Mercer Rang was an eminent paediatric orthopaedic surgeon. He was born in London in 1933 and studied medicine at University College London. He was a house officer in London and then a resident at Rochester. He went on to complete two years National Service, as a command surgical specialist in Northe

Peter Stiles was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford. He was born in Twickenham on 23 April 1933, the son of Frederick James Stiles, a brewery engineer, and Hilda Florence Stiles née Smith. He attended St Catherine's Convent School, Twickenham, and then th