Born on 22 July 1875 the only child of Ernest Wirgman and Mary Williams his wife, he was educated at Harrow and University College Hospital, where he served as ophthalmic house surgeon. He was clinical assistant at the Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital, Moorfields, and practised throughout his career

Born at Elton Hall, Sandbach, Cheshire on 16 June 1876, the eldest son of Charles Billington. He was educated at Sandbach Grammar School and at Wellington College, Salop (Wrekin school), where he became head of the school and acted for a time as secretary to Sir John Bayley, its master and founder.

Born on 8 April 1875 in India, son of Surgeon-Major E P Burrows of the Bombay Army, Harold Burrows was educated at Marlborough and St Bartholomew's Hospital. His father had studied medicine there and two of his own sons followed him. At St Bartholomew's he was chiefly influenced by C B Lockwood and