Philip Vlasto was an assistant orthopaedic surgeon to the West Dorset Health Authority. He was born on 25 November 1919, just after the end of the First World War, to Augustus Vlasto, a businessman, and his wife, Milly. Philip was educated at Lockers Park School and then Charterhouse, where his fasc

Born at Sydney, New South Wales, on 4 January 1887, second son of Charles Smith, banker, and his wife, *née* Single. He was educated at the Fort Street High School and Sydney University. During the first world war he served in the Australian Army Medical Corps, and was promoted to the rank of major.

James Geddis ('Jim') Kernohan was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in Bournemouth. He studied medicine at Queen's University, Belfast, qualifying MB BCh BAO in 1972. He held junior posts in Belfast, including becoming pathology demonstrator at the Royal Victoria Hospital. From 1977 to 1978 he wor

Fred Binns was an orthopaedic surgeon in Hobart, Tasmania. He was born in Sydney, the son of William and Dorothy Binns. Initially the family was based in Grenfell, New South Wales, where Fred's father had a busy dental practice, but they moved back to Sydney when Fred was 10 years old. He attended S

Born 23 July 1910, the second daughter of Captain Frank R Willis, RN, of The Knapp, Portesham, Dorset. She was educated at Blackheath High School, at Girton College, Cambridge, where she took first class honours in the Natural Sciences Tripos, part 1, in 1932, and at the London School of Medicine fo

Educated at Calcutta Medical College and St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, he held posts in hospitals at Wisbech, Stourbridge, Whitehaven, and Bishop Auckland. He was orthopaedic registrar at the Albert Dock Hospital, London, and finally in practice at Darlington, Co Durham. He died on 29 March 196

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

Ross Bloom was born in Leeds on 2 January 1915; his father was a shopkeeper and his mother's maiden name was Fanny Castenberg. He was educated at Cardiff High School and graduated from the University of Wales in 1937, taking the London MB BS, the same year. He obtained the prize for the best first y

Bonnin was a member of one of Adelaide's most eminent medical families, being the second youngest of five sons of Dr A J Bonnin. He was educated at St Peter's College and the University of Adelaide Medical School. Immediately after qualification in 1941 he held the post of resident medical office

Alf Nachemson was one of the giants of his generation in the now recognised and developing specialty of orthopaedic spinal surgery. He spent a year or more in the USA, involved in editorial work and research, particularly at Boston, and remained a popular figure at American spinal conferences, where

Hugh Phillips, the first surgeon from Norfolk to become president of the Royal College of Surgeons, died within his first year of office. A past president of the British Orthopaedic Association and the orthopaedic section of the Royal Society of Medicine, Hugh influenced every aspect of orthopaedic