John Archibald McLauchlan received his medical education at the University of Edinburgh and graduated MB ChB in 1938 and MD in 1939. He obtained the Edinburgh FRCS in 1931 and the English FRCS in 1934. He had been house surgeon at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh and resident surgic

Harry Teesdale Simmons was born on 17 February 1903, and educated at Manchester Grammar School and Manchester University where he graduated MB ChB in 1924. He then spent a year in junior hospital appointments, and afterwards worked in physiology obtaining the BSc in 1926, presumably as part of his b

Eileen Mary Whapham was an obstetrician and gynaecologist at Southend and Rochford Hospitals. She was born in London on 23 May 1907, the daughter of Albert Whapham, a businessman, and Harrie Mary Louisa Whitney, a schoolteacher who was the daughter of a cabinet-maker. Her younger sister, Violet Harr

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

Thomas Edward Wilson was born in Melbourne on 25 January 1913 and had a distinguished record at Scotch College, Melbourne, especially in geometry, and as a champion swimmer. He proceeded to Melbourne University, but while an undergraduate had the misfortune to lose both his parents; yet in spite of

John Shepherd was born in Edinburgh on 11 May 1913, the son of a schoolmaster, Frederick Peter Shepherd, and his wife Christina, née Brackenridge. He was educated at George Watson's College and Kelso Collge, and went with a scholarship to St Andrew's. He qualified in 1936 and did his house jobs in h

William Burnett was born in London on 14 March 1906 and received his medical education at University College Hospital. As a student he won exhibitions in pathology and biology. After qualification in 1929 he took resident appointments at Portsmouth Hospital, and then settled in general practice at R

James Charles Frederick Lloyd Williamson was born in Horley on 9 July 1904. His father was a doctor, and he was educated at Rugby, Emmanuel College, Cambridge and St Bartholomew's Hospital, qualifying with the Conjoint Diploma in 1928, and graduating BChir in 1929 and MB in 1931. After junior appoin