Stanley Livingstone Wilson was born at Dannevirke, New Zealand, in 1905, and was educated at Dannevirke High School where he was head prefect and captain of the cricket and rugby teams. While at school he played for Hawke's Bay at cricket and secured many prizes as well as a university entrance scho

William Elphinstone Underwood was born in Birmingham on 20 October 1903, the son of Dr Arthur Underwood MRCS, a general practitioner, and his wife, Phyllis Maud (née Fairclough). His father was a descendant of Dr Michael Underwood, physician to Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III. His early edu

Bangalore Sundaravadanan qualified in medicine from Madras University in 1926. The following year he came to England and worked at the London Hospital while studying for the Conjoint diploma. He obtained the Fellowship in 1931 and returned to India, where he became honorary surgeon to the Government

Geoffrey Housden was educated at King's School, Canterbury, and at Guy's Hospital London, where he qualified in 1927. After several house appointments at his teaching hospital he went into a general practice in Sloane Square. His interest in surgery led him to take his Fellowship in 1939. He then mo

Born 14 February 1897, the ninth child and third son of George Fitzsimons, a farmer, and his wife, *née* Haining. He was educated at Dumfries Academy, Scotland, and Waitaki Boys High School in New Zealand. He received his medical training at Otago Medical School, Dunedin, and later at Guy's Hospital

Born at St Albans, Herts, 18 June 1903, the second child and only son of F T W Cubitt, grain merchant and Jessie S Sanderson his wife. He was educated at St George's School, Harpenden, and graduated BA from Wadham College, Oxford, after gaining a second class in physiology in the natural science sch

George Spencer Ferraby, the son of Dr George Arthur Ferraby, a general practitioner, and of Gertrude Sommers (née Ansell) was born in Nottingham on 29 June 1904. Both his grandfathers were doctors as was his sister and a number of other individuals on each side of the family. After education at Nott

Phadke was born in 1901 and educated in East Khandesh, India. His clinical medical training was received at University College Hospital. London, and he graduated in 1927. Returning to India he became surgeon at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Bombay, an appointment he held until his retire

Born in 1895 at Glasgow, he was educated at Grosvenor School, Carlisle and apprenticed to a chemist there. He served in the Black Watch through the war of 1914-18 and then began his medical training at King's College Hospital, where he served as house surgeon and surgical registrar after qualifying

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

William (Bill) Tandy was born on 9 September 1904, one of the three sons of W S Tandy, a jeweller, and Ann, née Hickman. He was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham, and St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical School. After qualification in 1927 he worked as a surgical registrar at the General Hos

Mahapitiyage Peiris was born in Panadura, Ceylon, on 28 July 1898, the son of M A Peiris, a merchant, and was educated at St John's School, Panadura, and St Joseph's College, Colombo, before entering Ceylon Medical College qualifying in 1926.After graduation and junior hospital posts he was appointe