Onyemara Nduche 'Dick' Onyeaso was chief consultant surgeon at Aba General Hospital, Nigeria. He was born on 7 July 1931 in Enugu, Nigeria, the son of Samuel Onyeaso, a clerk, and Minah Onyeaso, a housewife. He was educated at St Peter's Primary School, Enugu, the Methodist College, Uzuakoli, and De

George Haines Dickson was born on 18 June 1936. He studied medicine at London University and trained at St Mary’s Hospital, graduating MB, BS in 1959. In 1964 he passed both the fellowship of the college and of the Edinburgh College of Surgeons. After house jobs at St Mary’s he was appointed consult

Max Rendall was a consultant general surgeon and superintendent at Guy’s Hospital, London, who became an addiction specialist after he retired. He was born in London on 2 April 1934, the son of Richard Rendall, who worked at the BBC, and Anne Rendall née Moinet. He enjoyed his time at Winchester Col