Born on 9 January 1875 at Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, the eldest child of James Mitchell Wilson, MB, medical officer of health for Rochdale, Lancashire, and his wife, *née* Shepperson. He was educated at Doncaster Grammar School, and at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he took third-class

Born on 8 April 1875 in India, son of Surgeon-Major E P Burrows of the Bombay Army, Harold Burrows was educated at Marlborough and St Bartholomew's Hospital. His father had studied medicine there and two of his own sons followed him. At St Bartholomew's he was chiefly influenced by C B Lockwood and

Born 19 August 1876, elder son of John William Collinson, wool merchant of Halifax, and Frances Whiteley, his wife. He was educated at the Quaker schools at Ackworth and Bootham, and at the Yorkshire College Medical School at Leeds. He received his clinical training at the Leeds General Infirmary, w

Born on 17 August 1872 at Hamilton, Bermuda son of the Rev (afterwards Archdeacon) George Tucker and Theodosia Trott his wife, he was educated at Charles Grey's School, Bermuda, at Trinity College School, Port Hope, Canada 1887-91, and at Caius College, Cambridge from October 1891. He rowed in the C

Born on 19 August 1876 in Birmingham, son of John McGavin, he was educated at King Edward's High School and the University of Birmingham. He trained at the London Hospital, winning a gold medal and university scholarship. During the South African war he served as a civilian surgeon with the army, im

Born at Weymouth, 31 October 1872, the eldest son of John A Sherren, printer and publisher, and his wife Anne Eliza Wilkinson. He was educated at Weymouth College, but early went to sea and served before the mast. After achieving his master mariner's certificate he suddenly left the sea, and entered

Herbert George Tymms graduated MB in the University of Melbourne in 1894, and BS in 1895. He then became RMO at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in 1895-6, and subsequently came to England where he obtained the Conjoint Board Diploma in 1899 and the FRCS in 1901. On returning to Australia he settled in

Born at Leicester 30 May 1876, elder child and only son of Samuel John Lilley, carriage builder, and Martha Lewis, his wife. His father was one of the first builders of motor-car bodies. He was educated at Wyggeston School, Leicester, and at Charing Cross Hospital where he won an entrance scholarshi

Born at Kensington on 21 December 1873, the son of a Chancery barrister, he was educated at Clifton and King's College Hospital, where he was captain of the Rugby XV in 1895-96, and also rowed in the Hospital fours and eights. Immediately after qualifying he was commissioned in the 13th Imperial Yeo

Sydney Scott was born in Shrewsbury on 1 June, 1875. He studied medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital, and immediately after qualifying with the Conjoint Board Diploma in 1899 joined up as a civil surgeon in the South African Field Force, and was awarded the Queen's Medal with three clasps. When the

Born at Wigan, 24 February 1874, the second child and first son of Joseph Wright, clothier, and Agnes Rae, his wife, both parents being of Scottish extraction. He was educated at Wigan Grammar School and at Owen's College, Manchester. He practised for a short time as a general practitioner, in partn

Born 27 July 1875 at the Royal Naval Hospital, Stonehouse, Plymouth, only child of Staff-Surgeon Charles Lyon Ridout, RN, MRCS 1866, and Ada Perley Scott, his wife, daughter of Archibald Scott of Halifax, Nova Scotia. C L Ridout was at that time on the staff at Stonehouse and later served in HMS *To