Albert Lawson Light was a consultant general surgeon in Wakefield and at Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, and also a consultant surgeon to the Ministry of Social Security. He studied medicine at St Bartholomew's Medical School, gaining a distinction in his final MB BS examinations. Prior to his con

Born 21 July 1900 at Elphin, Co Roscommon, Ireland, the eleventh child of John Hanly, farmer, and Winifred Breslin his wife. He was educated at Summerhill College, Sligo and at University College, Galway, a constituent college of the National University of Ireland, where he qualified in 1923. The fo

Edward Grainger Muir was born on 18 February 1906 in North China where his father was a medical missionary. He was educated at Eltham College, and the Middlesex Hospital Medical School where he distinguished himself by winning the Senior Broderip Scholarship and qualifying with the Conjoint Diploma

Joyce Rewcastle Ludlow was a surgeon who spent her working life in Nigeria. She was born Joyce Rewcastle Woods in Sidcup, Kent, on 24 July 1905, the daughter of James Rewcastle Woods, a minister, and Una Marion Pierce née Couch. Both parents were keen members of the Temperance Movement. Joyce studie

Alan Harding Lendon was born in Adelaide on 11 August 1903, the youngest son of Dr Alfred Austin Lendon who had been a prominent member of the profession in South Australia. He was educated at St Peter's College, Adelaide and at Adelaide University where he won the Davies Thomas Prize in 1924 and 19

John ('Jack') Monro was the first son of James Donald Rae Monro, a general practitioner, and his wife Beatrice, née Killey, the daughter of a Liverpool shipowner. He was born on 21 March 1903 and was educated at Highgate School and Epsom College, from where he went to Pembroke College, Cambridge, to

Bangalore Sundaravadanan qualified in medicine from Madras University in 1926. The following year he came to England and worked at the London Hospital while studying for the Conjoint diploma. He obtained the Fellowship in 1931 and returned to India, where he became honorary surgeon to the Government

Arthur Wallis Kendall, the son of Dr J A Kendall was educated at Barnard Castle School, King's College, London, and King's College Hospital, qualifying in 1926 and graduating MB in 1927 and MS in 1934; he became FRCS in 1931. He held posts as house-surgeon at King's and as surgical registrar at the

Reginald Alfred King was born in Leicester on 22 June 1901. He was educated at Alderman Newton's (Greencoat) Grammar School, Leicester, St Mary's Hospital Medical School and London University. He qualified MRCS, LRCP in 1927 and MB BS London in 1929. He had a successful career at St Mary's Hospital

Norman Cecil Tanner was born on 13 June 1906, 3rd son and 4th child of H J Tanner, building contractor, and Annie Harding, he was educated at Merchant Venturers' Technical College and Bristol University where he graduated MB ChB in 1929. He held junior medical and surgical appointments in Bristol (P

Charles Langley Owen qualified MB BCh from Cambridge University in 1930 after taking the Conjoint Diploma four years earlier. He was house surgeon to University College Hospital, resident surgical officer to St Bartholomew's Hospital, Rochester and honorary assistant surgeon to Hereford General Hosp

Andrew Roy Banham was the only son of Sydney Marshall Banham, a general practitioner, and of Sophie Grace Banham (née Hacking) herself a medical practitioner who practised ophthalmology. He was born in Ealing on 15 October 1904. After early education at Yardley Court, Tonbridge, he secured an open s