Born on 17 January 1853 in Westbourne Terrace Road, London, W, the eldest son of Lewis Frederick Edwards, solicitor, and Frances Elizabeth, daughter of John Swinford of Minster Abbey, Isle of Thanet, his wife. His father came from Framlingham, Suffolk, lived at Mitcham, and practised in London. S

Lionel Jones was born in London on 5 October 1910, the son of Harry Evan, an architect, and Louisa Ada, his wife. He was educated at the Merchant Taylors' School, from which he followed his brother Bertram to St Thomas's Hospital with a Merchant Taylors' scholarship. He had an outstanding career as

Stephen Elsenhammer received his medical education in Cape Town and Edinburgh, qualifying MB ChB Edinburgh in 1930. He obtained his Fellowship in 1941 and specialised in proctology, holding house positions at St Mark's Hospital before returning to South Africa and practising in Johannesburg for many

Hugh Guerrier was a consultant surgeon in Torbay. He was born in Muswell Hill, London, on 2 January 1913, the only son of Arthur Philip Guerrier, a solicitor, and his wife, Hilda Gwendolene née Davies, whose father was a general practitioner. Hugh was educated at Cambridge House School, Margate, and