Achyutananda Sinha was professor and head of the ENT department at Patna Medical College Hospital, Patna, India. Born on 4 October 1927 in Dhanbad, India, he was the son of Gaya Prasad Sinha, who worked in the Bihar Civil Service, and his wife Tara Devi. After attending Patna High School, he matricu

Valentine Hammond ('Val') was a distinguished ENT surgeon at St Thomas' Hospital, London. As a child, he had suffered from repeated ear infections and, on becoming a medical student at St Thomas's, he had a recurrence that introduced him to the friendly ENT firm of Fred Neilson, Bill Mill and Geoffr

Dick Williams was a consultant ENT surgeon at the Middlesex Hospital, London. He was born in London on 10 October 1924 to General Sir Guy Charles Williams and Ruth Eleanor Williams (née Coode), the younger of two sons. His father was a professional soldier, having served with distinction in the Firs