Walter Stanley Chapman studied medicine at University College Hospital, qualified MB BS in 1926 and was awarded an MD in 1932. He was appointed resident surgical officer to Bolingbroke Hospital and surgeon to the Worthing Hospital Group. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine. During the s

Maurice James Bennett-Jones was born in Liverpool on 30 November 1906, his father was William James Bennett-Jones, consultant anaesthetist to Liverpool Royal Infirmary and his mother was Dr Daly - a Doctor of Medicine and a JP. He was educated at Rossall School, Fleetwood, and Liverpool University w

Andrew Lowdon was born on 12 April 1911 at Greenock, the son of Rev. C. Ross Lowdon and Alison Gilchrist his wife. He commenced his education at the Greenock Academy, but completed his school days at the Royal High School in Edinburgh where he remained to do his medical course at the University. He

Born at Christchurch, New Zealand 18 December 1894, he was educated in England at Berkhamsted School and St George's Hospital. He qualified during the first world war, and went on active service as a Major with the New Zealand Army Medical Corps in France, winning the Military Cross. He then spent f

Born on 28 March 1889 in London, he was educated at King William College, Isle of Man and St Bartholomew's Hospital. While at the latter he gained the Jeafferson exhibition and Foster prize and while still a student volunteered for service with the Greek forces during the Balkan War of 1912-13 for w

Born at Simla, India on 12 September 1916 the younger son of James Freer Richardson MRCS 1911, a medical missionary, and Ethel Stafford his wife, he was educated at Weymouth College and St Thomas's Hospital, where he distinguished himself as a Rugby football player and held house appointments after

Born in 1871 he was educated at St Thomas's Hospital taking first-class honours in surgery at the University of London BS examination in 1894 and passing the final FRCS examination on 23 November 1894, at the age of 23. He practised at Charterhouse in the City of London, and died on 5 January 1956 a

Born in 1895 he received his medical education at Cardiff and Charing Cross Hospital, where after qualification he was appointed house surgeon. He then became house physician at the Brompton Hospital, later returning to Charing Cross as surgical registrar. At one time resident medical officer at the

Joseph Harris obtained a BSc (anatomy honours) in London in 1958, qualified with the Conjoint Diploma in 1961 and the FRCS in 1970. He studied at University College and University College Hospital, London, and there became lecturer in surgery and honorary surgical registrar. He had also worked as re

Lucien Noel Bartholomeusz was born on 25 December 1910 in Colombo, Ceylon, the son of Hugh William Bartholomeusz, a barrister-at-law, and Alice Maude Jansz. He was educated at the Royal College, Colombo, and entered Ceylon Medical College on 29 April 1929 where he was a distinguished student, being

Geraldine Mary Barry was born on 4 October at Wakes Colne, Essex, the daughter of the Reverend Walter and Anna Barry. She was educated at Queen Anne's School, Caversham, and was originally destined to read mathematics at Cambridge, but this was changed by the visit of Professor Winifred Cullis (Prof

Born on 3 October 1884 in London the son of Mortimer Woolf (afterwards OBE) and his wife Miriam, he was educated at Clifton College and Emmanuel College, Cambridge taking third-class honours in the Natural Sciences Tripos part I, 1905. He took his clinical training at the London Hospital, where he s