Born on May 23rd, 1862, of a South Country yeoman stock, the son of Alfred Tubby, a corn merchant living in Great Titchfield Street, London, and his wife, Frances Roe. His father died a few months after his birth, and he received his early education at Christ's Hospital (the Bluecoat School), then s

Edmund Shephard was consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the West Kent General Hospital in Maidstone. Born on 14 May 1914, he studied medicine at Oxford University and St Bartholomew's Hospital qualifying BM BCh in 1942 and passing the fellowship of the College in 1951. He became chief assistant in the

Joseph Thambiah Motha was an orthopaedic surgeon in West Suffolk Hospital, Bury St Edmunds. He was born in Trivandrum, Kerala, India on 13 January 1947, the sixth child and fifth son of Vincent Motha, a businessman, and Philomena Motha. His father died when he was just three months old and Motha was

William Parke was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon. He was born in Bootle, Lancashire on 3 March 1910 the oldest son of William and his wife Mary née McCourt. He was educated at St Francis Xavier's College, Liverpool and Liverpool University. From 1942 to 1947 he served as lieutenant colonel advisor

Edward Nangle was an orthopaedic surgeon in Zimbabwe. He was born Edward Jocelyn Nangle Freer in East London, South Africa on 18 March 1916 (he changed his name to 'Nangle' in 1937). His father, Cecil Charles Freer, was a dentist. His mother was Dorothy Ismay Nangle. He was educated at Plumtree Scho

Noël Blockley was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in Glasgow. He was born in Bolton on 22 December 1921, the son of Frederick Austyn Blockley, a leather factory manufacturer, and Nora Blockley née Jackson, a teacher. He was educated at Miss Coffee's Primary, Bolton School and then Kingswood School

Donald James Tuffley was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Royal Brisbane Hospital. He was born in Atherton, Queensland, Australia, the son of Henry Joseph Tuffley, a bank manager, and Winifred Tuffley née Cochrane. He was educated at Mackay High School and Toowoomba Grammar School. He then wo

John Walkden was a senior orthopaedic registrar at the United Liverpool Hospitals and orthopaedic and surgical registrar to the professorial unit of Broadgreen Hospital Liverpool. He then became a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at West Cheshire and Central Wirral Hospitals. He was a member of the Li

Terence Thulbourne was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Dundee Royal Infirmary. He studied medicine at Sheffield, graduating MB BS in 1960. Prior to his appointment as a consultant he was a senior orthopaedic registrar at Tayside Health Board, an orthopaedic registrar at King's College Hospital,

John Woodyard was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in Stafford. He was born in London on 21 May 1931, the son of Harry Cyril Woodyard, a company director, and Caroline Victoria Woodyard née Wheeler. He was educated at Radley College, Clare College, Cambridge, and then Westminster Hospital Medical Sc

Carl John Williams was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester. He studied medicine at University College London, gaining a BSc in medical microbiology in 1989 and qualifying MB BS in 1992. He was a senior house officer in general surgery at Blackpool, and then a clinica

James Arnault James was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in Kidderminster. He was born on 9 June 1917 in Gwynfe, a thriving farming community in rural Carmarthenshire, Wales. Both his parents, James and Florence (née Jones) were schoolteachers, and had moved to Gwynfe when they married. John and his