Born 18 November 1902, the second son of William James McCulloch Ettles, MD, FRCS Edinburgh, ophthalmic surgeon, and his wife, Helen Edith Cotman; Dr Ettles practised in the City, and latterly at 114A Harley Street. Donald Ettles was educated at Marlborough College and Guy's Hospital. He qualified i

Born in South Africa, he graduated in arts at the University of Cape Town in 1922, and then came to England for his medical education. At University College, Oxford he took second class honours in the final school of physiology in 1924, and received his clinical training at the London Hospital. He s

Born on 17 August 1898 second child and only son of John Bathgate Johnston, merchant, and Lilian May his wife, he was educated at Adelaide High School and University, qualifying in 1924. He came to the London Hospital and, after two years postgraduate study in England, returned to South Australia, w

Born on 16 March 1896 first son of Satis Chandra Ray, school-teacher and later a lawyer, and his wife Sumati Bose a well known singer, he was educated at the Zilla School, Ranchi under Mr Tipping. He won a scholarship tenable in Bihar, and took his higher education under Father Thompson at St Columb

Robert Milnes Walker was born on 2 August 1903, the younger brother of John Henry (qv). He too was educated at Oundle School, where he became public schools gymnastic champion, and at University College Hospital where he graduated MB, BS (gold medal) in 1926. He was one of the last house surgeons to

Born at Glasgow, 15 December 1902, the second child and second son of Henry Edward Richardson, glass manufacturer, and Emily Elizabeth Smith, his wife. He was educated at the Glasgow High School, 1908-14. His father retired from business in 1914, and coming south sent his son to the Dudley Grammar S

Educated at Caius College, Cambridge, and St Bartholomew's Hospital, where he was Brackenbury Surgical Scholar, demonstrator of anatomy and senior house surgeon. He was then appointed chief assistant to the surgical professorial unit. He took the Fellowship in 1927 and the Cambridge Mastership of Su

Leonard Charles Lancaster was born in Brockley, South-East London, on March 10, 1902. He was a scholar at Aske's School, Hatcham, obtained a scholarship to Downing College, Cambridge, and a further scholarship to St George's Hospital in London where he won the Allingham Prize. After house appointmen

John Penry studied medicine at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, where he became obstetric officer and casualty officer. He was house surgeon to the Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, and then took up the part-time post of medical referee to the Welsh Office in Cardiff. He was a member of the Glamorgan Loca

Gordon Donald Walter Murray was born in Ontario, Canada, on 29 May 1894. He was educated at the Collegiate Institute, Stratford, Ontario, and the University of Toronto. His medical training was interrupted by service in the 26th Battery of the Canadian Field Artillery where he reached the rank of Se

Born in 1895 John McNeil Milloy was educated at Glasgow University, where he qualified MB, ChB with honours, and the London Hospital. His earliest hospital appointments were at the Greenwich and Deptford Hospital, and later he worked at Birkenhead Borough Hospital, Tooting Bec Hospital, St Peter's H

Arthur Norman Jones was born on 14 January 1904 in Liverpool, the son of John Lewis Jones, an estate agent, and Catherine Elizabeth, the daughter of a banker. His early education was at the Blundellsands School and Liverpool College, and he went to medical school in Liverpool, graduating MB ChB in 1