Brian Anthony Nicholls was born in Worcester on 3 September 1941. He was educated at King's School Worcester, where he played rugby and rowed for the school. He attended Birmingham Medical School, graduating in 1965. He took the FRCS Ed in 1972 and the FRCS of England the following year. His initial

Edmond Nicoll came from a long line of doctors and was the fourth generation of his family to train at St Bartholomew's Hospital. He qualified in 1940 and became house surgeon to Reginald Vick at Friern Barnet Hospital. He then joined the RAMC and served in the Middle East as a Regimental Medical Of

Howard Livingstone Peake was born in Fianarantsoa, Madagascar, on 16 December 1901, the fourth child of George Henry Peake FRCS (Edinburgh) and Agnes Martha, née Fredoux. He was educated at Bournemouth Secondary School and Guy's Hospital Medical School. He qualified in 1925 and after serving as hous

Jitendra Lal Podder qualified MB BS Calcutta in 1954 and obtained the Fellowship in 1966. He died in London on 19 February 1984, survived by a son and daughter. See below for an amended version of the published obituary: Jitendra Lal Podder was an orthopaedic surgeon. He was born in Sylhet,

The following obituary was published in Volume 7 of Plarr's Lives of the Fellows. Harold Albert Oatley received his medical education at University College Hospital, qualifying MB BS in 1936. After junior posts at University College Hospital and in the Anatomy Department at Cambridge, he worked s

Thomas Lauder Carr was born in Aberdeen on 5 September 1918, the son of George Carr, a jeweller, and Agnes, née Lauder. His early education was at Robert Gordon's College, Aberdeen before entering Aberdeen University for his medical studies. He qualified in 1942, and after appointments as house phys

Christopher Michael Squire trained at St Mary's Hospital Medical School and qualified with the Conjoint Diploma in 1937. He became a Fellow of the College in 1947. During the second world war he served with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve as an orthopaedic specialist with the rank of Squadron-

Christopher Catterall was born in Middleton, near Manchester, on 5 April 1910. His father, Robert, was a clergyman and his mother was Sarah, née Fielden. His maternal uncle was William Hunter, a physician at Charing Cross. Christopher was educated at Rugby and Trinity College Cambridge, and did his

The following was published in volume 6 of Plarr's Lives of the Fellows Robert Henry Victor Hafner was born on 31 January 1915 in Sheffield. Educated at Dunstable School he qualified in medicine in 1939 from University College Hospital, subsequently serving as Captain in the RAMC from 1941 to 1

John ('Harry') Sharrard was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in Sheffield. He was born in Lincoln on 8 November 1921, the only survivor of a pair of twins. His father William and mother Winifred (née Wells) were both medical practitioners. His mother had been a brilliant student, winning no fewer th

Roland Hart was born in Pakistan on 22 July 1919 and there he spent his early years. He was educated in England at the Thames Valley School and then at Alleyn's School where he developed a great interest in botany. He became a scholar at Christ's College, Cambridge, where he read a natural science t

'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