Mike Butler helped establish and develop general surgical services in the Isle of Thanet, Margate and Ramsgate, Kent. He was born on 21 January 1924 in London, the third child and first son of Frank Butler and Ailsa Butler née Beckwith. His father served in the First World War and was a dentist, ori

Anthony Anscombe, known as 'Tony', was a consultant surgeon in Manchester and a former dean of clinical studies. He was born in Bath, Somerset, on 16 November 1923, the son of Reginald Thomas Anscombe, who served in the Indian Army. He was educated at Bishopshalt Grammar School and the London Hospit

John Edward Holgate was born in Vizagapatam, India, on 21 October 1921, the son of Maurice James Holgate, who was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Indian Medical Service. His mother was Miss Florence Polyxenie Marsden. John was sent to Epsom College and then to St Bartholomew's Hospital graduating MB BS