Robin Harold John Darvell was a consultant ophthalmic surgeon to the Kent and Canterbury and Isle of Thanet District hospitals. He was born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, on 2 August 1939, the son of Harold Herbert Darvell, an engineer, and Doris Emily Darvell née Dover. He attended Dr Challenor’s Gr

Colin Rees was born in Machynlleth, North Wales, on 22 January 1940 and when he was four the family moved to Llanfyllin where his father kept a greengrocery store. After early education at Llanfyllin High School he entered St Mary's Hospital Medical School with a Kitchener Scholarship. He qualified