Born at Graaff Reinet, Cape Colony on 20 January 1881, son of Walter Henry Lawrence Welchman, MRCS 1877, and Caroline, his wife, sister of Dr G P Baumann. He was educated at St Andrew's College, Grahamstown, at Capetown University, at University College, London, and at Guy's Hospital, where his fath

Born on 1 September 1882, son of Thomas Hey JP of Colne and his wife Martha Jane Tatham, whose father was a solicitor there, Wilson Hey was educated at Burnley Grammar School and the University of Manchester, winning scholarships and prizes. He took his clinical training at the London Hospital, and