Born 20 November 1870 at Stoke Newington, Middlesex, the fifth child and fourth son of Thomas John Cross, tea merchant, and his wife, *née* Edmunds. He was educated at Tonbridge School and at Dulwich College. At Guy's Hospital he served as house surgeon, resident obstetric officer and demonstrator o

Born on 3 September 1876 son of Vincent Thomas Thompson QC, Assistant Recorder of Leeds, he came of a family many of whose members distinguished themselves through three or four generations in law, medicine, and administrative or academic work; they were related by marriage to similar prominent prof