Born on March 28th, 1816. He entered the Madras Army as Assistant Surgeon on April 27th, 1838, was promoted Surgeon Major on January 13th, 1860, and was on active service in August, 1848. He retired on April 27th 1871, and lived in Jersey, where he died on April 24th, 1872.

Born on April 26th, 1778. On April 9th, 1800, he became Surgeon's Mate on the Hospital Staff, unattached. On June 5th of the same year he was gazetted Assistant Surgeon to the 4th Foot, promoted to Surgeon on July 9th, 1803; transferred to the 66th Foot on May 23rd, 1805, back to the 4th Foot, and t

Born in March, 1816, and received his professional training at St George's Hospital, where he became a twelve-months pupil to Robert Keate in October, 1834. He entered the Bengal Army as Assistant Surgeon on July 7th, 1838, being promoted Surgeon on March 31st, 1852, and Surgeon Major on February 1s

Born in Meerut, India, on 25 April 1865, son of Surgeon Jesse Griggs Pilcher, IMS, afterwards Deputy Surgeon-General and FRCS. He was educated at Clifton College and at Clare College, Cambridge, where he graduated in 1887. He took his clinical training at Guy's Hospital and qualified in 1890. Pilche

Born 12 June 1860 at Valence, France, the second son and second child of William Rew Pratt, FRCS, and Maria Louisa Harvey, his wife. Mrs Pratt claimed descent from the family of which William Harvey was an illustrious member. Pratt was educated privately at Newtown, Montgomeryshire, and at Westminst

Morley was educated at Guy's Hospital. After qualifying in 1878-79 he acted as house surgeon and then as resident medical officer at the Northampton General Infirmary. After a period as surgeon to the East Lancashire Infirmary at Blackburn, he entered the Royal Naval Medical Service in 1883. Morley

Born at Allahabad on 6 September 1873 the son of the Hon Sir George Knox, afterwards a Judge of the High Court of the North-West Provinces of India, and Katherine Anne Louise Loch his wife, he was educated at Westminster School and entered Caius College, Cambridge in October 1890, but migrated after

Austin Bernard Dempsey was born at West Ham on 17 October 1911. He was educated at Stonyhurst, the London Hospital and St Thomas's Hospital and qualified MRCS LRCP in 1935. He was commissioned into the RAMC in October 1935 and appointed to a permanent commission in October 1941. Most of his servi

Neil Cantlie was born on 11 December 1892 in Hong Kong, the youngest son of the late Sir James Cantlie, FRCS, and educated at Robert Gordon's College, Aberdeen, and Aberdeen University, where he graduated in medicine with honours in 1914. He was a member of the university OTC and after qualifying jo

The following was published in volume 5 of Plarr's Lives of the Fellows Born at Poona in India on 5 September 1900 son of Denis Collins (afterwards Major-General) RAMC, he was educated at Stoneyhurst College, Pembroke College Cambridge, and King's College Hospital Medical School, whence he qualif

Surgeon Vice-Admiral Sir Cyril May, formerly medical director-general of the Royal Navy, was born in London on 12 June, 1897, the only child of Robert and Clara May. His father practised as a dental surgeon. After education at South Belgravia Preparatory School and Westminster School he served in th

John Francis Iffland was born in Salonika, Greece, on 22 June 1931 and, after early education at Palmer's School, Grays, Essex, and at Minster House School, Upminster, was admitted to the London Hospital Medical College. He qualified in 1954 and after early house officer appointments joined the Roya