Educated at Leeds, he served as house surgeon at the General Infirmary and the Hospital for Women and Children, after qualifying with first-class honours and winning many prizes. He then went into general practice at Holmfirth near Huddersfield. During the first world war he served in the RAMC. A

Born at York on 14 February 1869 the son of Henry Steward, he was educated at Leeds Medical School and St Bartholomew's Hospital, London. He was house surgeon at the Leeds General Infirmary in 1895 and resident ophthalmic officer 1896-98. He practised as an ophthalmologist and laryngologist at Harro

Educated at Trinity Medical College, Toronto, where he graduated 1886, Nichols served as house surgeon at Guy's Hospital and took the Conjoint qualification in 1899, proceeding to the Fellowship at the end of 1901. He then went back to Canada, where he practised at Winnipeg. He examined in surgery a

Born on 29 November 1876 second child and eldest son of Thomas Henry Edwards, a farmer, of Compton Farm, Enford, who died in 1879 aged 26, he was brought up by his grandmother. Edwards was educated at Ardingly College and St Thomas's Hospital, where he was house surgeon. He was in general practice a

Born at Folkestone on 10 March 1871, the second son of John F Wilkin, MRCS 1862, JP, of Roxby House, West Cliff, Folkestone and afterwards of Rose Ash, South Molton, Devon, and Jane Laud Shoolbred, his wife. He was educated at Haileybury 1883-90, where he was a scholar, reached the Upper Sixth Fo

Born at Magdalena, Argentina on 15 September 1865, the fourth child and third son of Henry Thompson, an estanciero (manager of a country estate), and Margaret Cowen, his wife. He was educated privately at Liverpool and in Paris, and took his medical training at Edinburgh University, where he graduat

Born in March 1870, son of the Rev David Evans of Pont Dolanog, Montgomeryshire, he was educated at Christ's College, Brecon, and later at Oxford as a non-collegiate student. Later he entered St George's Hospital with a university scholarship, and gained numerous prizes. He was awarded the Jacksonia

Born at 45 Hope Park Crescent, Edinburgh on 14 July 1867, son of James McCann, mantle-maker of Cockburn Street, and Elspeth Bell, his wife. He was educated at George Watson's College and at Edinburgh University, qualifying in 1888 and acting for a time as demonstrator of anatomy. He later studied in

Born at Pilgrims Rest in the Transvaal on 14 January 1876, the sixth and youngest child of Thomas McLachlan, a pioneer from Perth, Scotland, and Maria Shires, his wife, who came from Cheshire, England. He received his early education at Maritzburg College and at Brighton Grammar School. He qualified

Born at Elton Hall, Sandbach, Cheshire on 16 June 1876, the eldest son of Charles Billington. He was educated at Sandbach Grammar School and at Wellington College, Salop (Wrekin school), where he became head of the school and acted for a time as secretary to Sir John Bayley, its master and founder.

Born on 28 February 1872 at Uduul, Jaffna, Ceylon, the second child and eldest son of William Thiliampalam Paul, a medical practitioner, and Ambrosia Ponamma, his wife. He was educated at the Central College, Jaffna, and at Wesley College, Colombo, before entering the medical school of Presidency Co

Born on 9 January 1875 at Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, the eldest child of James Mitchell Wilson, MB, medical officer of health for Rochdale, Lancashire, and his wife, *née* Shepperson. He was educated at Doncaster Grammar School, and at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he took third-class