Joseph Roger Boulle was born on 23 March 1922 at Tinley Manor on the Natal north coast. His parents were of French-Mauritian origin and he was brought up on a sugar plantation where he acquired manual dexterity at an early stage. After completing his early education he entered the University of C

Charles Grant Clark was born in 1926 and attended the academy at Fraserburgh, Scotland. On leaving school during the war he was initially accepted for the RAFVR but transferred to the Army serving in Bristol and India with the Blood Transfusion Service. He returned to Aberdeen for his medical traini