Born at Stellenbosch, South Africa, in 1888, the eldest son of P G Beyers. of Sunnyside, Pretoria. He was educated at Stellenbosch Boys' High School and Victoria College, where he read zoology under Robert Broom. He graduated in 1908, and deputized for Professor Broom for nine months during 1909. He

Born 23 April 1890 at Blackwater farm, Christchurch, New Zealand the seventh son of Peter McEvedy, farmer, and Julia Leahy his wife. He was educated at St Patrick's College, Wellington, NZ, and at Guy's Hospital, qualifying in 1916. From 1916 till 1919 he served during the war in the New Zealand Med

Born 19 November 1893 at Liskeard, Cornwall, the third child and second son of William Huddy, silversmith, and Jessie Ham, his wife. Educated at Liskeard County School and at the London Hospital, where he served as house physician, house surgeon, first surgical assistant, clinical assistant in the g

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

Ralph Coyte, or "Dan" as he was generally known to his friends, was born on 3 May 1893 and went to Bart's for his medical studies, and while there distinguished himself on the rugger field. Early in the first world war he served in the Royal Navy as a Surgeon Probationer, being discharged later to c

Owen William Roberts was born on 8 March 1894 at Colwyn Bay, North Wales, the eldest son of a builder, John Thomas Roberts. He was educated at Ruthin Primary School, Whitgift Middle School and the Croydon Polytechnic. He began his medical course at King's College, London, in 1914 and won the Rabith

Ranald Montague Handfield-Jones was born in Wandsworth, London, on 12 May 1892. His father was a doctor and his mother the daughter of a doctor. His grandfather was MD FRCS, FRS and an uncle was MD FRCP. He was educated at Weymouth Grammar School and Epsom College. He entered St Mary's Hospital Medi

Esther Rickards was born in London on 13 July 1893. Her father was a veterinary surgeon. She was interested in dogs all her life and wished to become a veterinary surgeon but, in those days, women were not admitted to the profession, so she decided to become a doctor. She was educated at the Polytec