Sir Randal Elliott was an eminent New Zealand eye surgeon. He was the youngest member of a distinguished medical family. Born in Wellington, New Zealand, he was the son of Sir James Sands Elliott, a prominent GP-surgeon who edited the *New Zealand Medical Journal* for over 20 years, and Annie Allan

John Baily was born in Southampton on 29 June 1919, the only son of Guy Baily, an engineer, and of his wife, Kathleen Mary, née Tarrant. His father was at sea while John was a boy, so during his early years he lived with his grandparents in Glasgow. His first school was Glasgow Academy, where his fa