Born at Bletchley, 31 August 1865, the seventh child and fifth son of Thomas Lucas, farmer, and his wife, *née* Goodman. He was educated privately till he entered St Bartholomew's Hospital in 1883, where he subsequently served as house surgeon. He was for a time resident medical officer at the Metro

Born at Perry Hall, Bromsgrove, on 16 January 1864, the third son and fifth of the seven children of Edward Housman, solicitor, and Sarah Jane Williams, his wife. He was educated at Bromsgrove School and at Queen's Hospital, Birmingham, where he was house physician and house surgeon. He then acted a