The Society has been greatly successful in indulging scholarly interest and providing entertainment to its many members over the years. Among its members there are those who have been particularly instrumental in contributing to and developing the Society since its inception in 1951.

Sadly, with the elapse of time, we gradually lose these members, but for the most part as they have departed they have been commemorated in obituaries in the Sherlock Holmes Journal. As past issues are not readily available, we have created summaries of each of these obituaries, with references to the originals, which we hope will do justice to their subjects. Summary obituaries are available for the following late members: