Born 7 February 1861, the eldest son of the Hon William Napier of MacMac, Lydenburg, South Africa, and his wife Louisa Mary, youngest daughter of John Horatio Lloyd, QC. His grandfather was William, 9th Lord Napier and Ettrick. He was educated at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, where he served as

Born on 28 May 1864 at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, the fifth child and third son of Charles Martin, a schoolmaster, and Elizabeth Hitchcock, his wife. He was educated at Ballarat State School and School of Mines, and practised as a chemist before going to England to study medicine. He worked at t

Born 21 September 1858 at 8 Morden Terrace, Lewisham, fourth child and third son of Francis Taylor, of the Audit Office, and Eliza Deakin, his wife. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, entering in 1870, and at St George's Hospital Medical School, where he was Brackenbury prizeman and Thomps

Born at Sydney, New South Wales, on 25 January 1864, the fourth child of Samuel Terry Hughes and Charlotte Keck, his wife. He entered Malvern College in the third term of 1880, when the Rev Thomas Cruttwell was head master, and remained there until 1882. He then proceeded to St Bartholomew's Hospita

Jonathan Hutchinson, like his distinguished father Sir Jonathan Hutchinson, was surgeon to the London Hospital. When he was born at Reigate in 1859 it was still possible for a surgeon to be encyclopaedic. Few advances had been made: Lister was still a physiologist; anaesthesia was on its trial; the

Born 6 April 1863 at Spilsby, Lincolnshire, the eldest son of the Rev Charles George Ridley, who came from Kimbolton, and Mary Vine, his wife. He was educated at Boston Grammar School and at St Mary's Hospital, where he gained scholarships in natural science and pathology. He acted subsequently as h

Born at Monart, Co. Wexford, the second son of the Rev Philip Walter Doyne. He was educated at Marlborough and matriculated from Keble College, Oxford, Oct 18th, 1875, but was prevented by illness from remaining at the University, on leaving which he entered the Bristol Medical School and then St Ge

Geoffrey Gibson Bisley was an ophthalmic surgeon who spent much of his career overseas. He was born on 23 May 1915 at Hove, Sussex, the second child of Claude and Ida Gibson. His father was an auctioneer and surveyor in the family business. His maternal grandfather and uncle were both qualified phar

The eldest son of William Dalrymple, of Norwich, and Marianne Bertram, his wife. John was one of six sons, and two of his brothers, Archibald Dalrymple (qv) and Donald Dalrymple (qv) became Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons. He studied under his father and at Edinburgh. He made a special stud

Born on 7 March 1871 at Scythlin, Pencader, Carmarthenshire, third child and only son of Benjamin Evans, yeoman farmer, and his wife, *née* Phillips. He was educated at St David's College School, Lampeter, at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Carmarthen, and at Edinburgh University, where he graduat

Edwin Cook received his medical education at Liverpool University, graduating in 1940, early in the second world war. After holding resident posts at Liverpool he soon joined the RAFVR. One of his early postings was to 266 Rhodesia Squadron RAF, and his association with this squadron was to remain o

Born on 1 December 1868 at 1 Welclose Place, Blackman Square, Leeds, the elder son and third child of Alfred Whitehead, cloth manufacturer, and Elizabeth Longley, his wife. He was educated at the Leeds Grammar School, at the Yorkshire College, and at the Leeds School of Medicine. He served as house