Born on 30 May 1871 at Hampstead, where his father was in practice at 1 Abercrombie Villas, Rosslyn Hill. He was the thirteenth child of William Henry Cook, MD, MRCS, medical officer for Hampstead parish, and his wife, Harriet Bickersteth. He was educated at St Paul's School and University College H

Born 28 December 1870 at Cwmmarch, Llandyssul, Cardiganshire, the eldest son of Griffith Thomas, FRCVS, and Jane Jenkins, his wife. He was educated at Cilian Park School near Aberayron, Cardiganshire, at the Newquay Grammar School, Cardiganshire, and at University College, Aberystwyth. He entered th

Born on 22 November 1872 he was trained at St Bartholomew's Hospital, qualified in 1894 and, after serving his Hospital as external midwifery assistant, was gazetted Surgeon-Lieutenant in the Indian Medical Service (Bengal) 1896. He saw active service on the North-West Frontier in 1897-98, and was a

Born on 24 January 1868 at 22 Henry Street, Cork, eldest of the three sons of Patrick O'Hea and Juliet Lawes Woodforde, his wife. His father was a superintending inspector of HM Inland Revenue at Somerset House, London. His grandfather was W T G Woodforde, MD, of Bow, and his great-grandfather Henry

Born in Dublin on 19 May 1870, the third child and third son of John Rigby, ordnance engineer, sometime superintendent of the Royal Small Arms factory at Enfield, and Julia, his wife, daughter of Thomas Mallinson of Huddersfield. He was educated at Bray School, Co Wicklow, at Dulwich College, and at

Born on 7 February 1872 at Tawstock, Devonshire, the fourth child and second son of W H Vellacott, gentleman farmer, and Elizabeth Ann Spear, his wife. He was educated at University College School in London, was a medical student at Guy's Hospital, where he acted as house surgeon, and graduated MB a

Born 15 July 1870 at Hall Bower, Denby Dale, near Huddersfield, third child and second son of Joshua Oldfield and Emma Davison, his wife. He was educated at a Grammar School and Leeds Medical School, taking the Conjoint qualification in 1893 and the London MB in 1895 BS in 1896. He proceeded to the

Born in London on 19 January 1869, the second child and elder son of James Sydney Walton, a gentleman with private means, and Eleanor Georgina Louissan, his wife. He was educated in Paris for some time, then at private schools, and finally at Charterhouse, 1881-84. He received his medical education