Born at Bletchley, 31 August 1865, the seventh child and fifth son of Thomas Lucas, farmer, and his wife, *née* Goodman. He was educated privately till he entered St Bartholomew's Hospital in 1883, where he subsequently served as house surgeon. He was for a time resident medical officer at the Metro

Born at Perry Hall, Bromsgrove, on 16 January 1864, the third son and fifth of the seven children of Edward Housman, solicitor, and Sarah Jane Williams, his wife. He was educated at Bromsgrove School and at Queen's Hospital, Birmingham, where he was house physician and house surgeon. He then acted a

Born on 14 December 1863 the fourth child and third son of Alfred William Stocks MRCS 1854, surgeon to Salford Royal Hospital, and Annie Makin his wife, he was educated at Town Close School, Norwich, and at Manchester Grammar School and University. He served as house surgeon at Salford Royal Hospita

Born at Sydney, Australia on 27 September 1862, the eldest of four children and only son of the Rev William Johnstone and Margaret King, his wife, who lived to be 100, he grew up in New Zealand where his father was Presbyterian minister at Port Chalmers, and was educated at Otago Boys High School, D

Born in South Australia in 1859 he was educated at Hahndorf College and graduated from the University of Adelaide. He then came to England, entered Queen's College, Birmingham, and acted as demonstrator of physiology at Mason's Science College in that city. After taking out postgraduate courses in D