, he was educated at Hurstpierpoint and Guy's Hospital, qualifying both as a doctor and a dental surgeon. In the war of 1914-18 he served as a regimental medical officer attached to the Welsh Fusiliers, and landed in France with the 7th Divisio

Eric Wilfred Fish was born on 30 January 1894, the son of a Methodist Minister. He was educated at Kingswood School, Bath, and his first qualification was in dentistry at Manchester. This was followed by the MB ChB in 1916 and service in the RAMC during the latter two years of the Great War. After a

George Trevor Hankey was born in London on 15 March 1900, the elder son of Trevor Hankey. After education at Oakham School he served in the final years of the war as a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Horse Artillery from 1917 to 1919. After demobilisation he entered Guy's Hospital Dental School, qual

Robert Bradlaw was born on 14 April 1905 in Dublin into a large family with medical and dental connections, the son of Philip Bradlaw, who died when Robert was a child. He was educated at Cranleigh and at Guy's Hospital both as a dental and medical student. After qualifying and a spell in private pr

Roy Duckworth was head of the department of oral medicine and periodontology, and a former dean of the London Hospital Medical College. He was born in Bolton in Lancashire on 19 July 1929 to Stanley Duckworth and Hilda Evelyn Duckworth née Moores. His secondary schooling was at King George V Grammar

Ralph Cocker was born on 18 April 1908, the elder son of Frank B. Cocker and Mary, nee Wildman. After early education at William Hulme's Grammar School he entered Victoria University, Manchester, for dental studies. He was awarded the Preston Prize and Medal and qualified as a dental surgeon in 1930

John Hovell was born in Wales in 1910. He was educated in Norwich and at the Royal Dental and Charing Cross Hospitals, becoming LDS in 1931 and MRCS, LRCP in 1934. He was appointed senior house surgeon at the Royal Dental Hospital and he had responsibility for dental in-patients at Charing Cross. He

John Rayne was born on 18 May 1932, the son of a dentist. He was educated at University College School, London, before graduating from the Royal Dental Hospital School of Dental Surgery in 1955 and, following house officer posts and military service in the RAF Dental Branch, embarked on a career in

Erwin Grossman was a dental surgeon from Manchester.

Stanley Law Pearson was a dental surgeon from Ilkley, Yorkshire.

Kirankumar Ramji Shah was a dental surgeon from Stanmore, Middlesex