George Charles Lloyd-Roberts was born in Liverpool on 23 November 1918, the son of Griffith Lloyd-Roberts (MD Edinburgh) and the Hon Gwendoline Frances (née Wynn). He was educated at Eton College, Magdalene College, Cambridge, and St Thomas's Hospital qualifying in 1942. He then joined the Royal Army Medical Corps and was graded surgical specialist with the rank of Major serving with the partisan forces in both Italy and Yugoslavia. On his return to civilian life in 1947 he continued his surgical training at St George's Hospital, at first in thoracic surgery before finally deciding on a career in orthopaedic surgery. He became clinical research assistant to the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in 1952, was awarded the Robert Jones Gold Medal of the British Orthopaedic Association in 1953 and was first assistant to the orthopaedic department of St George's Hospital under Mr B H Burns in 1954. He was appointed consultant orthopaedic surgeon to the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street in 1955 and was the sole orthopaedic consultant there until 1972. He was also appointed orthopaedic consultant to St George's Hospital from 1956 to 1972 when he resigned from his post in order to concentrate on his especial interest in childrens' orthopaedics. He had an active professional life serving as civilian consultant to both the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force as well as being President of the Orthopaedic Section of the Royal Society of Medicine and of the British Orthopaedic Association. His earliest published work on the uptake of dye by the synovial reflections of the knee joint formed the basis of many aspects of research into arthritis carried out at other centres, but later he developed a wide experience in all aspects of congenital and neonatal abnormalities and encouraged many young surgeons in clinical research with ideas generating from his particular interest in hip disorders, scoliosis, cerebral palsy and club foot. He had a large following of devoted trainee surgeons, nurses and young patients from all countries in the world. His wit, humour and great intellect would bring life to any meeting. He was a prodigious writer, publishing *Orthopaedics in infancy and childhood* in 1972, *The hip joint in childhood* in 1977 as well as writing many articles for the *Journal of bone and joint surgery*, and acting as editor of *Orthopaedic surgery* in 1968. He served as a member of Council 1976-84 but did not seek re-election. In 1947 he married Catherine Lansing Ray by whom he had one son and two daughters and in 1980 he married Edome Broughton-Adderley. His main interests were the country pursuits of fishing and shooting and he was a member of the council of the Game Conservancy from 1977 until the time of his death. He died on 12 January 1986, survived by his wife Edome, his children George, Susan and Rosanna, and step-daughter Rowena.