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

Alfred Geddes Tresidder was born on 15 December 1881 and was educated at Falmouth Grammar School and the London Hospital, where he qualified with the Conjoint Diploma in 1906, and graduated MB BS London in 1907. He then worked for a time in general practice and entered the Indian Medical Service in

Born 27 July 1882 at Anowtown, Central Otago, New Zealand, he was educated at Otago Boys High School and Otago University where he qualified in 1906. He then came to England for two years, and after taking the Fellowship returned to practice at Gore, Southland. He soon moved to Dunedin, where in 191