John Cridlan Barrett was born on 10 August 1897 in Leamington Spa where his father was a pharmaceutical chemist. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School from where he obtained a scholarship to St Thomas's Hospital Medical School. In the first world war he served as a Lieutenant in the 5th Battal

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

Alexander Cameron MacLeod was born on 7 December 1899 the eldest son of Charles Edward Alexander MacLeod a Fellow of the College (see *Lives of the Fellows*, 1930-51, p.516), and his wife, Edith Ann Budd-Budd. The second son, Douglas Hamilton MacLeod, also became a Fellow, obtaining his diploma in t

Alfred Hobson was educated at George Dixon's School, Edgbaston, and later at Birmingham University, graduating from there in 1925. After the usual house appointments he took the Fellowships of England and Edinburgh in 1928. A few years later he was appointed general surgeon to Battersea General Hosp

Joe Fathi was born in Cairo on 3 March 1903, the second child of Dr Bernard Fathi and Mrs Fathi (née Rowntree). He came to England at an early age to be educated; He was at the Friends' School, Wigton, Cumberland, from 1910 to 1917 and then at the Friends' School, Saffron Waldon, Essex, from 1917

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

Thomas Vibert Pearce was born on 26 March 1900 and educated at Newport Grammar School, Isle of Wight. At the age of 17 he enlisted in the Royal Naval Air Service and became a pilot. Eighteen months later he entered St Thomas's and in 1923 graduated MB BS. Resident appointments followed at St Thomas'

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

John Elgood studied medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital, passing the Conjoint Diploma in 1924 and qualifying MB BS the same year. He worked as external midwives' assistant at Bart's and then became senior house surgeon to the Prince of Wales Hospital, Tottenham. He then held the post of surgeon to

Cyril Edward Beare was born in Newton Abbot, Devonshire, on 24 May 1902, the sixth child of Samuel Beare, an agricultural engineer, and Alice Austin Beer, whose father had been *The Times'* correspondent in the Crimean War. His brother, Stanley (qv *Lives* 1974-82) a consultant surgeon in Woking, wa

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