George Frank Adams was a surgeon in South Africa and Zambia. He was born in Kimberley, South Africa, the son of Wilfrid Adams, a schoolmaster, and Henrietta Louisa Adams née Africa. He was educated at Perseverance Primary School and William Pescod High School, both in Kimberley, and then went on to

Nikitas Alfred Theodorou was a consultant general surgeon at Charing Cross and West Middlesex hospitals, London. Although born in London on 23 July 1948 and completely anglicised in every way, there was no doubt he always maintained his Greek heart. This was reflected in his annual pilgrimage for on