Born 7 June 1885, and educated at Selwyn College, Cambridge, from which he graduated BA after being placed in the third class of the Natural Sciences Tripos in 1906. He then proceeded to St George's Hospital, and was gazetted lieutenant in the Indian Medical Service on the Bombay list 20 January 191

Born 14 September 1879, the fourth child and third son of Peter Davies, farmer, and Elizabeth, his wife. He was educated at Llangeitho and Tregaron County School, Cardiganshire and took his medical training at the London Hospital, where he won scholarships in anatomy and physiology 1906 and in patho

Valentine Wilkinson was born in Streatham, Surrey, on 8 January 1892. His father, Sidney Henri, was a company director. His education started at Marlborough House School in Sidcup, and continued at Downside, until he entered Christ's College at Cambridge where he achieved 1st class honours in parts

Educated at Clare College, Cambridge, winning first-class honours in the Natural Sciences Tripos part I in 1908, and at St Bartholomew's Hospital, where he was senior house surgeon to the throat and ear department, he practised at 14 Leeds Road, Harrogate, was aural surgeon to the General Hospital,

Born on 22 March 1888 in Co Tyrone, Ireland, he studied medicine at Queen's College, Galway and Queen's College, Belfast, where he graduated with first-class honours in 1910 and was demonstrator of anatomy 1912-13. He was house surgeon at Downe Hospital, Downpatrick and casualty house surgeon at Bri

Born 27 March 1890, the elder of the two sons of Reginald Treacher Bowden, MRCS 1884, MD Durham 1887, and his wife, *née* Campbell. He was educated at Rochester Grammar School and the London Hospital. He qualified in 1913, and served as pathological assistant and house surgeon; he was also house sur

James Gaymer Jones was born at Upper Norwood, London, on 26 August 1891. His father was also an MRCS. He was educated privately and at the West Ham Technical Institute from whence he proceeded to Guy's Hospital in 1910. He gained many prizes in anatomy and physiology. In July 1914 he was mobilised i

William Wylie Rentoul was born on 2 December 1895 at Clonmel, Co Tipperary, Ireland. He was educated at Clonmel Grammar School and Queen's University, Belfast. During the first world war he served in the Army in France and attained the rank of Major, second in command of the King's Shropshire Light

Alec Antony Lees was born at Walsall in 1890, and qualified with the Conjoint Diploma in 1915. He had been studying at Cambridge and Birmingham, but interrupted the work for his degree to join the RAMC after holding a house appointment at the Birmingham General Hospital. He served with the 36th Gene

Cato was the son of F J Cato a business man in Melbourne. After attending Wesley College, Cato commenced his medical studies at the University of Melbourne; while a student he received a severe back injury, which always gave him trouble, but did not restrain his enormous vitality. He qualified in 19

Born on 4 July 1890 at West Hartlepool, Durham, where his father Thomas George Ainsley (MRCS 1877, MD Durham) was in practice. His mother's maiden name was Hill. He was educated at Malvern College, at Caius College, Cambridge, where he took second-class honours in the Natural Sciences Tripos, part 1

Kenneth Owen Parsons was born at Swansea on 12 January 1898, the second son of Tom Parsons, a printer and his wife Florence, née Williams, and was educated at Swansea Grammar School and later at Bristol Grammar School. On leaving school in 1916 he joined the Royal Welsh Fusiliers; he was twice wound