Born at the Vicarage, Berden, Essex on 8 December 1862, the sixth child and fourth son of the Rev F Gifford Nash and Sarah Eliza Hacket, his wife. He was educated at Gloucester Cathedral School and entered the Middlesex Hospital in 1882, winning the entrance scholarship, the exhibition in anatomy an

Born at Melton Mowbray on 2 July 1861, son of William Gilford an estate developer, and his wife, *née* Lott. He was educated privately and at Guy's Hospital. After serving as clinical assistant at the Evelina Hospital for Sick Children, he settled at Reading in 1887, becoming surgeon and eventually

Born in London on 25 November 1862, the third child and second son of James Hudson Taylor (1832-1900), MRCS, and his wife, *née* Dyer. J H Taylor founded and for long directed the China Inland Mission, with which his son Frederick was later associated for fifty-seven years; his life was written by t

Born on 14 December 1863 the fourth child and third son of Alfred William Stocks MRCS 1854, surgeon to Salford Royal Hospital, and Annie Makin his wife, he was educated at Town Close School, Norwich, and at Manchester Grammar School and University. He served as house surgeon at Salford Royal Hospita

Born on 5 October 1864 son of the Rev George T Ward, of Stanton St Bernard, Wilts, he was educated at Moneton and St George's Hospital, where he won prizes, medals, and exhibitions, and was assistant demonstrator of anatomy in the medical school. In the Hospital he held various resident posts and be

Born 26 October 1863 at Stogursey, Somerset, the second surviving son of Alfred Howse, MRCS (see the memoir of C B Howse, above). He was educated at Fulland's School, Taunton, and afterwards entered the London Hospital, where he served as house surgeon to E Hurry Fenwick. He went to New South Wales

Born on 1 August 1863 in Alderney, Channel Islands, second son of William Vickery, engineer, and his wife, *née* Tucker. He was educated at Plymouth and at the Middlesex Hospital Medical School, where he was senior Broderip scholar in 1887, the year of his qualification. He became an ardent admirer