Born in Stockport, Cheshire, in 1905, Arthur Noel Birkett was educated at Stockport Grammar School and Manchester University where he graduated MB ChB in 1930. He held resident posts at Manchester Royal Infirmary and he demonstrated anatomy in the department of Professor J S B Stopford. He then beca

Michael Wilkinson was the eldest of six sons of Charles Robert Wilkinson and was born in Thetymu, Burma, on 1 May 1899. His father, a civil servant, grandfather and great grandfather were missionaries, and all served in India. His mother was Elizabeth Florence Sinclair and her father was a merchant.

Michael Kevin Murphy was educated at Christian Brothers' College, Cork; Downside School; and the London Hospital Medical College. He graduated in medicine in 1960. After internship and surgical house posts he obtained the Diploma in Anaesthetics and went briefly into anaesthetics, but soon returned

William Winslow Woodward was born in Emmaville, New South Wales, on 14 October 1920, the son of Edward Albert Woodward, a general practitioner. His father was an outstanding classical scholar who wrote poems in Latin and conversed in that language at regular meetings with fellow enthusiasts. After e

Garthowen Williams studied medicine at Cambridge University and St George's Hospital, London. He became orthopaedic surgeon to the Auckland Hospital, New Zealand, and then went to Kenya as orthopaedic surgeon to the King George VI Hospital in Nairobi. He died on 27 July 1975, survived by his son, Hu

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

Douglas Malcolm Ritchie, known as 'Doug', was head of the orthopaedic unit at Queen Victoria Hospital, Melbourne and then at Monash Medical Centre in Clayton. He was born in Melbourne, the son of Douglas Stuart Ritchie, a solicitor who had fought in France during the First World War, and Dorothy Ret

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

Cyril Jacob Kaplan was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon and associate professor of orthopaedics at the Albert Einstein Medical College, New York. He was born in Durban, South Africa, on 29 May 1917, the eldest son of Saul Joseph Kaplan, a merchant, and Zelda Kaplan née Friedman. He attended Durban P

Peter Kudelka was an orthopaedic surgeon at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. He was born in Vienna on 31 May 1932, the eldest son of Oscar Kudelka, a medical practitioner, and Caroline Therese Kudelka née Grassl. He attended Scotch College, Melbourne, and went on to study medicine at Melbourne Universi

John Michael Dinham was born in Taunton on 19 February 1936, the son of Alfred Dinham, a motor engineer, and Elsie Winifred, née Pike. He was educated at Taunton School and at St Mary's Hospital Medical School. After qualifying in 1960, he was appointed house surgeon at St Mary's Hospital and he sub

Ted Dewar was born in Saskatchewan in 1911. His family subsequently moved to Ontario where he received his elementary and secondary education in Orangeville. He was admitted to the University of Toronto Medical School and obtained his MD in 1936. In 1940 he joined the Royal Canadian Army Medical Cor