James Paterson Ross, the eldest of four sons of James Ross, an official in the Bank of England, and of May (née Paterson), was born in London on 26 May 1895. After early education at Christ's College, Finchley, he entered St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical School in 1912, with an entrance scholarship

Arthur Espie Porritt was born in Wanganui, New Zealand, the elder son of E E Porritt, VD, MD, FRCS, and of Ivy Elizabeth, née Mackenzie, whose father was also a medical practitioner. After education at Wanganui Collegiate School and Otago University, where he had an outstanding athletic record, he s

Educated at St Bartholomew's Hospital, and then practised at Kiama, in Australia. He was at one time Hon Surgeon of the Great Northern Hospital, Maitland, New South Wales. He died at Aberystwyth on April 11th, 1873.

Educated at Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals, and the Webb Street and Alders-gate Street Schools of Medicine. He practised at Gloucester, where he was at one time House Surgeon to the Infirmary. At the time of his death he was Consulting Surgeon to this institution and to the Dispensary. At one time

Educated at the Ledwich School and at Mercer’s and Jervis Street Hospitals, Dublin. He was at one time Acting Surgeon to the Brighton Hospital for Children and Medical Officer of the Brighton and Hove Provident Dispensary. Removing to Hereford, he was House Surgeon to the Hereford General Infirmary.

Born at Isleworth of the same Quaker family that produced Lord Lister and Rickman J Godlee, as is shown in the following genealogy. Edward Beck married twice, his second wife being Susannah Lucas, of Hitchin, who numbered among her ancestors Thomas Young (1773-1829), physician, physicist, and Egypt

Born at Newcastle; after a grammar school education in Cumberland, became a pupil of Baird, Senior Surgeon to the Newcastle General Hospital, in which Beck resided for some time as an Assistant House Surgeon. Whilst acting in this capacity he was noted for his zeal in securing post-mortem examinatio

Educated at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. He was a member of the British Medical Association and Medical Officer of the Coastguard in the Isle of Wight. He practised at Newport, IOW, and died there on August 10th, 1885.

Received his professional training at Guy’s Hospital. He was at one time Medical Tutor at Sydenham College, Birmingham, and afterwards practised at Nottingham (39 Derby Road, and later Park Row), where he was Surgeon to the General Hospital and Consulting Surgeon to the Children’s Hospital. He died

Born December 4th, 1866, the younger son of George and Mary A Cheatle, his father being a solicitor, his elder brother being Sir George Lenthal Cheatle. He entered Merchant Taylors' School in January, 1876, and left in 1882, having been in the school XI in 1882 and in the school XV in 1882-1883. He

Was at the time of his death Senior Surgeon to the Sheffield Public Hospital. He had also been Surgeon to the Public Dispensary. He practised at Upper Gell Street, Sheffield, and died on November 9th, 1874.

Son of John Chesshire, of The Oaks, Edgbaston; he studied medicine at Queen's College, Birmingham, and at King's College and University College Hospitals, London. He practised as an ophthalmic surgeon in Birmingham, and was Surgeon to the Birmingham and Midland Eye Hospital. It was largely through h