Robert Lord Holt was born near Oldham on 18 May 1903 and educated at William Hulme's Grammar School, and Manchester University, where he qualified with many distinctions. He held numerous resident appointments in Manchester and obtained his Fellowship in 1928. In 1931 he was Dickson Travelling Schol

Leonard Charles Lancaster was born in Brockley, South-East London, on March 10, 1902. He was a scholar at Aske's School, Hatcham, obtained a scholarship to Downing College, Cambridge, and a further scholarship to St George's Hospital in London where he won the Allingham Prize. After house appointmen

John Gray studied medicine at Cambridge University and Guy's Hospital. He won the Raymond Horton-Smith Prize of the University of Cambridge in 1936. Later in life he lived in Hong Kong and was honorary surgeon to the Tung Wah E Hospital. He was a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is ass

Harry Isaac Deitch was born in London on 18 January 1903 and after his early education entered the Middlesex Hospital, graduating in 1926. After early hospital appointments which included that of resident surgical officer at St Peter's Hospital for Stone he rapidly acquired both the FRCS and the MS

Robert Milnes Walker was born on 2 August 1903, the younger brother of John Henry (qv). He too was educated at Oundle School, where he became public schools gymnastic champion, and at University College Hospital where he graduated MB, BS (gold medal) in 1926. He was one of the last house surgeons to

Cedric Ivor Tuckett was born on 12 December, 1901. He was educated at Rugby, Cambridge University and St Thomas's Hospital where he won the Cheselden Medal and qualified MRCS, LRCP in 1926. He played rugby for the hospital and held a number of senior resident posts, becoming FRCS in 1928 and MCh in

Geoffrey Edward Parker was born on 24 June 1902 and was educated at Windlesham House School, Hove, Marlborough College, and Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He came to St Thomas's Hospital for his clinical course and qualified with the Conjoint Diploma and the Cambridge MB in 1926. Two years later he took t