Eric Denman was a senior consultant orthopaedic and accident surgeon at the Princess Margaret Hospital, Swindon from 1965 to 1990. Eric was born to Albert Edward Denman and Gertrude Ann Harrison on 19 August 1927. His father was a civil servant; his mother was the daughter of a master mariner an

Sorab Jamshed Sorabsha Lam, known as 'Soli', was a senior consultant orthopaedic and trauma surgeon in Bromley and Tunbridge Wells. He was born in Bombay, India, on 22 October 1934, the son of two distinguished lawyers, Jamshed Sorabsha Lam, a solicitor, and Mithan Lam née Tata, a barrister and one

Alfred Beck was a consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon in Cardiff. He was born in Uhersky Brod, Moravia (now in the Czech Republic), on 28 January 1912. His father, Ignaz, was a wholesale merchant and councillor, from a prominent family in the Jewish community which included rabbis and business

Peter Wilson was a consultant orthopaedic and trauma surgeon at Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital. He was born in Deptford, London, on 16 October 1932, the son of Joseph Henry Wilson, a housing administrative officer for Bermondsey Borough Council, and Sarah Heaton, a teacher of physical training w

Malcolm George Nott was a consultant orthopaedic and trauma surgeon in Rochdale. He was born on 8 July 1925 and studied medicine in Madras, India, qualifying MB BS in 1952. Prior to his appointment in Rochdale he held posts at Hartshill Orthopaedic Hospital, North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary, and

Martin Foss was a consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon at Luton and Dunstable Hospital. He was born in Bristol on 12 February 1938, the son of George Lush Foss, a general practitioner, and Eileen Isabelle née Buller. His paternal grandfather, Edwin Vincent Foss, was also a general practitioner.

Christopher Jefferiss was a consultant orthopaedic and trauma surgeon in Devon. He was the son of Derek Jefferiss, a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist in Exeter. Like his father, he was an undergraduate at the Middlesex Hospital, where he qualified in 1964. He held a variety of junior posts

John Moore was a consultant orthopaedic and trauma surgeon in the Chelmsford Hospital Group and to the Regional Orthopaedic Centre, Black Notley, from 1967 to 1994 and, on retirement, an honorary consultant to the Mid-Essex NHS Trust. Born on 10 October 1929, he went to preparatory school in Lytham

Hanuš Weisl was a consultant orthopaedic and trauma surgeon in South Glamorgan, Wales. He escaped his native Prague in the last kindertransport to London in June 1939. His parents, Alfred, a dentist, and Marie née Mandler, a doctor, eventually joined him in England after the Second World War. After

Terry Botting was an orthopaedic and trauma surgeon. He was born on 3 January 1934 in Birmingham. His father, Royston Eric Jack Botting, was a machine tool setter, and his mother was Jessica Sarah née Tidmarsh. He was educated at Bablake School, Coventry, and Birmingham University. He became cons

Andrew Edward Grant Halliday was a consultant orthopaedic and trauma surgeon in Grantham. He qualified MB BS in 1981 and gained his fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1987. Before he was appointed to his consultant post he was a registrar at Chelmsford and Colchester hospitals

John Malcolm Seaforth Hague was a consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon at Kettering General Hospital. He studied medicine at Middlesex Hospital Medical School, qualifying MB BS in 1953. He was a registrar in general surgery at Ipswich and East Suffolk Hospital before specialising in orthopaedic