Edward Martin was born at Weston-super-Mare on 21 September 1883 where his father and grandfather were general practitioners. He was educated at St Peter's Preparatory School, Weston, and then at Charterhouse before ill health necessitated a prolonged stay in Switzerland. In 1903 he returned to Engl

Born at Gillingham, Kent on 12 November 1883, he was educated at St Thomas's Hospital where he won numerous prizes and the Musgrove Scholarship. After qualifying in 1908 he held house appointments at St Thomas's, and filled posts at the Royal Free Hospital, the West London Hospital and the Royal Sal

Candler was born in 1884 and studied medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital, qualifying with honours in 1908. After numerous house appointments at Bart's he passed his Fellowship in 1912 and was appointed to the staff of the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital in 1914. During the first world war he se