Morris Hensman Heycock, or ‘Bob’ or ‘Bobby’ as his family, friends and colleagues knew him, was a consultant plastic surgeon in Hull. He was born in Dublin on 31 October 1928. His father, Morris Sadler Heycock, read natural sciences at King’s College, Cambridge and was a chemist before becoming head

John Henry Youngelson was a plastic surgeon in Durban, South Africa. Born in Harrismith in the Orange Free State on 8 January 1926, he was the son of Adolph Henry Youngelson, a business executive and his wife Laetitia Rosabelle née Sinclair. Both his parents were 27 years old at the time. After atte

Michael Hackett, or Mike, as he was always known, was born on 6 August 1931 in Morecambe, Lancashire. He was the son of Jack Hackett, editor of *The Morecombe Visitor* and the nephew of Desmond Hackett, the well-known *Daily Express* sports writer. He was educated at Preston Catholic College and pro