Byomkes Mitra, known to all as 'Sona', was a former consultant ear, nose and throat surgeon at Crawley and Redhill Hospitals. He was born on 1 June 1931 into a landowning family in Suri, West Bengal. His father, Barunish Mitra, was a general practitioner and eye specialist who carried out ophthalmic

Wallace Robert Watson was born in Melbourne on 29 September 1939 the son of Heyworth Alexander Wigglesworth Watson FRCS (*Lives of the Fellows* 1974-1982 p.407), an ear, nose and throat surgeon. His family originated from Montrose and two great-great-uncles had been awarded gold medals in the Edinbu

Kenneth Mallett qualified from St Mary's Hospital in 1959 and after practising as ENT house surgeon decided to specialise in that field. He became a senior registrar in ENT at St Mary's, was a senior specialist in ENT in the Royal Air Force, and finally became consultant surgeon to the Lincoln Count