Reginald Martin Vick was born on 20 July 1884 at West Hartlepool, and was educated at Leys School and Jesus College, Cambridge, and came to St Bartholomew's Hospital for his clinical studies. He qualified with the Conjoint Diploma in 1908, and after house appointment at Bart's became a demonstrator

Lewis Cook was educated at, and house physician to, the Westminster Hospital before he joined the Indian Medical Service. He rose to the rank of Colonel and was Inspector General of the civil hospitals of Bihar and Orissa. He died in 1965 at the age of 89 years.

Candler was born in 1884 and studied medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital, qualifying with honours in 1908. After numerous house appointments at Bart's he passed his Fellowship in 1912 and was appointed to the staff of the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital in 1914. During the first world war he se

Ernest Gerald Stanley was born in Brixton on 24 December 1886 and was educated at Marlborough and St Bartholomew's Hospital. He qualified with the Conjoint Diploma in 1910, and in 1912 he took the FRCS and the MS. After resident appointments at Bart's he became a demonstrator of anatomy, and honorar

Duncan Stout was not deterred by having a famous father, Sir Robert, who became Chief Justice of New Zealand, Chancellor of the University and Prime Minister. In his own time he too achieved eminence in New Zealand, becoming Chairman of Council of Victoria University, Wellington and subsequently Cha

Duncan Wood was born on 2 September 1886 and did his medical course at the London Hospital qualifying with the Conjoint Diploma in 1909. After house appointments at the London Hospital he became a registrar at the Bristol General Hospital and later consultant surgeon and lecturer on operative surger

Phillip Foster was born in April 1885 and first lived in Timaru. He was educated in Hawera and later went to the Otago Boys' School. His medical education took place at Otago University where he qualified in 1909. Foster began his medical career at Christchurch Hospital, an association which was to

Allan Rigden Finn was born on 23 June 1879. His father William George Finn was a prosperous farmer who resided at Grove House, Faversham, Kent; he and his wife, Ellen Ann Finn had a family of thirteen children, six boys and seven girls, of whom Allan was the youngest boy. He was educated at King's S

Graham was born on 5 June 1881, won an Andrewes Entrance Scholarship to University College Hospital, and qualified with the Conjoint Diploma in 1905. After taking his university degrees in 1907, he specialised in obstetrics and gynaecology, and held resident posts at Soho Hospital for Women and West

Thomas Edmund Alexander Stowell was born in 1887; he was educated at St Paul's School and St Thomas's Hospital where he was awarded the William Tite Scholarship for 1905-1906. As a postgraduate he studied at Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Zurich, Vienna and Harvard, holding clinical appointments