Allastair Karmody was born in Trinidad, West Indies, on 29 March 1937, the son of Solomon Karmody, an engineer, and his wife, Sylvia. His brother, Colin, qualified as a doctor at Tufts University, Boston, USA. Allastair was educated at St Mary's College, Port of Spain, Trinidad, and the University o

Francis Ian Hulme-Moir was born on 26 January 1938 in Sydney, the son of the Rev Frank Hulme-Moir who later became a Bishop and Chaplain-General of the Australian Armed Forces. He was the eldest of three children. He received his secondary education at Sydney Church of England Grammar School and gra