Born 6 April 1863 at Spilsby, Lincolnshire, the eldest son of the Rev Charles George Ridley, who came from Kimbolton, and Mary Vine, his wife. He was educated at Boston Grammar School and at St Mary's Hospital, where he gained scholarships in natural science and pathology. He acted subsequently as h

Born 15 November 1870 in Bedford Place, WC, the son of Walter Tyrrell, MRCS, anaesthetist to St Thomas's Hospital, with which he had an hereditary connexion. His father was afterwards in general practice in South Kensington in partnership with Sir Robert Fox-Symons, KBE, who was also educated at St

John Hugh Kelsey (known as 'Jack') was a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at University College Hospital and Moorfields Eye Hospital. He was born in Lincoln on 26 May 1931, the son of Frederick Hugh Kelsey, an engineer's buyer, and Annie Kelsey née Greenwood. He attended the City School in Lincoln and

Born on 22 August 1880 the only son of Henry Edward Juler FRCS, senior ophthalmic surgeon to St Mary's Hospital, and Amy Anderson his wife, he was educated at St Paul's School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he took first-class honours in the Natural Sciences Tripos part 1 in 1901. He entered

Born on 23 October 1872, the son of the Rev John Ferguson MacCallan MA, Vicar of New Basford, Notts, and Elizabeth his wife, daughter of Thomas Danks, chairman of the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, MacCallan was educated at Nottingham High School, Charterhouse School, Christ's College, Cambrid

Timothy Martin Tyrrell was born on 14 May 1908 at Brentwood, the son of F A C Tyrrell FRCS, and thus he came of four generations of medical men associated with St Thomas's Hospital. His grandfather was Walter Tyrrell MRCS, apothecary and anaesthetist to St Thomas's, and his great grandfather was Fre

Frederick Arnold Williamson-Noble was born on 26 July, 1889, the son of the late Mr G E Williamson of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He was educated at Oundle School, Queen's College, Cambridge and at St Mary's Hospital Medical School. He qualified in 1914 and joined the Royal Navy, in which he served through

Born in Bristol he was educated at Clifton College and Bristol medical school where he gained a scholarship. In 1913 he worked under Richardson Cross and Cyril Walker at the Bristol Eye Hospital, becoming an honorary surgeon in 1919. In 1921 he was appointed surgeon to the eye department of the B

Born on 6 October 1881 the eleventh child of the Rev Alfred James, Rector of Burwarton, Salop, and his wife Lucy Woodward and grandson of William James who was MP for Carlisle for nearly thirty years and served as High Sheriff for Cumberland, James was educated at Winchester College and St George's

Born at Antrim, Ireland on 28 February 1862 third son of William Jaques, a taxer, and his wife née Graves, he was educated privately before training at Liverpool Medical School. He transferred to King's College, London, qualified through the Conjoint Board, and served as house surgeon at King's Coll

Born at Lee, Kent 12 August 1866, he was educated at University College School and Hospital, and spent two years on the resident staff at Moorfields, the Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital. He sailed for South Africa in 1894 as ship's surgeon in SS *Dunbar Castle*. He practised for three years at Jaco

Born on 27 June 1866 he was educated at King's College School and in 1884 won the Salters' university scholarship. He entered the medical department of King's College, London, in October 1884, won many prizes and the Sambrooke exhibition, and served as assistant demonstrator of physiology. In 1889 a