Frederick Henry Rowland ('Fred') was a surgeon commander in the Royal Navy. He was born in Merton on 28 May 1943, the eldest son of Frederick Rowland, a plumber, and Cissie Florence Minnie Rowland née Shelley. He was educated at All Saints School, south Wimbledon, and Rutlish School, Merton, where h

Colin Rees was born in Machynlleth, North Wales, on 22 January 1940 and when he was four the family moved to Llanfyllin where his father kept a greengrocery store. After early education at Llanfyllin High School he entered St Mary's Hospital Medical School with a Kitchener Scholarship. He qualified