the Land Girls. Kelly says that the drawings show the Richard was clearly happier drawing animals rather than people. Thomas Alfred (18721939) Thomas Alfred was born on Sunday, 15 December 1872, the fourth child of his parents and the first to be born since their move to Cambridge. Like his brothers he was educated at the Higher Grade School in Cambridge, where he was a star pupil. While he was in Form 1b he was top of the prize list for that form. He also took the Mapping Prize and the Leeke Prize for his year. Two years later Thomas took the prize for attendance another for exceeding the standard in Class 1a. The following year his mathematical bent was on show when he achieved a First Class in stage 3 mathematics. Thomas gained the reputation of being the best mathematician that the Higher Grade School ever had. Thomas won a sizarship, i.e. at least a partial scholarship to study mathematics at St. John's College in Cambridge, being admitted there on 13 October 1892. He graduated with an honours B. A. degree in mathematics in 1895, being 25th [[Wrangler (University of Cambridge) |Wrangler]]. He was awarded an M. A. degree in 1899. He was the only one of his siblings to attend university. Some sources refer to Richard as the forgotten Brock brother of three Brock brothers, being far less know than Charles or Henry. When Thomas is mentioned at all, it is usually to say that he became a mathematician. However, Newbolt states that there were four Brock brothers working as illustrators of which Charles and Henry were the best known. Throughout his life Thomas described himself as an artist and draftsman: In the 1901 census, he described himself as a Draughtsman of Geological Plates. In the 1911 census, he gave his profession as: Artist (Palaeontographical Draughtsman). By now he was living at Arundine House where he shared a studio with his three brothers. His illustrations of fossils were appearing regularly in the Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society. in the 1939 Register, he gave his profession as Artist: Illustrator of Scientific Books. While his brothers worked at easels, Thomas's workstation was at a microscope, as he used to draw illustrations of microscope slides and microscopic creatures and structures for text-books and journals. In 1904 Thomas won £40 as second prize in the Daily Chronicle cartoon Competition. Despite this win,