Jelal Moochool Shah was born in 1886. He studied at St Bartholomew's Hospital, and in 1915 he passed the Conjoint Examination. He joined the Indian Medical Service and in 1927 attained the rank of Major. He served in Egypt and Persia in the first world war. He was honorary consultant in venereolo

Helen Patricia Kilburn qualified MB BS in Sydney in 1942 at the Brisbane General Hospital. She was appointed senior medical officer at the Innisfail District Hospital in Queensland in 1944. From there she moved to the Rachel Forster Hospital for Women and Children in Sydney where she was clinical as

Charles Greenslade was born in Dunedin, New Zealand and was educated at the Otago Boys' High School before proceeding to the Otago Medical School from where he qualified in 1918. After graduation he immediately enlisted in the 1st NZEF and proceeded overseas for the duration of the war. On discharge

William Plunkett Crone was born on 23 March 1919, in London, the second child and first son of William Crone, a civil servant and secretary to the Northern Ireland Government Board of Trade. His mother was Mary Jane, née Plunkett. His early education was at the Methodist College, Belfast. He entered

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

Albert William Holgate was born at Halifax on 8 November 1896. His mother's father was Dr Keighley of Batley, Yorks. He was educated at Alleyn's School, Dulwich. He obtained the MRCS LRCP in 1918 and graduated MB BS the following year. He held house appointments at University College Hospital and th

Archibald Gordon Smith was born at Gourock on 19 December 1898, and was educated at Greenock Academy and Glasgow University where he graduated MB ChB in 1920. During the first world war he interrupted his studies in 1917 and joined the Navy as a Surgeon Probationer. After graduation he became house

Arthur Harkness was the son of a saddler and he was born in Pietermaritzburg, Natal. In South Africa he had a moderate academic career, but was a superb cricketer and in rugby football he played for Natal, being nearly as good as his brother who eventually played for the Springboks. After qualifi

Born in 1883 son of Charles Ockwell of Cricklade, Wilts, he received his medical education at Guy's Hospital between the years 1901 and 1906, and while a surgical dresser to W H A Jacobson contracted septicaemia, for which Jacobson treated him during a long period of sickness. When qualified he went

Edward Owen Dawson was born in Adelaide, the second son of Sir Bernard Dawson who went to Dunedin in 1931 as the first full-time Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the University of Otago. He was educated at McGlashan College, Dunedin, and at the University of Otago Medical School where he t

Ambrose King was born in Hackney on 19 April 1902, the second son of the owner of a steam laundry business in the East End of London. His mother was the eldest of the five daughters of an Irish immigrant, and had trained as a teacher. He was educated, along with Alfred Hitchcock and the future Cardi

Born in Dublin on 5 November 1897, the daughter of John Sandes of Greenville, Listowel, Co Kerry, she was educated at Wimbledon High School and the London School of Medicine for Women, since 1947 the Royal Free Hospital Medical School. Her interest in medicine was aroused during her school days by E