Petty was born on 27 May 1915 in Leeds, the son of a cabinet maker. He was educated at Leeds Modern School and the University of Leeds Medical School whence he graduated MB ChB with first class honours in 1940, and passed his primary Fellowship while taking his finals at Leeds. After qualification h

'Peter' Korvin was born on 7 August 1902, the only son of Wilhelm Korvin, a medical practitioner in Vienna, and Alice Müller. He attended the state grammar school in Vienna and Vienna University, where he qualified in 1925. He did his orthopaedic training at the Allgemeines Krankenhaus in Vienna and

William Henry Bond was born on 29 December 1918. He was educated at Derby School and while a pupil there, he was a chorister at Derby Cathedral. He graduated MB ChB with first class honours in 1942 (University of Birmingham), having won a number of prizes and distinctions as an undergraduate. He bec