David James Galloway was born in Edinburgh on 8 May 1858 and was educated at Daniel Stewart's College and the University of Edinburgh, where he qualified in medicine. In 1885 he travelled to Singapore to practise as a Physician and remained based in the Straits Settlements for most of his career. He became a Member of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1899 and was awarded MD by the University of Edinburgh in 1900. Galloway was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London in 1902. He served as medical adviser to the Johore royal family and held appointments on the Executive Councils of the Straits Settlements and Johore. He also taught at government medical schools in the region and published on tropical medicine and public health. Galloway retired from practice in 1931 and died in Singapore on 5 March 1943.

Henry Aylmer Dumat was born in Mauritius in 1861. He qualified in medicine at the University of Edinburgh, graduating MD, CM in 1898. He subsequently practised as a medical doctor in Durban, South Africa. Dumat served as Vice-President of the Natal Coastal Branch of the British Medical Association. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1903.

William Thomas Ritchie was born in Edinburgh in 1873. He was educated at the University of Edinburgh, graduating MB in 1896. After graduation he undertook further study in Vienna before returning to Edinburgh to carry out bacteriological research in the laboratory of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. He was admitted as a Member of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1900 and elected a Fellow in 1905. In 1911 he was appointed Assistant Physician to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. During the First World War he served as a Captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps, with service in Edinburgh, Egypt and Gallipoli. He was appointed Professor of Medicine in 1928 and served as President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh from 1935 to 1937. He died in Edinburgh in 1945.

John Cumming was born circa 1864. He was educated at Portsoy Public School, Aberdeenshire, before beginning his medical training at the University of Edinburgh in 1893. He was admitted as a Member of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1900 and elected a Fellow in 1903. During the First World War he served as a Major in the Royal Army Medical Corps.

Alexander Dingwall Fordyce was born in Edinburgh in 1875. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy before studying medicine at the University of Edinburgh, graduating MB in 1898. He undertook postgraduate study in Paris, Vienna and Berlin. He was admitted as a Member of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1900 and elected a Fellow in 1903. In 1906 he was appointed Assistant Physician to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children and later moved to Liverpool, where he became Honorary Physician to the Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital and Lecturer in Diseases of Children at the University of Liverpool. In 1916 he published 'Diseases of Children'. He died in 1940.

Gilbert Alexander Bannatyne was born c.1867 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire. He studied medicine at the University of Glasgow, graduating MB in 1888, and served as House Physician at Glasgow Royal Infirmary. He undertook postgraduate study in Edinburgh and Paris and was awarded the MD degree by the University of Edinburgh in 1891. He was admitted as a Member of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1892 and elected a Fellow in 1893. He later established a consultant practice in Bath and published on rheumatic arthritis, including a book on the subject in 1896. He died in Malvern, Worcestershire, in 1960.

Percy Theodore Herring was born c.1873 in Yorkshire. He emigrated to New Zealand with his family in early life before returning to Britain to study medicine at the University of Edinburgh, graduating MB in 1896. After graduation he held appointments at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and Simpson Memorial Hospital. He was admitted as a Member of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1900 and elected a Fellow in 1903. From 1908 to 1948 he held the Chandos Chair of Physiology at the University of St Andrews.

James Gibson Cattanach was born in Edinburgh in 1851, the son of a merchant originally from the Highlands. After education at Edinburgh High School, he worked in business in London before returning to Edinburgh to study medicine. He graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1893 and held posts as House Surgeon at Simpson Memorial Hospital and House Physician at the Royal Infirmary. He was elected President of the Royal Medical Society in 1894 and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1898. During the First World War he served as a Captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps in Bangor, Wales. He died in Edinburgh in 1936.

Herbert Francis Hayes Newington was born in Ticehurst, East Sussex, in 1847, the son of Dr C E Hayes Newington. He was educated at University College London and obtained the Licence of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1878, becoming a Member the same year and a Fellow in 1898. He served as a medical officer at the Royal Edinburgh Asylum before returning to East Sussex as physician to Ticehurst Institution. He was active in local government and served as a county councillor in East Sussex. He died in East Sussex in 1917.

William Fordyce was born in Liverpool in 1863 to parents explained from Fife and was educated at Anstruther and the University of St Andrews, initially qualifying in arts. He began medical studies at the University of Edinburgh in 1888, graduating with first-class honours and receiving the Buchanan Scholarship in Midwifery and Gynaecology. He undertook further study in Leipzig and Berlin before completing his medical degree in Edinburgh in 1893. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1898 and served as Lecturer in Midwifery at the University of Edinburgh. He was active in the Edinburgh Obstetrical Society and was a foundation Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. He died in Tillicoultry in 1941.