Earl Leslie Robert first trained in dentistry at the Royal Dental Hospital and then moved to the Middlesex and London Hospitals when he decided to take up surgery. He was deputy medical superintendent of St Mary's Hospital, Highgate, house surgeon to the Royal Northern Hospital and obstetric and gyn

Norman August Marais Petersen studied at the University of London and passed MB BS in 1920. In 1920 he also passed the Conjoint Examination at the Royal College of Surgeons of England. In 1923 he became a Fellow of both the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and England. He specialised in plasti

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

Edric Frank Wilson was born on 6 September 1898 and did his medical studies at Guy's Hospital, the course being interrupted by naval service as a Surgeon Probationer during the first world war. On demobilization he returned to Guy's and qualified with the Conjoint Diploma in 1920. He took the FRCS i

Harold Brayshaw was born in Johannesburg on 1 February 1896. His father, Edmund, was a mining director and his mother's maiden name was Harriette Williamson. Harold was educated at St John's College, Johannesburg and at the South African College, Cape Town, where he studied for two years. During

Son of William Wright Shaw, grandson of Thomas Shaw of St Thomas's Hospital and tenth in line from William Shaw, surgeon of Shaw Place, Heath Charnock in Lancashire, 1479, Ronald Cunliffe Shaw was born on 27 February 1899. His mother was Florence Hunt, daughter of George Dawson Hunt, a surgeon of Lo

W G Rose was born at Broadwell, Gloucestershire in 1887. He qualified as a pharmacist and set up his own business, but soon decided to enter the medical profession. From St Mary's Hospital Medical School, London, he qualified with the Conjoint Diploma at the age of thirty-three in 1920, proceeding t

Mark Treisman, the son of Wolfe Treisman, an outfitter, and of Esther (née Davis) was born in London on 10 May 1898. His paternal grandparents and several generations of his family were farmers in Lithuania until Jews were forbidden to own land there. He later changed his name to Tree and states tha

Esther Rickards was born in London on 13 July 1893. Her father was a veterinary surgeon. She was interested in dogs all her life and wished to become a veterinary surgeon but, in those days, women were not admitted to the profession, so she decided to become a doctor. She was educated at the Polytec

George Frederic Burnell was born on 8 March 1891 at Weybridge, Surrey, and inherited the traditional musical talent of his family. At an early age he was destined to make music his career and he became an accomplished pianist. On the outbreak of the first world war he was studying at Oxford for the

Robert Young Paton was born on 18 January 1894 in Perth, the son of Dr Edward Ley Paton, and was educated at Perth Academy and St Andrew's University, where he was Matheson Scholar. He came to St Mary's Hospital for his clinical studies which were interrupted in 1917 when he served for over a year a

Harvey Evers was born on 28 May 1893 in one of the mining towns in Northumberland, where his father was a general practitioner. He was educated at the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and studied medicine at the College of Medicine in Newcastle which at that time formed part of King's Coll