George Hislop

Hislop was a pupil at John Street School before attending the University in 1908 to study Medicine at the age of 18.

His first attempt at the Medical Preliminary Examination between the 27th March-1st April 1908 was not an immediate success, yet he passed Latin, Mathematics and French first time around. In his second attempt (he had to resit English) he found success, and passed the examination for entry into studying for an MB ChB during the 11th-16th September 1908 examinations.

In his first year, he enrolled to study medicine with Chemistry and Biology. He displayed academic prowess early on, winning a Second Class Certificate in Zoology in the class of Sir John Graham Kerr. In his second year (1909-1910) he enrolled to study Anatomy and Physiology and also achieved academic success winning a Second Class Certificate in the Anatomy class of as well as a Second Class Certificate in Physiology and Physics in the Summer of 1909.

His success continued on, enrolling for Materia Medica,Anatomy and Surgery in his third year (1910-1911) winning a First Class Certificate in his Anatomy class and a Second Class Certificate in his 'Materia Medica and Therapeutics' class. In his 4th year he enrolled to study Pathology, Midwifery and Clinical Medicine, also winning a First Class Certificate in an 'Insanity' class in the Summer of 1911.

During his final year (1912-1913) Hislop enrolled to study Materia Medica and Ear, Throat and Nose classes before graduating in 1913. During his years of study at the University he lodged at 125 Greenhead Street, Glasgow. A favourite quotation from Wilcox he gave for his Final Year Dinner book entry reads:

"Cease wondering why you came: Stop looking for faults and flaws."

After a very successful career at the University, Hislop was an assistant to a Dr.Lindsay in Blackwood, Lanarkshire and afterwards took up practice at Shipley, near Bradford. He then obtained his commission in early 1915 and became a Captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps,Notts and Derby Field Amb. Bde. He died of his wounds in battle at the age of just 27 on the 28th of November 1917. The inscription on his grave in plot O. 33 at Cairo War Memorial Cemetery in Egypt reads 'Of 125 Greenhead Street Glasgow.' He is remembered on the University Roll of Honour.