Born at Dunbunraver, Newtownstewart, Co Tyrone on 3 September 1891, the eldest child of John Hamilton McKelvey and Sarah Dunn Leitch, his wife. He was educated at the Academy, Omagh, Co Tyrone, at the University of Edinburgh, and in London at St Mary's and Guy's Hospitals. In 1913 he was awarded the

Educated at the Middlesex Hospital, where he was a prizeman in chemistry, house surgeon, house physician, and demonstrator of anatomy. For a short time he was surgeon to the Western General Dispensary, and then assistant surgeon to the North-west London Hospital and to the City Orthopaedic Hospital.

Born at Castlerock, Co Derry on 26 July 1887, the son of William McCarter JP, he was educated at schools in northern Ireland and entered Trinity College, Dublin in 1906. He was senior moderator (first in the first class) in natural sciences and won the gold medal at the BA degree examination in 1910

Born on 10 March 1886, the son of Alfred Jasper Anderson MRCS, Medical Officer of Health for Blackpool, he was educated at Epsom College and St Bartholomew's Hospital. He qualified in 1911, was commissioned in the Indian Medical Service in January 1912, and saw active service throughout the first wo

Born at Christchurch, New Zealand 18 December 1894, he was educated in England at Berkhamsted School and St George's Hospital. He qualified during the first world war, and went on active service as a Major with the New Zealand Army Medical Corps in France, winning the Military Cross. He then spent f

Chambers was educated at St Bartholomew's Hospital, qualifying with the conjoint Diploma in 1909, and obtained the Diploma in Public Health from the University of Leeds in 1912. Through the war of 1914-18 he served in France as Surgeon to 1st Regiment of Household Cavalry (the Life Guards), winni

William Eric Marcus Mitchell was born at Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland, on 29 April 1897, the son of Dr John Finlay Mitchell, a medical practitioner and Anna, nee Shaw. His early education was at Campbell College, Belfast, and after leaving school he joined the Royal Irish Rifles, servi

Henry Forster was born in December 1888 and received his early education at Ashaw College, Durham, and St Francis Xavier's College, Liverpool. He studied medicine at Liverpool University and graduated with honours in 1912. Before this he had obtained his MSc degree for his work with Sherrington in t

Charles Athelstane Lupton was born on 17 April 1897. His great-grandfather was Thomas Michael Greenhow of Newcastle-upon-Tyne who was one of the first to excise a carious os calcis and one of the original 300 Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons. He was educated at Wellington College. After trai

Robert Kennon was born on February 25, 1889 in Warrington, Lancashire, the son of Robert Kennon, a company secretary and his wife Ann, née Allen. He was educated at Boteler Grammar School, Warrington, and at Liverpool University where he was Tate and Gree Scholar. After qualifying MRCS, LRCP and MB,

George Perkins was born in Staines, Middlesex, on 22 September 1892, the second child and elder son of George James Perkins, a butcher, and Lilian Straker, a retired stationer. Perkins was deeply indebted to his father whom he described as a 'marvellous man' who left school at the age of 12 and late

The second son of the Rev H C Sturdy, sometime Vicar of St Paul's, Dorking; was educated at St Paul's School and at Pembroke College, Cambridge. He graduated BA in 1906, having been placed in the 1st class of Part I of the Natural Science Tripos in 1904, and in the 1st class in physiology in Part II