Born in London on 17 April 1874, the fourth child and third son of Joseph Edmunds, manufacturing dry-salter, and his wife Ann Stroud Swift. His parents were poor and on leaving school he worked for his father's business. His schoolmaster encouraged him to continue his education at night classes and

Born on 28 February 1872 at Uduul, Jaffna, Ceylon, the second child and eldest son of William Thiliampalam Paul, a medical practitioner, and Ambrosia Ponamma, his wife. He was educated at the Central College, Jaffna, and at Wesley College, Colombo, before entering the medical school of Presidency Co

Born on 29 November 1876 second child and eldest son of Thomas Henry Edwards, a farmer, of Compton Farm, Enford, who died in 1879 aged 26, he was brought up by his grandmother. Edwards was educated at Ardingly College and St Thomas's Hospital, where he was house surgeon. He was in general practice a