Born 27 March 1890, the elder of the two sons of Reginald Treacher Bowden, MRCS 1884, MD Durham 1887, and his wife, *née* Campbell. He was educated at Rochester Grammar School and the London Hospital. He qualified in 1913, and served as pathological assistant and house surgeon; he was also house sur

Born in Hong Kong, Woo qualified from the Middlesex Hospital in 1913. He was particularly interested in gynaecology, and was house surgeon and assistant to Victor Bonney at the Middlesex and at the Chelsea Hospital for Women. During this time he designed the Reverdin-Woo needle. He served in a mi

Born at Penally, Pembrokeshire son of Charles Mathias (1817-88) MRCS 1839, Surgeon IMS, he was educated at Clifton College and King's College, Cambridge where he gained an entrance scholarship and was awarded a first class in both parts of the Natural Sciences Tripos, despite a long period of illnes