James Hartley was born on 2 July 1889 and received his medical education in Edinburgh and Guy's Hospital. He graduated with first class honours in 1913 and as a student gained a number of distinctions including the Ettles and Buchanan Scholarships and the Annadale Gold Medal in Clinical Surgery. He

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

Thomas James Russell Warren graduated in medicine in Dublin in 1919. He took the FRCS of Edinburgh in 1921 and later emigrated to Brazil where he became Director of the Hospital Samaritano in Sao Paulo. He was admitted to the Fellowship of the American College of Surgeons in 1954, and was granted th

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

Kenneth Charles Trineman Rawle was born at Exeter, Devon, on 7 September 1902. The family moved to Australia in 1913. He was educated at Blackheath Public School, NSW, Sydney Boys' High School and at Sydney University. In 1926 he graduated MB ChM with first-class honours, the University Medal and th

Donald Robertson Webster was professor of surgery at McGill University and surgeon-in-chief of the Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Canada. He was born on 7 January 1912, the son of a doctor from Pictou, Nova Scotia, and graduated from Dalhousie University in 1925. After postgraduate studies at

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

Stanley Francis Reid, while a medical student at Melbourne, took a keen interest in flying and was one of a small band of students who joined the Citizen Air Force at Laverton, where he won his 'wings'. After qualifying MB BS Melbourne in 1936 he held posts as RMO in the Royal Melbourne Hospital, 19

Colonel Dwarka Prasad Bhargava was professor of surgery at the Prince of Wales Medical College, Patna and Agra, India. He gained his FRCS in 1933. His son, Kamta, also became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons.

Downie, who was sometimes referred to by colleagues by his nickname 'Nick', received his medical education at Birmingham University. During the second world war he served in the RAMC with the rank of lieutenant colonel and was awarded the DSO, OBE and MC. He was surgical registrar at Queen Elizabeth

Duncan Stout was not deterred by having a famous father, Sir Robert, who became Chief Justice of New Zealand, Chancellor of the University and Prime Minister. In his own time he too achieved eminence in New Zealand, becoming Chairman of Council of Victoria University, Wellington and subsequently Cha