John Dreadon was born in Northern Wairoa, North Auckland, New Zealand on 29 May 1898, the fourth child in a family of six; his father was a farmer and his mother's maiden name was Elizabeth Webb. He was educated at Auckland Grammar School and Otago University, Dunedin, qualifying in 1921. He held va

Courtenay Yorke was born at Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, on 18 May 1884, the son of a Methodist Minister. He was educated at Epworth College, near Rhyl, North Wales, and at University College, Liverpool (now University of Liverpool) where he graduated MB ChB in 1905. He also obtained the MB BS degr

Charles Paul Wilson was born on 17 August 1900 and received his medical education at the Middlesex Hospital, qualifying with the Conjoint Diploma in 1922. He obtained the FRCS in 1925 and then specialized in otolaryngology. He was appointed a consultant at the Middlesex Hospital in 1930, and in 1945

Robert Cunningham Bruce Macrae was born in New Zealand and served in the New Zealand Army Medical Corps in the first world war. He graduated in Edinburgh, and after obtaining the FRCS in 1924 he practised in Milford Haven before going out to Port Elizabeth in 1931 where he joined Dr James Gilbert in

Born 18 June 1878 at Saltair, Yorkshire, only son, with one sister, of Arthur Mason Worthington (1852-1916), FRS, then head master of the Salt Schools, Shipley, and afterwards professor of physics successively at HM Dockyard School, Portsmouth, the Royal Naval Engineering College, Devonport, and the

Born at Middlesbrough, he won a scholarship at Pembroke College, Cambridge, took first-class honours in the Natural Sciences Tripos, part I, 1911, and won the Shuter scholarship at St Bartholomew's Hospital. He qualified just after war broke out in 1914, and served for four years as a surgeon in the

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

He was educated at the High School, Birmingham and later at Guy's Hospital where he was a prizeman and held house appointments, obtaining a gold medal in the MS in 1905. Originally intending to become a consultant in London, he was appointed to the East London Hospital for Children, Shadwell and

Edward Woodman was born in Hornsey, London on 19 October 1884. His father was a chartered accountant. He was at school in Barnet and later in Bromley before entering St Bartholomew's Hospital where he passed the MB BS with honours and distinction in 1908. He worked at the Institute of Pathology unde

Venkataswamy Maddimsetti Naidu was born in Madras on 22 March 1909, the son of Sitiah Naidu, a magistrate. His early education was at schools in Karinada and Raramudry in Madras and then he entered Andhra Medical College. After qualifying he was tutor in physiology and during the war years served in

Edward Carew-Shaw was born in Lymm, Cheshire, on 28 March 1901, the son of Edward, a cotton broker, and Carolyne Hetty Newman, an actress. He received his schooling at Connaught School, Hove, and then Brighton Grammar School. He began evening classes at King's College, London, and then two years lat

Little information is available about John Oliver. After graduating at Trinity College, Dublin, and postgraduate work at the Middlesex Hospital, he was appointed assistant surgeon at the Hospital for Diseases of the Throat, Golden Square; surgeon to Saffron Walden Hospital, and surgeon and aural spe