Born on 26 September 1879, the youngest (fifth) child and only son of James Bankart, FRCS (1862) of Southernhay, Exeter, and Gertrude Moss, his wife. Hew as educated at Rugby School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he took second-class honours in the Natural Sciences Tripos 1901. He took his cl

Leonard Angliss was educated in Melbourne and after graduation held resident appointments at the Alfred Hospital, 1946-48. He then came to England, taking the Membership in 1953 and the Fellowship nine years later. He worked as chief assistant to the clinical director at the Birmingham Accident H

Horace Luther Davies was born on 21st April 1910, at Birkenhead. He went to Woodchurch Road Junior School and Birkenhead Institute. He received his medical training at the University of Liverpool, qualifying in 1932 and then proceeding to the Master of Orthopaedic Surgery degree in 1935, and Master

Arthur Pain was born on 13 July 1904 in Brixton, his father, Arthur Thruston was a clerk in holy orders and his mother's maiden name was Annie Tatchell. He was educated at Bedale Grammar School Yorks, and later attended the Central High School, Leeds. Pain then proceeded to Leeds University and qual

Morris Axford was born in England in 1902 and came to New Zealand with his parents, Dr and Mrs S B Axford, in 1907. He was educated at Te Aroha School and Auckland Grammar School. He entered the University of Otago Medical School in 1920 with a University National Scholarship. He graduated MB ChB in

Cecil Joseph Digan Langton was born on 17 March 1907, and educated at St Aloysius College, Sydney. He graduated MB BS from Sydney University in 1933, and then became a resident medical officer at Lewisham Hospital, Sydney, of which he was Medical Superintendent from 1934-5. In 1936 he came to Englan

Arthur Orfleur Parker graduated in medicine in the University of Manitoba in 1920, and was a house surgeon at the Winnipeg General Hospital. He specialized in orthopaedic surgery, and when he came to England he held the post of assistant surgeon at the Warwickshire Orthopaedic Hospital, Holeshill; r

James Kennedy Elliott was born on 24 August 1908 and was educated at Wellington College, New Zealand, coming over to Edinburgh for his medical course and graduating MB BCh in 1932. He took the FRCS England in 1934, and after returning to New Zealand the FRACS in 1938. Having been a keen Territori

Derek Willey Purser was born near Heywood, Lancashire, on 14 June 1922, and was educated at Heywood Grammar School and Manchester University where he graduated MB ChB in 1946. After house appointments he took the FRCS in 1951 and served for two years as an orthopaedic surgeon in the Army in Germany.

John Harrington Pusey was born on 19 January 1940 and was educated at Chesham Boy's Preparatory School, Bucks, and at Wycliffe College, Stone-house, Gloucestershire. For his medical education he came to St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College where he qualified with the Conjoint Diploma and the MB

Arthur Liddon Webb was educated at the University of Adelaide where he graduated MB, BS in 1922. He came to England and obtained the FRCS in 1929. He specialized in orthopaedics, and held the appointments of consultant orthopaedic surgeon at St George's Hospital and the Mater Misericordia Hospital i

Reginald Watson-Jones was born on 4 March 1902 and received his medical education at Liverpool University, where after taking the BSc with first class honours in 1922 he qualified in medicine in 1924. He was a brilliant student and an excellent speaker, and he won most of the prizes in medicine at h