Somnath Jaivant Gudé was a consultant ENT surgeon at Burnley General Hospital. Born in Goa on 27 September 1929, he was the son of Jaivent Ganesh Gudé, a postmaster, and his wife Laxmibai Naik. In Goa he attended Liceu Nacional Panjim and the Popular High School Margao before moving to Wilson Colleg

Tom Lo was a consultant ENT surgeon in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. He was born in Hong Kong, the son of a solicitor, Man Wai Lo, a member of the Legislative Council and, with his brother Sir Man Kam Lo, co-founder of the law firm of Lo & Lo. Tom's education was interrupted when he was 14 by the Japane