Geoffrey Hyman was born in Leeds on 16 August 1908 and educated at Leeds Central High School and Leeds University, where he graduated in 1931. After house appointments at Leeds General Infirmary and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, he took the FRCS in 1937. During the second world

Cicely Pepler studied medicine at the Royal Free Hospital and qualified MB, BS in 1944. She was Nuffield Scholar in orthopaedic surgery at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford. Other posts she held were as assistant lecturer in anatomy at the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine; research fel

George Perkins was born in Staines, Middlesex, on 22 September 1892, the second child and elder son of George James Perkins, a butcher, and Lilian Straker, a retired stationer. Perkins was deeply indebted to his father whom he described as a 'marvellous man' who left school at the age of 12 and late

Robert Symon Garden, the youngest of the three children of John Garden, a farmer, and of Elizabeth Garden (née Hackett), was born at Macduff, Banffshire, on 2 August 1910. He was educated at Robert Gordon's College, Aberdeen, and Marischal College, Aberdeen University, where he graduated in 1934. Af

Walter Barham Foley was born at Bridgwater, Somerset, on 18 September 1889, the eldest of six sons of Robert and Sarah Foley. He was educated at Sherborne School, Dorset, 1901-1907, distinguishing himself in athletics and shooting. He entered St Thomas's Hospital in 1907 having gained an entrance sc

Charles Robert Griffin was born in 1919 and educated at Morgan's School and Wesley College, Dublin. He qualified at Trinity College, Dublin in 1941, gaining the Hudson Prize in gynaecology together with first class honours in surgery and bacteriology. After appointments at Dublin, Hammersmith and Os

Howard Beddow was an orthopaedic surgeon in Liverpool. His forebears came from Pembrokeshire, but he was born in Sheffield. As a young boy he moved with his family to Merseyside, where he spent the rest of his life. His early education was at Kingsmead and Birkenhead schools. He was an enthusiastic

Cornelius Hugh Cullen was born in Belfast in 1912 and qualified MB BCh BAO at Queen's University in 1935. He obtained the FRCSI in 1939; the FRCS in 1941 and the MCh Belfast in the same year. He was resident at Crumpsall Hospital, Manchester, where he later became a member of the consultant staff. H

William Wylie Rentoul was born on 2 December 1895 at Clonmel, Co Tipperary, Ireland. He was educated at Clonmel Grammar School and Queen's University, Belfast. During the first world war he served in the Army in France and attained the rank of Major, second in command of the King's Shropshire Light

Alun Iorwerth Rhydderch was born in Dronfield, near Derby, in 1918, but in 1926 the family emigrated to Australia. He was educated at Sydney Grammar School, of which he was dux in 1935. He went to Sydney University where he graduated in medicine. After two years as resident medical officer at the Pr

Born 11 September 1928 the son of Gabriel Robin, a musician and Rita Gossman, Gordon Robin was educated at Hutcheson's Grammar School and the University of Glasgow. After house appointments he did his national service in the RAMC, serving in Malaya as a Major. He trained in orthopaedics under Sir He

Jim Green was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Pilgrim Hospital, Boston, Lincolnshire. He was born on 17 March 1930 in Sheffield and attended High Storrs Grammar School, before going to Sheffield University in 1947. He had a great interest in anything to do with science, particularly physics and