Born on 26 January 1865 at Eltham, Kent, eldest son and second child of Charles Edwin Ware, architect and surveyor, of Exeter, and Lucy Ann Hayman, his wife. He was educated at Downside, and at St Thomas's, where he served as house surgeon. After serving as resident medical officer at St Mary's Chil

Born 12 November 1866 at Neath, Glamorgan, fifth child and third son of Alfred Curtis, solicitor, and Hannah Davies, his wife. Alfred Curtis was town clerk of Neath and clerk to the borough and county justices from 1866 to 1886. He was educated at Bristol Grammar School, at University College, Lo

Born in London 29 July 1867, the eighth child and sixth son of John Edward Drew and his wife, *née* Wyer. He received his early education at Amersham Hall near Reading, and at University College Hospital, London. Here he gained the Atkinson-Morley scholarship in surgery, and in 1890 was appointed ho

Born in Dublin on 23 October 1865, the fourth child and second son of Commissary Major-General Latham Blacker, a member of the Co Tyrone landed and military family, and Harriette Demaine Bagot-Smith, his wife. He was educated at Cheltenham College and University College, London, where he won an exhi