Robert Cunningham Bruce Macrae was born in New Zealand and served in the New Zealand Army Medical Corps in the first world war. He graduated in Edinburgh, and after obtaining the FRCS in 1924 he practised in Milford Haven before going out to Port Elizabeth in 1931 where he joined Dr James Gilbert in

John Glyn Bowen was born at Maestag, West Glamorgan, on May 13 1906 and was educated at Cardigan Grammar School. He entered the Welsh National School of Medicine in 1924 where he had a distinguished student career and graduated BSc with distinction. In 1927 he entered the London Hospital Medical Col

Born at Middlesbrough, he won a scholarship at Pembroke College, Cambridge, took first-class honours in the Natural Sciences Tripos, part I, 1911, and won the Shuter scholarship at St Bartholomew's Hospital. He qualified just after war broke out in 1914, and served for four years as a surgeon in the

Charles Paul Wilson was born on 17 August 1900 and received his medical education at the Middlesex Hospital, qualifying with the Conjoint Diploma in 1922. He obtained the FRCS in 1925 and then specialized in otolaryngology. He was appointed a consultant at the Middlesex Hospital in 1930, and in 1945

Bernard Grainger Goodwin was born on 13 November, 1886. He was educated at the King's School, Worcester, and subsequently Birmingham University and the London Hospital, where he qualified MRCS LRCP in 1909. He gained his Fellowship two years later. During the first world war he served with the RA

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

He was educated at the High School, Birmingham and later at Guy's Hospital where he was a prizeman and held house appointments, obtaining a gold medal in the MS in 1905. Originally intending to become a consultant in London, he was appointed to the East London Hospital for Children, Shadwell and

John Dreadon was born in Northern Wairoa, North Auckland, New Zealand on 29 May 1898, the fourth child in a family of six; his father was a farmer and his mother's maiden name was Elizabeth Webb. He was educated at Auckland Grammar School and Otago University, Dunedin, qualifying in 1921. He held va

Niblock was born on 12 September 1907 at Canford Cliffs, Bournemouth, the son of Lt Col William James Niblock, IMS, sometime Professor of Surgery at Madras Medical College. He came of a distinguished family of medical men, whose names appear in the family tree for 200 years: among them were Sir Edwa

Born in Bhavnagar on 15 September 1903, he was educated at the Elphinstone High School, the Elphinstone College and the Royal Institute of Science, Bombay. He received his medical education at Grant Medical College, Bombay from 1923 to 1928, and was appointed house surgeon and surgical registrar at

Herbert Harris was born in Bristol and was educated at Clifton College. In the first world war he was commissioned in the King's Shropshire Light Infantry and served in the Dardanelles where he was awarded the Military Cross. After the war he studied medicine at Cambridge University and at St Bartho

Born at Morriston, Glamorgan on 27 July 1901, only child of C G Dahne a general practitioner at Portardawe, Glamorgan, and Mabel Louise Thomas his wife, daughter of a Swansea dental surgeon. C G Dahne, whose father was a Danish metallurgist naturalised in Great Britain, was surgeon to the factories