Anthony Nolan was a young boy born in 1971. He had a rare blood disorder called Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, and his only cure was a bone marrow transplant. None of his family were a match, so his mother, Shirley Nolan, established The Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Register in 1974, which was the first of its kind, in an effort to find a donor for him.

Sadly, no match for Anthony could be found. He died aged seven, in 1979. While Anthony did not survive, his legacy lives on through the charity that bears his name, which has helped thousands of people receive life-saving stem cell transplants.