Norman Thompson Holden studied medicine at Cambridge University, the Westminster Hospital and Guy's. He was senior registrar to the traumatic and orthopaedic unit at Ashford Hospital, Middlesex, and orthopaedic registrar to Guy's. He was then appointed consultant orthopaedic surgeon to the Enfield G

Cyril Jeffery, or 'Jeff', was born on 13 April 1911 in Southsea, the son of Surgeon Commander T W Jeffery OBE RN. He went to the London Hospital in 1929, initially to study dentistry, but changed to medical studies in 1931. He was surgical dresser to Sir Hugh Cairns and Sir James Walton, and was hou

The son of Edward Jones, a clergyman, and Mary Louise, née Evans, David Jones was born in Rhyl, North Wales, on 14 April 1910. He was educated at Taunton School, went on to pre-clinical training in Cardiff and did his clinical training at St Bartholomew's Hospital, qualifying with the conjoint diplo

Samuel Marshall Thompson was born in Leeds in 1909, the son of Walter Thompson FRCS (1886-1924), see *Lives of the Fellows*, vol.2, p.409, consultant surgeon to Leeds General Infirmary. His mother was one of the early graduates from the London School of Medicine for Women. He was educated at Uppingh

Christopher Catterall was born in Middleton, near Manchester, on 5 April 1910. His father, Robert, was a clergyman and his mother was Sarah, née Fielden. His maternal uncle was William Hunter, a physician at Charing Cross. Christopher was educated at Rugby and Trinity College Cambridge, and did his

Alexander Innes was born in Edinburgh on 6 April 1910 the eldest son of Sir Peter D Innes, CBE, then a lecturer in physics at Edinburgh University and subsequently Director of Education in the City of Birmingham, and Maybelle Annie Stewart (née Wright). He was educated at West House School and at Ki

Philip Newman was born in Dovercourt, Essex, on 22 June 1911, the son of a civil servant, John Harker Newman, and his wife Violet Grace, née Williams. He was educated at Cranleigh School and at the Middlesex Hospital Medical School, London University, where he qualified with the conjoint diploma in

Duncan Davidson Cranna, son of Robert Cranna MB, ChB Aberdeen 1901, of Bolton, was born on 24 June 1909, and was educated at Merchiston Castle, Edinburgh, and at Manchester University. He graduated MB, ChB in 1934 and obtained the Conjoint Diploma in the same year. His interest in orthopaedic surger

Frederick Griffiths St Clair Strange, known as 'Derick', was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital. He was born at Moh Kan San near Shanghai, China, on the 22 July 1911. His father, Charles Frederick Strange MRCS DTM&H, was a medical missionary who held the Médaille d'