Born on 5 April 1883 he was educated at the Westminster Hospital, where he was house surgeon, surgical registrar, and resident medical officer. In February 1914 he settled in the Isle of Jersey, becoming surgeon to the Jersey Dispensary and Infirmary. During the war of 1914-18 he served in the RAMC,

Born on 6 July 1881 he developed an ankylosed tuberculous left hip which seriously interfered with his education. This illness necessitated a long rest in the open air and thus engendered a love of the country from which he profited in later years. Fenwick studied first for the BSc and graduated