Aird McCleery Thompson qualified MB BCh in Belfast in 1921 from Queen's University where he became honorary demonstrator in anatomy. One of his first appointments was as first surgical assistant to the New End Hospital in Hampstead and his last was as senior house medical officer to the High Wycombe

William Donald Bedford was born on 22 July 1903 in Gildersome, Yorkshire, to William Bedford, the proprietor of a colliery, and his wife Annie. He attended Bradford Grammar School and then Leeds Medical School where he was influenced by Sir Berkeley (later Lord) Moynihan. He graduated with honours i

Olver was educated at the University of Sydney where he took the Master of Surgery degree in 1922, and held resident appointments at the Royal Prince Alfred, St Vincent's and Mater Hospitals. He then came to St Bartholomew's Hospital, London for postgraduate study, obtained both the Edinburgh and th

Robert Grainger was born at Ballynickel, Co Down, on 21 December 1902 and educated at Queen's University, Belfast, graduating in 1925 and serving as senior demonstrator of anatomy in the Medical School. He became a Fellow of the Irish and English Colleges of Surgeons in 1930, and was appointed resid

Born on April 2, 1899 at Newcastle, New South Wales, a son of the manse, James was educated at the University of Sydney. After qualifying in 1921, he held resident appointments at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, and later in London at the West London Hospital and St Bartholomew's. He speci

Sydney Davidson, the son of a herring curer at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, was born on 11 August, 1900. His mother was the daughter of a sea captain and he was educated at Robert Gordon's College and the University of Aberdeen. The details of his postgraduate training are not recorded but this was u

Kenneth Lumsden was born in Leeds on 26 May 1900 of Scottish ancestry and perhaps it was for this reason that he went to Edinburgh for his medical education, and graduated in 1922. He then joined the Colonial Medical Service and worked in Uganda, and took the Diploma of Tropical Medicine in 1925.

Eric Ian Alan Macdonald was born in Melbourne on 30 October 1901 but soon moved to New Zealand, where he was educated at Remuera District School,Auckland Grammar School and Auckland University where he graduated MB, ChB in 1924. From 1926 to 1930 he obtained specialist training in a number of London

Kenneth Charles Trineman Rawle was born at Exeter, Devon, on 7 September 1902. The family moved to Australia in 1913. He was educated at Blackheath Public School, NSW, Sydney Boys' High School and at Sydney University. In 1926 he graduated MB ChM with first-class honours, the University Medal and th

Norman St. Clair Mulhearn was born in Broadwater, on the Richmond River, on 18 September 1898. After attending Fort Street Boys' High School he went to Sydney University to study medicine, graduating in 1921. After working at Sydney Hospital and the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children he entered p

Victor John Kinsella was born in Sydney, New South Wales, on 30 July 1900, the son of John J. Kinsella, a public accountant, and his wife Elizabeth, née Reynolds. He was educated at the Marist Brothers' School, North Sydney, and at the age of thirteen won a bursary to St Joseph's College, Hunter's H

Edward Gerard MacMahon was born on 4 April 1904 at Cootamundra, New South Wales, one of the large family of a solicitor. Four of his family became doctors, and his brother John was a senior surgeon at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney. Educated at St Patrick's College, Goulburn, and Sydney Un