Born 7 October 1871 at Brightley, Umberleigh, North Devon, the second son of John Mortimer, yeoman, and his wife Mary Graddon. He was educated at Blundell's School, Tiverton, and at the London Hospital, where he was first Buxton scholar in 1890. He took the Conjoint qualification in 1895, and procee

Born on 30 November 1872 eighth child and sixth son of John Briggs, hosiery manufacturer, and Mary Wragg his wife, he was educated at St Bartholomew's Hospital, where he served as house surgeon. After being house physician at the South Devon and East Cornwall Hospital, Plymouth he was resident medic

Born about 1874 he was educated at St Mary's Hospital, qualified in 1895 and proceeded to the London doctorate in 1898 and the Fellowship in 1899. He then went to South Africa and served as a civil surgeon with the field force during the war. Afterwards he settled at Pretoria, where he served for

Born 1 February 1870, the eldest child of Joseph Dixon Adams, MD St Andrews 1862, MRCS 1858, who practised at Martock, Somerset, and his wife Arabella Beadon. He was educated at King's College, Taunton and at St Bartholomew's Hospital, which he served as house surgeon. After a term as clinical as

Educated at St Bartholomew's where he served as house surgeon, he was also house surgeon at the East London Hospital for Children. He settled in South Africa in 1902, practising at Fordsburg, Transvaal. After the first world war he moved to Johannesburg, practising at Mayfair for nearly twenty years

Born at Leeds in 1872, the youngest of the twelve children of H B Legg. He was educated at the Leeds Modern School for Boys, from which he gained a scholarship at the Yorkshire College, now the University of Leeds. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London, which he en

Born at Strabane, Co Tyrone on 23 August 1873, the youngest son of the Rev William A Russell, a Presbyterian minister, he received his early education in Ireland and then went to the City of London School. He studied medicine at University College Hospital, won class medals, and was awarded the Fill

Born in London on 8 August 1870, the son of C H Drake, Courtenay Drake was educated at Marlborough College, where he was captain of the Gym VIII, and at St Bartholomew's Hospital. He qualified in 1894, won honours in obstetrics at the London MB examination 1896, and took the Fellowship in 1897. Afte

Born at Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, on 29 December 1873, the fourth child and third son of David William Heath, corn merchant, and Elizabeth Godfrey his wife. He was educated at the Grammar School, Bedford, and at University College, Nottingham. He then proceeded to St Bartholomew's Hospital, wh

Born at Rutland House, New Brighton, Cheshire on 28 September 1871. He was the second son of the nine children of William Bell, JP, MRCS, LSA and Helen, his wife, daughter of General Butcher. An elder brother, John Herbert Bell, solicitor, was adjutant of the prisoners-of-war camp at Donington Hall