Chakkingal Puthanveetil V Menon was born on 30 June 1900 in the former Cochin State. After initial studies there he qualified MB BS from Madras Medical College in 1926. He was among the first recipients of the degree of Master of Surgery from Madras University in 1928. In 1935 he travelled abroad fo

Born at Cobar, New South Wales, in 1899, the son of a medical practitioner, Charles Lawes was educated at Newington College where he played both cricket and football for his school. He went to Sydney University and qualified in 1923 and also played cricket for the University and the State. He procee

William Henry Maitland Smith was born in 1907 and after early education at George Watson's College entered Edinburgh University for his medical studies, qualifying in 1929. After initial house appointments at Birkenhead General Hospital and the Royal South Liverpool Hospital he entered general pract

Born in Belfast on 27 December 1907, Gerald was the younger son of William Townsley and Anne, née Boyd. He was educated at Larne Grammar School and Queen's University where he obtained prizes in chemistry and anatomy and proceeded to a BSc degree with honours in anatomy, embryology and physiology in

Tommy 'Tucker' Moore was welcomed in a great many surgical clubs and societies for his engagingly forthright interventions. His criticisms were pungent but invariably good-humoured, and he was very good company. He was born on 11 January 1909 in Sunderland, where his father and mother ran a newspape

Charles Cochrane was born on 30 May 1904 in Ballymoney, Northern Ireland. He was educated at the Coleraine Academical Institute and Queen's University, Belfast. After junior appointments at Salford Royal Hospital and Fulham Hospital he gained his FRCS in 1936 and became a medical officer to the Lond

Bintcliffe was the son of Dr John William Bintcliffe of London, and was educated at Berkhamstead School and afterwards trained at St Bartholomew's Hospital, qualifying in 1934. After a short spell in general practice he returned to Bart's to work for his Fellowship which he obtained in 1936. He t

James Cuming Stewart was born on 26 October 1905, the son of Sir Alexander Stewart who was born in Scotland and ultimately became an eminent Australian industrialist and company director. James was educated at Melbourne Grammar School and Ormond College, graduating MB BS in 1930. After holding junio

Gerrit Mes was born at Dubbeldoorn, the Netherlands, on 30 June 1903 and went to South Africa with his parents in 1914. His father was a general medical practitioner at Bronkhorstspruit. After matriculating in Pretoria, Mes was a teacher for one year at Dullstroom before he enrolled for a three-year

After graduating MB BS from the University of Melbourne in 1926, Frederick George Fenton became a resident medical officer at St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne. Deciding to specialise in ophthalmology he became a resident medical officer and later, registrar at the Royal Westminster Ophthalmic Hospit

Frederick Gordon Kergin was born at Port Simpson, BC, January 11 1907, the son of W T Kergin, MB. After preliminary schooling at Prince Rupert he attended the University of Toronto, earning his BA in biological and medical sciences in 1927 and the MD in 1930, both with honours. He won the George Arm

Alan Nicholson was born in Belfast on 3 November 1908 and educated at Altrincham County High School and Victoria University, Manchester. He qualified MB ChB in 1932 and served in the Royal Army Medical Corps from 1941 to 1946 in the Middle East and India, becoming a lieutenant colonel. After demo