Vincent Townrow was born on 1 June 1885 in Chesterfield, the youngest child of Thomas Townrow, a miller and his wife Mary (Adlington). Educated at Chesterfield Grammar School and Guy's Hospital, where he was prizeman of the Guy's Philosophical Society, he qualified with honours in medicine. Working

Born in Dunedin on 27 January 1924, Neil Little was educated at John McGlashan College and Otago Medical School, graduating in 1948. After house appointments in Otago and Invercargill and a registrarship in Dunedin, he proceeded to the United Kingdom. Here he studied and gained experience at Willesd

Victor Ewings Negus was born in London on 6 February 1887, the third son of a solicitor, William Negus JP, and his wife Emily (Ewings). He was educated at King's College School, King's College, and entered King's College Hospital in 1909 with a Sambrooke Exhibition, qualifying in 1912. As a student

Drevor Frederick Acton Neilson was born in Bulwell, Nottingham, on 19 September 1891. His father was an MD of Glasgow. He was educated at Dunchurch Hall and Rugby, at Trinity College, Cambridge, and at St Thomas's Hospital. After qualifying MRCS, LRCP he joined the Army on 30 January 1915 and served

Ronald Jowett was born in Halifax on 5 March 1901, the eldest child of James Edward Jowett, a musician, and Emma, née Hoyle. Educated at Heath School, Halifax, and Leeds University, he qualified in 1922 and gained his MD in 1923. Thereafter he pursued a career in ear, nose and throat surgery at Leed

Nehemiah Asherson was born in South Africa in 1897, the son of Isaac Asherson and was educated initially at the University of Cape Town before coming to England in 1919, entering University College Hospital Medical School and qualifying in 1923 after gaining the Liston and Bruce Medal. He undertook

Jan Milan Kodicek was born in Prague in 1924 but after the invasion of Czechoslovakia, while still a schoolboy, he was forced to leave his native land and seek refuge in Britain. He entered St Thomas's Hospital Medical School, qualifying in 1945 and after house appointments in general surgery and EN

William Daggett, the only son of a Yorkshire general practitioner, was born at Boroughbridge on 2 October, 1900. From a preparatory school at Marston Moor he went as an exhibitioner to Sedberg School and then to Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. After securing a first class Natural Science Trip

Abhayakumar Gulabchand Gandhi (known as 'Arun') was a consultant ENT surgeon at St James's and Seacroft University hospitals, Leeds, and an honorary senior lecturer in otorhinolaryngology at the University of Leeds. He qualified MB BS from Bombay in 1959 and then worked in villages in Karnataka and

Cecil Patrick Malley was surgeon to the Metropolitan Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital, surgeon to the ENT Department of the St Mary's Hospital for Women and Children in Plaistow and consultant in aural surgery at Bushey Heath Hospital. He retired to Malaga and died there on 21 June 1981.

Michael Vlasto, the only child of Greek parents, was born in Paris on 12 February 1888. His father was a civil engineer who had worked with Ferdinand de Lesseps, and his mother, Helen Zarifi, was the daughter of a banker in London. After education at a French lycée and at Winchester College he start

Margaret Mary Mason was educated at Newnham College, Cambridge, and King's College Hospital Medical School, and qualified MB BCh in 1945. Specialising in otolaryngology after her house appointments, she held posts at the Institute of Laryngology and Otology and at Princess Beatrice Hospital and was