John Dixon Glanville was a consultant ENT surgeon for the Salisbury group of hospitals and Swindon and district hospitals. He was born on 15 January 1922. His father, Walter Josolyne Glanville, was an officer in the Army; his mother was Kathleen Glanville née Dixon. His older brother, Hugh Josolyne

Robert Pracy was director of the department of otolaryngology at Liverpool University. He was born in Atherstone, Warwickshire on 19 September 1921. His father, Douglas Sherrin Pracy, was a surgeon; his mother was Gwendoline Blanche Pracy née Power. He was educated at Berkhamsted School and then wen

Air Commodore Robert William Povey was an orthopaedic surgeon in the Royal Air Force. He was born on 11 April 1921, the son of Henry John Povey, an optician, and Jane Dorothy Povey née Reid. He was educated at Poole Grammar School in Dorset, where he was house captain, school prefect and head boy an