Born at Bridgwater, Somerset, on 7 March 1863, second son of William Thomas Holland, pottery manufacturer and alderman, and Florence DuVal his wife. He was educated privately at the Rev W Hargreaves's school at Clifton before entering University College Hospital Medical School. Taking the Conjoint q

Born 19 July 1889 the eldest son and second child of John Howard Douglas Redding, MOH for the Huntingdon Urban District Council, who practised at Ramsey, Huntingdonshire, and Edith Mary Kelly, his wife. J M Redding was educated at Beaumont College, Old Windsor, 1903-07, and then began his medical ed

Graduating in engineering at London University in 1933, he later entered the medical school of the Middlesex Hospital, qualifying in 1938. He held a house surgeon's appointment at the West London Hospital and then became resident medical officer at the Radium Institute in 1931. In 1939 he joined the

Howard Middlemiss was at school at Repton and received his medical training at Durham University where he qualified in 1940. He served in the Royal Army Medical Corps in India and Normandy as a Lieutenant-Colonel and during this time he developed his interest and concern for countries overseas. At t

Lawrence Brock ('Laurie') was born of missionary parents in 1923 at Honan, China. His first degree was in chemistry, and then after qualifying he did research in neurophysiology with Professor Sir John Eccles and subsequently in Cambridge. He then trained in surgery, but decided after lumbar disc pr

Eric Samuel held the Forbes Chair of Medical Radiology at the University of Edinburgh. He was born at Cym Llyn Fell, near Swansea, on 26 August 1914, the son of William Samuel, a mining engineer, and Miriam Jones. He was educated at Ystalyfera Grammar School and the University College of Cardiff, be

Robert Ollerenshaw was born in Manchester, the son of Robert Ollerenshaw, FRCS, and Florence Eleanor (née Watson). He studied medicine at Oxford and Manchester (clinical studies) graduating in 1938. He had an abiding interest in the Territorial Army and had enlisted as an other rank in the Royal Art

George Derek Officer was a Lancastrian by birth, but later went to King's School, Macclesfield, where he became captain of the school and captain of rugby. In 1955 he graduated in medicine at Birmingham University with honours in obstetrics and gynaecology. From 1956-1958, during his national servic

Oscar Craig was a consultant radiologist and honorary senior clinical lecturer at St Mary’s Hospital, London and a former president of the Royal College of Radiologists. He was born on 7 May 1927, the son of James Oscar Max Clark Craig and Olivia Craig. He qualified in Dublin in 1950 and immediately

Frank Curnow Jones was a radiologist in Victoria, Australia. He was born in Victoria on 4 April 1927, the son of Garndiffith Jones, known as Gary, and Lina Estelle Jones née Curnow, known as Elsie. He studied medicine at Melbourne University and qualified in 1957. He went to the UK for further t

John Edward Howson was a surgeon in Victoria, Australia. He was born in County Durham, the elder son of John Howson and Elise Mary Nicholson née Howson. He attended Barnard Castle School and then the medical school at King’s College, Newcastle. He qualified in 1948 with a distinction in surgery. As

Born on 21 January 1893, son of Charles Carter Braine FRCS and Harriet Jane Evans his wife. He was educated at Guy's Hospital, and immediately on qualifying in 1916 he entered the RAMC and saw active service in France and East Africa. After the war he came back to Guy's as demonstrator of anatomy (1