Howard Livingstone Peake was born in Fianarantsoa, Madagascar, on 16 December 1901, the fourth child of George Henry Peake FRCS (Edinburgh) and Agnes Martha, née Fredoux. He was educated at Bournemouth Secondary School and Guy's Hospital Medical School. He qualified in 1925 and after serving as hous

Ralph Marshall Bates was born in 1902. He was educated at Plymouth College and qualified with the Conjoint Diploma at the London Hospital, where he held several resident appointments. He was a first assistant to Sir Hugh Cairns, the neurosurgeon, and was also a member of the Middle Temple. He spent

There are no details of John Francis Edward Gillam's date of birth, family, education or early medical appointments. He qualified from St Thomas's Hospital in 1925 and took the FRCS four years later. In 1931 he moved to a general practice partnership at Haverfordwest where he also practised surgery.

Arkyl Staveley Gough was born on 16 September 1900 and after completing his early education became a cadet pilot in the newly formed Royal Air Force. He was demobilised in 1919 and entered Guy's Hospital Medical School, qualifying in 1925. During his student years he served in the Territorial Army w

Allan Warren Linford Row was born at Grenfell, New South Wales, on 4 July 1894. His father was a medical practitioner, MRCS LRCP MD (Brussels). His grandfather on his mother's side was George Mahood, MD, of Enniskillen, Ireland, a medical practitioner thought to be first Irish member of the BMA, who

James Vincent O'Sullivan was born on 27 November 1899 and educated at University College, Galway, and the London Hospital. He graduated in medicine with first-class honours in 1924 and passed MD with distinction, FRCS, MRCP MAO and FRCOG all within the space of three years. He was attached to more h