Charles Henry de Boer was a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist in Liverpool. He was born in Nairobi, Kenya, on 2 September 1921, where his father was chief colonial medical officer. He was sent to England for his schooling, and was cared for by his great aunt, Alice de Boer, a doctor. He g

Leonard Easton was an obstetrician and gynaecologist at the London Hospital. His background was unusual. His parents, Leonard Tytherleigh Easton, an elderly insurance broker, and Maria Bertrand Easton née de Lis met in Japan and he was born in Tientsin, China, on 11 July 1921. His education at Harro

After his early education at Trowbridge High School, 'Nick' as he was known to his many friends, joined the Artists' Rifles, and was later commissioned in the Royal Artillery in the first world war. After the war he went to Bristol University where he qualified in 1923, taking the MB BS and FRCS in

Having qualified in Sydney Wilfred Schubert came to England to train in surgery and obstetrics and gynaecology. He was registrar at Southend on Sea in 1965. He returned to practice at Clayton, Victoria and at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne. He died on 30 April 2000.