Anthony Harvard Baker was born at North Walsham, Norfolk, the eldest son of the Reverend Anthony Charles Baker a Methodist minister; his second name recalled a distant relationship to John Harvard who had bequeathed his library to Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the eighteenth century and had given his

David Barton was born in Adelaide on 20 January 1933, the son of Arthur Augustus Barton, a bank manager and his wife, Ellen. He was at school at Riverton and was awarded the Prince Alfred College Grasby Scholarship before entering the University of Adelaide where he graduated in medicine in 1955. Hi

Goonatillake received his medical education at the Colombo Medical School, qualifying MB BS Ceylon in 1966 and later gained the MS at that university. From 1949 to 1957 he held posts in hospitals in Ceylon and was a registrar at Colombo General Hospital for three years before coming to Britain in 19

William Crisp was born in Edinburgh on 5 December 1914, being the eldest son of Thomas Crisp (MD Edin) who was a medical practitioner and his wife, Janet (née Cowie). In 1921 the family moved to Chorley, Lancs, where Thomas established himself in general practice. William went to Bolton School and t

John Gwithian Craddock received his education at Magdalene College, Cambridge, and at St Mary's Hospital Medical School. After service in the RNVR as a Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander he spent the earlier years of his career in Africa, first at Dar-es-Salaam, and from 1956 to 1962 as surgical specialis

Martin Cox was born in Ladysmith, Cape Province, on 7 March 1922, the son of Herbert Walter Cox, an inspector of banks for Barclays DCO. His early education was at the Diocesan College, Rondebosch, from 1933 to 1939 where in addition to obtaining a first class matriculation he was also captain of bo

William Bullock was born in Toxteth, Liverpool, on 6 October 1908, the son of Albert Edward Bullock, an engineer. He was educated at Liverpool Collegiate School before entering the University of Liverpool Medical School. He qualified in 1932 with first class honours and subsequently served in junior

Dilwyn Price received his medical education at Newcastle University, qualified MB BS there in 1970 and obtained his Fellowship in 1975. After a period as a registrar with the Newcastle Area Health Authority he moved into general practice at Shotley Bridge, Consett, County Durham and also worked as a

William Johnson studied at St Bartholomew's Hospital and graduated MB BS in 1949. After qualification he was for a time registrar in thoracic surgery and general and urological surgery at Bradford Royal Infirmary. He subsequently moved to the United States and held posts at the Doctor's Hospital, Ne

Roy Yarwood was born in 1914 and attended King Edward's School, Birmingham, where he excelled at shooting, becoming school captain, and also won a medal as a member of the gymnastics team; he went on to continue his shooting career at University and again distinguished himself. He entered Birming

Philip Hack, the eldest child of Lewis Joel Hack, a merchant, was born on 25 May 1900 at Saduve, Lithuania. The family soon moved to Irene, Transvaal, South Africa. Philip was educated first at Hope Mill School, Cape Town, and then at Pretoria Boys' High School before entering the University of Cape

Arthur Nurick was chief medical officer to Williamson Diamonds Ltd, Tanzania, and later a general practitioner in Western Australia. He was the third and last child of Max Nurick, a north London GP, and Annie Nurick. After Haberdashers' Aske's School, he entered the Middlesex Hospital Medical School