William Crisp was born in Edinburgh on 5 December 1914, being the eldest son of Thomas Crisp (MD Edin) who was a medical practitioner and his wife, Janet (née Cowie). In 1921 the family moved to Chorley, Lancs, where Thomas established himself in general practice. William went to Bolton School and t

Robert Gerrett Reid, the son of the Rev Dr James Reid, DD, a Presbyterian Minister and well-known preacher, and of Isa Reid (née Gerrett), a school mistress, was born at Oban, Scotland, on 21 September 1909. He was educated at Roborough School, Eastbourne, the Leys School, Cambridge, and Guy's Hospi

Philip Hack, the eldest child of Lewis Joel Hack, a merchant, was born on 25 May 1900 at Saduve, Lithuania. The family soon moved to Irene, Transvaal, South Africa. Philip was educated first at Hope Mill School, Cape Town, and then at Pretoria Boys' High School before entering the University of Cape

Campbell was the youngest son of the Rev Robert Campbell, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland. His medical education was at Glasgow University, and he qualified there in 1902. While waiting to take his English Fellowship he held posts at the London Hospital, Mildmay Mission Hospital and

Arthur Nurick was chief medical officer to Williamson Diamonds Ltd, Tanzania, and later a general practitioner in Western Australia. He was the third and last child of Max Nurick, a north London GP, and Annie Nurick. After Haberdashers' Aske's School, he entered the Middlesex Hospital Medical School

Norbert Leo Maxwell Reader was born at Marshfield, Gloucestershire, on 13 October 1885. His father, Jeremiah Reader, was a doctor of medicine. He was educated at Wakefield Grammar School, Stonyhurst and at Leeds University, where he won the anatomy prize. He went from there to Guy's Hospital where h

Maurice Backwell was born in Hull on 21 January 1900, and educated at The Old College, Windermere, and Charterhouse. Towards the end of the first world war he served for a short time in the East Yorkshire Regiment before starting his medical studies at Leeds University. He graduated MB ChB, in 1925

Charles Athelstane Lupton was born on 17 April 1897. His great-grandfather was Thomas Michael Greenhow of Newcastle-upon-Tyne who was one of the first to excise a carious os calcis and one of the original 300 Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons. He was educated at Wellington College. After trai

James Warne Ardagh, son of Patrick Augustine Ardagh, CBE, DSO, MC, a surgeon, and Lily Hebe Anderson (née Lowick), was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, on 5 December 1920. After education at Loreto College and Christ's College, Christchurch, he entered the University of Otago in 1940 and graduated

Richard Dennis Wilkins studied medicine at Oxford University and St Thomas's Hospital, London. He qualified MRCS in 1941 and FRCS in 1948. Returning to Canada he entered family practice while also doing some general surgery. He became consultant surgeon to the Marine General Hospital, Goderich, the

Oscar Theron "Jim" Clagett was born in Jamesport, Missouri, on 19 October 1908, the son of a country doctor and after early education at high school entered the University of Colorado for medical studies, qualifying in 1933. Initially he entered general practice but in 1935 he was successful in his

John (Jack) Trengove Jones was born in Paarl, South Africa, on 20 February 1918, and was educated at Rondebosch Boys' High School and the University of Cape Town. He obtained his MB ChB at the beginning of the second world war, and later served with the South African Medical Corps in Egypt, at Sprin