George Frederick Darwall Smith was educated at the University of Oxford where he obtained the degree of BA with first class honours in the final school of Natural Sciences in 1896. He came to St George's Hospital for the clinical course, and graduated in medicine in 1901. In 1902 he took the Conjoin

Bayley was born on 22 January 1878, the son of Edward Hodson Bayley, who was a wheelwright and later became MP for North Camberwell. He was educated at University College School, where he took an active part in all school plays in French, German and English, and was captain of rugby and cricket. He

Harold Levy was born in Montreal, Canada, on December 11, 1875. He was educated at the Catholic Academy, Montreal, where he was gold medalist in 1891 and was trained at McGill University where he was also a gold medalist and graduated BA in 1895 and MD, CM in 1899. In 1900 he took the PhD of Rostock

Somerville Hastings was born on 4 March 1878 at Warminster, Wiltshire, the son of the Rev H G Hastings. He was educated at Wycliffe College, Stonehouse, Wiltshire and at University College, London, where he won gold and silver medals for botany. He won an entrance scholarship to the Middlesex Hospit

William Warwick James was born on 20 September 1874 in Wellingborough School, and also had the advantage of making good use of his father's fine library. Having decided to become a dentist he began his training as an apprentice in his native town and then came to London to the Royal Dental and the M

Sidney Arthur Boyd was born at Bedford on 20 July 1880, son of Albert Thomas and Marianne Boyd. He was educated at Bedford School and received his medical training at the London Hospital and Charing Cross Hospital, qualifying in 1902. In 1904 he obtained his MB BS degree with honours in medicine, su

Matthew Robert Cecil McWatters, son of David McWatters of Bath, was born there on 4 January 1878. He was educated at Bath Grammar School and at King's College, London, taking the Conjoint diploma in 1902 and the MB the following year. At King's College Hospital he was chosen by Sir Watson Cheyne as