Born at Cambridge, 21 January 1900, the sixth child and fifth son of Richard Sturton, chemist, and Mary Emma Sturton, his wife and cousin. He was educated at the Perse School, and acted as temporary surgeon sub-lieutenant, RNVR in 1918. In 1919 he entered St John's College, Cambridge, where he gaine

Born in Liverpool on 9 November 1899 he was brought up at Merthyr, South Wales, and educated at Cardiff and the Westminster Hospital, qualifying in 1922. After a short time in general practice he gained surgical experience at the Westminster and Guy's Hospitals and the Prince of Wales Hospital, Tott

Born at Sunderland, Co Durham on 24 December 1900, the son of Laurence O'Shaughnessy, inspector of customs and excise, and Mary Westgate, his wife, who died on 21 March 1941. He was educated at South Shields High School for Boys and left at the age of sixteen to go to Durham College of Medicine, his