William Robertson Gayton was an orthopaedic surgeon at St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne. He was born in Richmond, Victoria, on 8 February 1912, the fourth child and second son of Henry John Albert Gayton, a bank official, and Mary Josephine née Brennan. He was educated at Xavier College on a junior

John Cloke was born in Melbourne, Australia on 16 November 1919, the son of Percy Cloke MC, who had served in the Royal Artillery as a captain in the first world war, and Agnes, née Longden. His early life was spent in the country near Cosgrove in Victoria, where he attended primary school. In 19

Henry Hill was born in Fremantle, Western Australia, on 18 May 1905, the son of John Manners Hill, a builder, and Caroline Alcock. He was educated at Guildford and Christchurch Grammar Schools in Western Australia, and Ormond College in Melbourne. He trained at Melbourne University, where he won an