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 28 April 1878 at Croxall Lodge, Bromham Road, Bedford, the son of James Aberdour Elmslie and Cecilia Cheyne, his wife. His father, a master marine and lieutenant RNR, was captain of the *La Hogue* and the *Sobraon*, noted clippers on the Australian run. His mother came of distinguished medical

Herbert Alfred Brittain, son of J W Brittain of Dublin, was educated at Sedbergh School and Trinity College, Dublin where he graduated in 1926. He then held surgical appointments at Bristol Royal Infirmary, Leicester Royal Infirmary, and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, London. In 1931 he ob

Born on 16 June 1885 the son of a doctor, he received his medical education at Guy's Hospital and while a student obtained first-class honours in physiology in the BSc examination, was a scholar of the medical school, and won the Oldham and Beaney prizes. In the war of 1914-18 he served as medica

Thomas Geoffrey Barlow was born in Eccles on 25 September 1915 and was educated at Manchester Grammar School and Victoria University, Manchester. In 1936 he took a science degree in anatomy and maintained an interest in comparative anatomy throughout his career. He graduated in medicine in 1939 and

Edward Townley Bailey passed the Conjoint Diploma in 1921 and qualified MB BS the following year. He was surgical registrar and resident medical officer to the orthopaedic department of the Middlesex Hospital and orthopaedic surgical specialist to the London County Council. He became honorary consul

Christopher George Attenborough was born on 25 June 1922 at Farnborough, Hampshire, the son of Wilfred G Attenborough, a medical practitioner. He was educated at Marlborough and Trinity College, Cambridge, and then went to King's College Hospital where he qualified in 1944. Following war service in

John Nevile Aston was born in Cheltenham on 4 March 1919 and educated at Monkton Coombe School where he was distinguished academically and as an oarsman. In 1937 he entered St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College where he qualified in 1942 and became house surgeon there for six months. He was then

Born in Birmingham on 18 December 1900, son of George Owen Donovan, an electrical engineer, and Mabel Smith, Thomas Smith Donovan was educated at King Edward VI School, Aston, and King Edward School, Birmingham. He graduated MB ChB Birmingham in 1924. He was house surgeon, house physician and reside

Gerald Marin trained at Guy's and became surgical registrar to St Olave's Hospital. He moved to the USA where he became an orthopaedic surgeon and area medical officer in Buffalo, New York State. He is believed to have died sometime in 2001.

Percy Harry Dector graduated in medicine from the University of Manitoba in 1942. He specialised in orthopaedic surgery and became a lecturer in anatomy at Manitoba University. He died on 19 July 1982 aged 63, survived by his six children Michael, Ann, Richard, Moira, Rebecca, Derry (also medically

Howard Beddow was an orthopaedic surgeon in Liverpool. His forebears came from Pembrokeshire, but he was born in Sheffield. As a young boy he moved with his family to Merseyside, where he spent the rest of his life. His early education was at Kingsmead and Birkenhead schools. He was an enthusiastic