George Oliver Jelly was born on 26 April 1909 in Bury, Lancashire, the son of George Aubrey Jelly, an ophthalmologist, and Kathleen Mary Olive, the daughter of a papermaker. He was educated at Rugby, and read greats at Magdalen College, Oxford, but fell ill just before finals and took up medicine in

Bob Lamming was born in Hull on 6 December 1910, the son of Robert Sydney Lamming, a timber merchant's clerk, and Clara Gertrude Redfearn, a solicitor's daughter. He was educated at Bridlington School, Yorkshire, and Leeds University, where he won pre-clinical and clinical scholarships, and the Will

Kenneth Fraser Donaldson was born in New Zealand on 30 January 1914. He studied medicine at University College Hospital Medical School and qualified MB, BS in 1936. After working as a house surgeon in the obstetric unit at University College hospital, he became a resident medical officer at Wembley

Daniel Anthony Andersen was born in India in 1906 and educated in England. He qualified with the Conjoint Diploma from University College Hospital in 1933, taking the MB BS later that year. In 1939 he took the FRCS and was appointed by the Salvation Army as chief medical officer to the Evangeline Bo

John Coates was born in May 1911 and was educated at Keighley Grammar School and Leeds University. He had a distinguished academic career, graduating BSc with first-class honours in 1933 and qualifying three years later with honours. After various resident appointments at Leeds he became demonstr

Educated at Trinity College, Dublin, Arnold Rose graduated MB BCh BAO Dublin in 1930. He gained his Fellowship in 1939, having earlier obtained the Diploma in Laryngology and Otology. After service as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the RAMC during the second world war, he spent much of the remainder of

Born in Sheringham, Norfolk, on 5 July 1914, Francis Edgar Stock's father was Edgar Stephen Stock, a clerk and former farmer. His mother was Olive Blanche née Cook. He was educated at Colfes Grammar School, London, and won the Sambrooke scholarship to King's College in 1933. At King's he won prizes

Laughton Leask was born on 15 October 1912, the eldest son of William Laughton Rennie, an architect, and Anne Elizabeth Mabel, née Beaton. He went to preparatory school in Hong Kong, thence to Edinburgh Academy and later to Highgate, before going to St Bartholomew's Hospital in 1930 where he won the

Wilfrid Peter Greening (usually called 'Peter') was a former consultant surgeon at the Royal Marsden Hospital. He was born in Saxlingham, Norfolk, on 16 May 1914, the only child of the reverend William C Greening, the local rector, and his wife Maud Mary, née Waller. His father died when he was seve

Cedric Longland was born at Bolobo in the Belgian Congo on 30 September 1914. His father, Frank Longland, was a civil engineer in East Africa and later Provincial Commissioner for Tanganyika Territory. Daisy Longland, Cedric's mother, was one of the earliest women to qualify in medicine at Edinburgh

Ernest Harold Carr Harper was a consultant surgeon at West Kent Hospital, Maidstone. He was born in Surrey in 1908, where his father Harry was managing director of a shipping company. His mother was Constance née Carr. He was educated at Hurstpierpoint School, before going to St Thomas's to study me

Roy Parkinson was born in 1911 and received his medical education at the London Hospital, whence he qualified with the conjoint diploma in 1932 and with the London MB BS the following year. After qualification he held posts as assistant orthopaedic surgeon at the East Ham Memorial Hospital and as su