Victor Anomah Ngu was head of surgery at the University of Yaoundé, Cameroon, a minister of public health and a founder of the West African College of Surgeons. He was born in Molyko, Buea, Cameroon on 1 February 1926. His father, Nazarius Ngu, was a catechist; his mother Monica Ngu née Siri was the

Roland Maitland Alderton was born on 20 June 1902 in Hadleigh, Suffolk, son of David Simpson, a miller and corn merchant, and Margaret McLachlan, daughter of a clergyman. He was educated at Tonbridge School and the London Hospital, qualifying MRCS LRCP in 1930 and MB BS in 1931. After working as