John Leslie was born in Bath on 22 December 1914. His father, George Herbert Leslie, was a schoolmaster and inspector of schools for the London County Council, having served in the Royal Artillery in the first world war and then with the Army Education Corps. His early education was at Wellington

Born at Toowoomba, Queensland on 2 November 1909, he was one of five brothers, two of whom became doctors and whose father was a member of the Legislative Assembly in Queensland. He was educated at Toowoomba Grammar School, where he was a good all-rounder, and in the Faculty of Medicine of the Unive

After qualifying in Cairo he worked at St Bartholomew's and Guy's Hospitals and took the Fellowship in 1937. He became Professor of Surgery at Cairo University, and practised at 12 Rue Maahad Swiss, Zamalek, Cairo, where he died on 26 March 1964.

Born on 30 November 1878 at Enfield, the fourth child and third son of William Stephen Ridewood and Anne Foreman his wife, he was educated at Enfield Grammar School, where his father was headmaster. He studied medicine at the London Hospital, and won gold medals at the BS examination in 1906 and at

Educated at Birmingham University he served in the first world war as a surgical specialist in the 2nd Rawalpindi Division 1914-19 and at the Aldershot Command 1920, retiring with the rank of Major, and was subsequently promoted an Honorary Colonel RAMC. He practised during the 1920s at Johannesb

John Basil Hume was born in Whitby on 29 September 1893, and was educated at Bootham School, York. In 1911 he came to St Bartholomew's and qualified with the Conjoint Diploma in 1916. After a house appointment he joined the RAMC and served in East Africa for the rest of the first world war, gaining

Born in Glasgow in 1879 son of Blair Robertson, he was educated at St Dunstan's College and Guy's Hospital. After qualifying he spent a year in South Africa, but in 1905 he went to New Zealand where he spent the rest of his life. For five years medical superintendent of Waihi Hospital, in 1912 he wa

Born in 1882 the son of an artist he was educated at Marlborough College and Guy's Hospital where he won the Treasurer's gold medal in clinical surgery in 1903, qualified in 1904 and served as house surgeon. He was a clinical assistant at the Evelina Hospital for Children. After taking the Fellow

Educated at Guy's Hospital, he held resident posts there and at Great Ormond Street. During the first world war he served at a casualty clearing station in France. He was assistant surgeon at Croydon General Hospital and afterwards practised at 27 Beaumont Street, Oxford. Robinson retired to Sheepst

He practised at Strawberryhill, Kingston, Jamaica, but retired to Oakbay Beach, Victoria, British Columbia, where he died in February 1956.

Born in Chicago on 19 March 1883 son of Dr David W Graham (1843-1925), surgeon to the Presbyterian Hospital, and Ida Barnet Graham his wife, he was educated at Princeton and took his clinical training at Chicago, qualifying from Rush College in 1907. After holding resident posts at the Presbyterian

Born on 17 September at Halifax, he was educated at Skipton Grammar School and Leeds University where he won several scholarships and gold and silver medals. He qualified in 1897 with the McGill surgery prize. Later he practised in Headlingley and was honorary surgeon to Leeds Public Dispensary. He