Born 15 February 1877 the second child and only son of John Irving, MB, CM Glasgow, who practised at Huddersfield, and of Fanny Watkinson, his wife, also of Huddersfield. He was born at 22 New North Road, and was educated at Huddersfield College and at Sedbergh School. He then entered Owen's College

Born 15 September 1879 at Blackheath, the third son of William Henry Moore, wool-broker, and Lucy Sugden his wife. He was educated at Avondale School, Clifton, and at Malvern College, and took his medical training at the Bristol Medical School and the London Hospital. He was appointed in 1908 senior

Born at Glenelg, South Australia in 1876, third son of Charles Rischbieth, merchant, of Adelaide. He was educated at Prince Alfred College, Adelaide, and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he took third-class honours in the Natural Sciences Tripos, part 1, 1898. He then entered the London Hospital, w

Educated at Selwyn College, Cambridge, he took second-class honours in the Natural Sciences Tripos part I, 1902. After training at St Thomas's Hospital, where he won the University scholarship in 1904 and held house appointments, he settled in practice at Yeovil, Somerset and became surgeon to the C

Born on 8 August 1881 at Petworth, Sussex, Robert Davies-Colley came from a prominent medical family. His grandfather was Dr Thomas Davies, physician to the Chester General Infirmary, who afterwards took the name of Colley; his father J N C Davies-Colley FRCS was senior surgeon to Guy's Hospital; hi

Born 10 March 1881 at Hinckley, Leicestershire, the second child and only son of Edward Simpson, a schoolmaster, and Charlotte McCann, his wife. He was educated at Mill Hill School and St John's College, Cambridge, where he was a scholar, and took first-class honours in the Natural Sciences Tripos,

Born on 2 September 1882 son of Charles Page of Oxton, Cheshire, he was educated at Westminster School and St Thomas's Hospital, where he had a brilliant career as student and athlete, gaining the Musgrove Scholarship for 1902-04, the Beaney Scholarship in 1907-08, the Cheselden medal, the Bristowe