George Frederick Grant Batchelor was born in Dundee on 6 April 1902, the son of Robert, a merchant and his wife, Margaret Grant, née Hill. He attended Dundee High School, then trained in medicine at St Andrew's University, University College, where he came first in operative surgery, pathology, opht

George Douglas Robb was born in Auckland on 29 April 1899 and educated at Auckland Grammar School, and Auckland University College and Otago University, graduating BSc and MB ChB in 1922. The following year he went to England and worked for his Fellowship in the company of three other pioneer thorac