Edward Woodman was born in Hornsey, London on 19 October 1884. His father was a chartered accountant. He was at school in Barnet and later in Bromley before entering St Bartholomew's Hospital where he passed the MB BS with honours and distinction in 1908. He worked at the Institute of Pathology unde

Born 27 May 1881, he was educated at Bradfield College in Berkshire and later, at Emmanuel College, Cambridge and Guy's Hospital. He played association football for Guy's and also ran in the mile. He qualified with the Conjoint Diploma in 1906 and spent several years in house appointments at Guy's.

James McDonagh was born in London on 17 October 1881, and was educated at Bedford School and St Bartholomew's Hospital. He also studied in Vienna. Qualifying with the Conjoint Diploma in 1906, he subsequently worked for the Fellowship which he obtained in 1909. In his practice he developed a special

Hamilton Ellis Quick was born in Sydney on 13 November 1882, and when he was 18 months old was brought over to Swansea where he spent most of the rest of his active life. He went to Swansea Grammar School and then to the Royal College of Science, South Kensington where he graduated BSc in 1902. His