After receiving his medical education at University College Hospital Medical School and at St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical School, Hugh Elwyn James qualified with the Conjoint Diploma in 1927 and graduated MB, BS in 1929. He received his FRCS in 1931 and also became a member of Gray's Inn. In t

Ronald William Raven was born on 28 July 1904 and educated at Ulverston Grammar School. He trained at St. Bartholomew's Hospital where he qualified with the conjoint diploma in 1928. He was demonstrater in anatomy at Barts from 1929 to 1931, registrar in statistics at the National Radium Commission

John ('Jack') Monro was the first son of James Donald Rae Monro, a general practitioner, and his wife Beatrice, née Killey, the daughter of a Liverpool shipowner. He was born on 21 March 1903 and was educated at Highgate School and Epsom College, from where he went to Pembroke College, Cambridge, to

Arthur Wallis Kendall, the son of Dr J A Kendall was educated at Barnard Castle School, King's College, London, and King's College Hospital, qualifying in 1926 and graduating MB in 1927 and MS in 1934; he became FRCS in 1931. He held posts as house-surgeon at King's and as surgical registrar at the

Alan Harding Lendon was born in Adelaide on 11 August 1903, the youngest son of Dr Alfred Austin Lendon who had been a prominent member of the profession in South Australia. He was educated at St Peter's College, Adelaide and at Adelaide University where he won the Davies Thomas Prize in 1924 and 19

Andrew Roy Banham was the only son of Sydney Marshall Banham, a general practitioner, and of Sophie Grace Banham (née Hacking) herself a medical practitioner who practised ophthalmology. He was born in Ealing on 15 October 1904. After early education at Yardley Court, Tonbridge, he secured an open s

Bangalore Sundaravadanan qualified in medicine from Madras University in 1926. The following year he came to England and worked at the London Hospital while studying for the Conjoint diploma. He obtained the Fellowship in 1931 and returned to India, where he became honorary surgeon to the Government

Sankta Narain Mathur of Lucknow, India came to England in 1929 and gained the Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, and the Fellowship in 1931. He returned to India and in 1933 he worked at King George Medical College, Lucknow. His death was reported in the early half of 1965.

Sol Cohen was born in 1904 in Cape Town where he gained his early education. He proceeded to the University of Cape Town, graduating BA (Honours) in 1923 and MA in 1925. He then entered Guy's Hospital Medical School for his clinical studies where his ability and innovative approach attracted the att

William John Wilkin was born at Wickham Brook, Suffolk, in 1901, the son of Robert Hugh Wilkin, a general practitioner, and his wife Fanny Louisa, née Walker. He was educated at Uppingham School, Clare College, and St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical School. After being house surgeon to Sir Charles Go

Herbert Harris was born in Bristol and was educated at Clifton College. In the first world war he was commissioned in the King's Shropshire Light Infantry and served in the Dardanelles where he was awarded the Military Cross. After the war he studied medicine at Cambridge University and at St Bartho

Educated at Lahore and the London Hospital Said Ahmad spent much of his professional life in the Indian Medical Service. In 1936 with the rank of captain he served in Waziristan at the combined Indian Military Hospital at Razmak. In 1943 he was civil surgeon at Agra and later he rose to the rank of