Simon Marinker was chief of surgery for the Algoma District Medical Group in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada. He was born in Paris on 6 April 1913, but moved with his family to London during his childhood. His brother, Marshall, who was 17 years younger, became a professor of general practice at th

Clifford Brewer was for many years the senior consultant surgeon at the Liverpool Royal Infirmary. He was born on 29 April 1913, the second son of Oscar John Brewer, inspector of education in the city of Liverpool, and Marian Brewer née Almond. He attended Quarry Bank School and then went to Liverpo