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

The only son of Thomas Ouston, of Holmefield. He was educated at the Yorkshire College and at Guy's Hospital. For two or three years he held important posts at Leeds General Infirmary, where he was Senior House Surgeon and Ophthalmic and Aural House Surgeon, and at Horsforth, where he was Resident M

Born on 16 March 1869 at Stoneycroft, Green Lane, Liverpool, the fourth child and second son of John Edward Dickinson, owner of the Liver Block Works, Peter's Lane, Liverpool, and Elizabeth Humphreys, his wife. He was educated at the Merchant Taylor's School, Great Crosby, Liverpool and at Liverpool

Born at Blackburn on 21 January 1866, the second child and eldest son of Thomas Firth, cotton spinner and manufacturer, and Betty Fielden Lacy, his wife. He was educated privately and at Owens College, Manchester, before beginning his medical training at King's College and University College Hospita

Born in 1901, Edward Collins was educated at Summerhill College, Sligo and qualified from the National University of Ireland in 1923. After seven years in general practice he held resident appointments at the Royal Marsden, the West London, St Mary Abbott's, and Hammersmith Hospitals from 1930 to 19

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

Mildred Faulkner (née Warde) was born in Knowsley, Lancs, on 18 February 1897 the daughter of Wilfred Brougham Warde who was medically qualified holding a London MD. She was educated at Hamilton House, Tunbridge Wells, and studied at Manchester University from 1915 to 1918. She studied medicine at t

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

Michael Coleman O'Brien was born in Cork on 29 April 1945 and was educated there. His father was a distinguished ear, nose and throat surgeon. He graduated in medicine at University College, Cork, in 1968 and held a house appointment at the Mercy Hospital, Cork. In 1972 he took the FRCSI and the fol

Born in London on 20 February 1931 to Harris Berkley, a pharmacist and Dora Le Vine, Reginald Maurice Berkley was educated at King Edward VII School, King's Lynn. He went to Melbourne in 1950, where he studied medicine at the University of Melbourne and the Royal Melbourne Hospital. After graduating

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