Born on 7 June 1908, the second son of John Gay French, FRCS and his wife, Elinor May, younger daughter of Francis Stafford Pipe-Wolferstan, of Statfold. His grandfather, Lieutenant-Colonel John Gay French, IMS, was also a Fellow of the College (see *Plarr's Lives* 1930, 1, 422). Stanley Gay Fren

Born at Kadina, South Australia on 16 August 1903, eldest child and only son of Herbert Richard Letcher MB ChB Melbourne, who was in general practice at Adelaide from 1896 to 1940, and his wife née Sands, he was educated at St Peter's College, the University, and the Royal Hospital at Adelaide, qual

Clifford David Phillips Jones studied medicine at University College Hospital and during his student days played rugby for the Welsh International team as well as for his hospital. After qualifying in 1931 he was initially appointed house surgeon at University College Hospital and later at the Royal

Geoffrey Hyman was born in Leeds on 16 August 1908 and educated at Leeds Central High School and Leeds University, where he graduated in 1931. After house appointments at Leeds General Infirmary and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, he took the FRCS in 1937. During the second world

Born on 20 July 1907, William Henry Graham Jessop was educated at Almondsbury Grammar School, Huddersfield, and King's College, Cambridge, where he gained his BA in Natural Sciences in 1928. He did his clinical studies at University College Hospital, graduating MRCS LRCP in 1931, and later the Cambr

Roderick Paton was born on 14 September 1908 in Streatham where his father was a general practitioner, and was educated at Streatham College, Dulwich College and St Thomas's Hospital Medical School, and qualified in 1931. Nine years later, after various hospital appointments, he obtained his Fell

John Howell Hughes was born on 25 October 1908, in Liverpool, to John Hughes, a builder, and Anne Ellen, née Williams. He was educated at Liverpool Collegiate School, where he was captain of rugby, and went on to study medicine at Liverpool University. After qualifying, he was house surgeon and hous

Dick Murray was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in Inverness. He was born in Edgbaston, Birmingham, on 20 March 1907. His father, who was a general practitioner, was away serving in the RAMC during the first world war for much of Dick’s early childhood. He was educated at Sherborne and Caius Colleg

Born on 22 September 1908 at 11 Barrington Road, Crouch End, N, the eldest of the five children of Frank Ernest Todd, civil servant and principal inspector of taxes, and Margaret Mary Shearman, his wife. He was educated at Prior Park School, Bath, and from there proceeded to Guy's Hospital, taking h

Heber Langston was born in Croydon, Surrey, on 1 July 1907, the eldest son of Earle Legh Langston, a Clerk in Holy Orders, and Alice, née Carr. He was educated at Monkton Combe School, Bath, and St Bartholomew's Hospital, where he qualified in 1931 with distinction in surgery. After junior appoin

Muriel Hilary Long was born in London, only daughter of Sidney Long OBE, a director of Beaverbrook Newspapers. She was educated at Lewisham Prendergast Grammar School and King's College Hospital. She was house surgeon to Sir Cecil Wakeley, was awarded a travelling scholarship of the University of

Henry Pierre was born in Trinidad in 1904 and received his early education at Queen's Royal College and his subsequent medical training at St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical School, where he qualified MB BS in 1931. The following year he returned to Trinidad and joined the medical service there. In 1