Stanley Ritson began his medical training at King's College, London, where he took his BSc with honours in physiology in 1909 and was senior demonstrator in anatomy. His clinical years were spent at St Thomas's Hospital, from which he took the Conjoint qualification in 1911. He was academically gift

Born at Llanelly, Carmarthenshire on 8 November 1885 the fifth child and second son of John Wade, chemist, and his wife née Williams, he was educated at Llanelly County School and the University College of South Wales, Cardiff and at Charing Cross Hospital, where he was house surgeon. After taking t

Born on 20 May 1885 in Travancore he was educated at Madras Medical College, where he qualified in 1909, and at the Middlesex and London Hospitals. He was gazetted a Lieutenant in the Indian Medical Service on 28 January 1911 and took the Conjoint diplomas a fortnight later. He was promoted Captain

Born about 1888, C V Anderson qualified with the Conjoint Diploma in 1911 from St Thomas's Hospital Medical School, where he was Tite Scholar in 1907, won the Treasurer's Gold Medal in 1911, was elected Beaney Scholar in 1912, and held house appointments. He took the Fellowship in 1913 and migrat

Edward G Slesinger was steadfastly a Guy's man working for its medical school and hospital for nearly 60 years. The only break in this period of service was during the first world war when he served as temporary Surgeon-Lieutenant in the Royal Navy being mentioned in despatches, awarded the OBE in 1

Robert Kennon was born on February 25, 1889 in Warrington, Lancashire, the son of Robert Kennon, a company secretary and his wife Ann, née Allen. He was educated at Boteler Grammar School, Warrington, and at Liverpool University where he was Tate and Gree Scholar. After qualifying MRCS, LRCP and MB,

Howard Bullock combined a distinguished academic career with great prowess on the sports field. At school he had been an all-round athlete but when he went to Sydney University he decided to concentrate on football and, as one of his friends commented 'threw himself into this with the enthusiasm and

Born at Gravesend, Kent, on 25 June 1885, the third child and only son of Henry Bazett, MRCS and his wife Eliza Ann Cruickshank. He was educated at Dover College and at Wadham College, Oxford. He took his clinical training at St Thomas's Hospital, where he served as demonstrator of physiology in 191

Harold George Alexander had a distinguished career in the Indian Medical Service. He was first in the entrance examination following appointments as house surgeon, casualty surgical officer and senior demonstrator of anatomy at Middlesex Hospital. He entered the Indian Medical Service as Lieutenant

John Ernest Price Watts of Buckhurst Hill, Essex, passed the Conjoint Examination in 1911, and in 1913 the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He worked at the Westminster, King's College London, and St Bartholomew's Hospitals. He was medical officer and later consultant surgeon

Charles Gordon Shaw was born in Melbourne on 9 January 1885 and was educated at Scotch College, Melbourne, and Melbourne University where he graduated MB BS in 1907, proceeding to the MD degree in 1910. Rowing was his favourite sport and he was in the winning eights both at school and also at Ormond

Born 3 December 1882 the second of three brothers he was educated at Harrow and King's College, Cambridge, where he was a scholar and was placed in the first division of the second class in the Classical Tripos, part I, 1905. He rowed for his college and was captain of the University swimming team.