Frederick William Connaughton was a surgeon in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was born on 13 October 1912 in Perth, Western Australia, the son of Fergus Connaughton and Catherine Connaughton née Kilmartin. He studied medicine at the University of Melbourne, during which time he enlisted with the

Winston Sullivan Smith qualified in medicine at the University of Melbourne in 1936 and his early appointments were as resident medical officer to the Royal Melbourne Hospital and later to the Children's Hospital, Melbourne. He was then appointed to the Gresswell Sanatorium, Victoria, and in the ear

James Grayton Brown was born in Victoria, Australia on 27 February 1913. He was educated at the Melbourne Church of England Grammar School, Melbourne University, Trinity College and at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. He qualified MB BS Melbourne in 1936 and MS Melbourne in 1939. In 1939 he won the Hal

Stanley Francis Reid, while a medical student at Melbourne, took a keen interest in flying and was one of a small band of students who joined the Citizen Air Force at Laverton, where he won his 'wings'. After qualifying MB BS Melbourne in 1936 he held posts as RMO in the Royal Melbourne Hospital, 19

Thomas Edward Wilson was born in Melbourne on 25 January 1913 and had a distinguished record at Scotch College, Melbourne, especially in geometry, and as a champion swimmer. He proceeded to Melbourne University, but while an undergraduate had the misfortune to lose both his parents; yet in spite of