Paul Foggitt was an orthopaedic surgeon in Burton upon Trent. Born on 18 October 1932 in Rawdon near Leeds, he was the son of George Herbert Foggitt, an architect, and his wife Ivy née Roberts. After attending Leeds Grammar School he studied medicine at the University of Leeds Medical School graduat

John Stanislaus Kenefick was a consultant surgeon at Barnet General Hospital. He was born in Cork, Ireland, on 10 February 1937, the son of Thomas Kenefick, a merchant, and Margaret Kenefick. He was educated at Presentation Brothers College in Cork, and then studied medicine at University College, C