Alexander James Innes was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Stirling Royal and Falkirk and District Royal infirmaries. His father, James Innes, of Fochabers in Moray, was a farmhand who enlisted in the Seaforth Highlanders at the age of 16 and rose to the rank of sergeant. His mother was Jessie Tu

Cecil Joseph Digan Langton was born on 17 March 1907, and educated at St Aloysius College, Sydney. He graduated MB BS from Sydney University in 1933, and then became a resident medical officer at Lewisham Hospital, Sydney, of which he was Medical Superintendent from 1934-5. In 1936 he came to Englan

James Patrick was born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, on 31 May 1909, the son of George Patrick, a school master. He was educated at Kirkcaldy High School and Edinburgh University and during his student years he secured the Pattison Prize in clinical surgery, the Allan Fellowship in clinical surgery and the An

John Mounsten Pemberton Clark was born in Leicester on 28 November 1906, the son of Edwin George Clark, a bank clerk, and Hilda Mary, née Pemberton. He was educated at North Manchester Grammar School (Preparatory) and Wellingborough School, Northants. He entered the medical school at Leeds, qualifie

After passing the MB in 1934 John Russell Barbour was house surgeon to the Royal Adelaide Hospital in 1935 and to the Adelaide Children's Hospital in 1936. In 1939 he became house surgeon to the Southend General Hospital and passed his FRCS. He was surgical registrar to the London Hospital and su

Frederick Charles Dwyer, the son of Henry Law Dwyer, a civil engineer, and of Edith Maud (née Devenish) was born at East London, South Africa, on 25 August 1907. He was educated at St Andrew's College, Grahamstown, and the University of Cape Town where he graduated in 1931. After a period in general