Thomas McPherson was born in Stratford, Ontario on 1 July 1880, and graduated from McGill University in Arts in 1901 and in Medicine in 1903. He then came to England and obtained the Conjoint Diploma in 1905, and the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1907. On his return to Canada in 191

Herbert Wilberforce Perkins was doubly qualified in surgery and dental surgery. He was the third son of a silk weaver, William Perkins, and his wife Eleanor (Whitworth). Born in London on 29 January 1881 he was educated at Dame Owen's (Brewers' Company) School, London, and at the Middlesex and Royal