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Major Richard William George Hingston was an Irish physician, explorer and naturalist, and was the medical officer on the 1924 Mount Everest Expedition.

He was the son of Reverend Richard Edward Hull Kingston of Aglish, County Waterford, and Frances Sandiford. Most of his early life was spent in the family home at Horsehead in Passage West, County Cork. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School and at University College Cork. He graduated from the National University of Ireland with first-class honours in 1910, and almost immediately obtained a position in the Indian Medical Service. In 1913, he was seconded from military duty as naturalist to the Indo-Russian Pamir triangulation expedition. In 1914 he went on war service and saw action in East Africa, France, Mesopotamia, and the N.W. Frontier, gaining two mentions in dispatches and the Military Cross for gallantry in action. He wrote several books based on his travels and natural history observations.

Climbing sherpa on 1921 Mount Everest Expedition with George Mallory, mentioned by name.

Gerald Rendall was born at Harrow, where his father was assistant master. He was educated at Harrow and at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating BA as 4th Classic in 1874.

He was a fellow and assistant tutor at Trinity from 1875 to 1880. He was principal of University College, Liverpool, and Gladstone Professor of Greek in 1880-97, and then the headmaster of Charterhouse School 1897-1911. From 1891 to 1895 he was also Vice-Chancellor of the Victoria University.

His most important publications were on early Christian authors writing during the Roman empire and on their late pagan opponents such as Julian the Apostate and Marcus Aurelius.

Rendall was George Mallory's first Headmaster at Charterhouse, followed by Frank Fletcher.

Music teacher and friend of the Turners and George Mallory who was part of the Pen y Pass climbing parties.

A Ceremony of Carols was dedicated to Ursula Nettleship, a singing teacher and choral trainer who was later responsible for assembling the choir that took part in the first performance of Britten’s Saint Nicolas in 1948. (She had shared a house in Chelsea with Britten and Pears in the autumn of 1942, and helped secure them concert engagements through her work with the Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts.)

Herbert Leigh-Mallory was a clergyman and the father of George Mallory, Trafford Leigh-Mallory, the World War II Royal Air Force commander, and 2 daughters Mary and Avie. He changed his surname from Mallory to Leigh-Mallory in 1914. He was married to Annie Beridge (1863-1946) and they lived in a ten bedroom house on Hobcroft Lane in Mobberley.

Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere, founded the Daily Mail in partnership with his brother Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe in 1896.

British engraver and charter member of the Artists' Benevolent Fund, involved in the creation of a mutual assurance society for artists who were not members of the Royal Academy.

British engraver.

Writer of novels and non-fiction.

Courtier and vicereine of India.

Line, stipple and mezzotint engraver who worked in London.

One of the leading reproductive printmakers of his time.

Radical journalist.

Engraver to the Duke of Clarence (afterwards William IV).

Best known for his historical scholarship.

His father and grandfather were notable printsellers in London. The family business had been established in 1752 by his grandfather Robert Graves (d. 1802) and was continued by his father, also Robert Graves (d. 1825), who was reputedly the best connoisseur of rare prints in his day.