Born on 19 December 1875, the youngest son of William Atkins of Norwich, he received his medical education at Guy's Hospital. After holding appointments as house physician and assistant house surgeon, he went to the South African war on the staff of the Imperial Yeomanry Hospital and, on his return

Born at Leicester 30 May 1876, elder child and only son of Samuel John Lilley, carriage builder, and Martha Lewis, his wife. His father was one of the first builders of motor-car bodies. He was educated at Wyggeston School, Leicester, and at Charing Cross Hospital where he won an entrance scholarshi