Harry Piggott was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital and Birmingham Children's Hospital. He was born in Kilburn, Derbyshire, on 16 December 1925, the only child of John Henry Piggott, a miner, and Elizabeth Piggott née Barrett, the daughter of a potter. He was educate

David Geoffrey Failes was a colorectal surgeon. Born on 12 March 1924 in Syndey, he was the son of Geoffrey Christopher Failes, a grazier, and his wife Vera Tawmii Caroline Failes née Perry. He was educated at Sydney Boy’s High School and, at the age of eighteen, joined the Royal Australian Air Forc

Royston ‘Roy’ Reed-Davis was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Chedoke and Hamilton Civic hospitals, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He was born in London on 8 October 1921. His birth was registered in Hackney and his mother’s maiden name was Reed. In 1939 he was living in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, a

Jyotish Chandra Narendrarai Joshipura was an orthopaedic surgeon at Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai, India. This is a draft obituary. If you have any information about this surgeon or are interested in writing this obituary, please email lives@rcseng.ac.uk

Peggy Kathleen Lillian Orton was a consultant ENT surgeon at Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, Carshalton, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital, London, and the South London Hospital for Women and Children. She was born on 8 March 1914 and studied medicine at the Royal Free Hospital Medical School

Desmond Cowan was an orthopaedic surgeon and chief of staff of East Kootenay Regional Hospital in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada. He was born in Rochford, Essex on 18 June 1924, the son of Will Cowan and Tommy Cowan née Greer, the middle child of three siblings. He studied medicine and qualifie

William Fleming Gordon was a psychiatrist in Canada. Born on 3 July 1926 in Glasgow, he was the son of William Smith Fleming, a civil servant, and his wife, Alexandrina née Macadam. After attending Allan Glen’s High School, he studied at Glasgow University qualifying MB ChB in 1948. While in Scotlan

Rienzie Brendan Joseph Peiris studied orthopaedic surgery in Liverpool and passed the fellowship of the college in 1955. On his return to Sri Lanka he eventually became senior consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Colombo General Hospital. Along with the usual orthopaedic problems, he was faced with

Hyman Gaylis (Hymie) was born in the small mining town of Boksburg, outside Johannesburg, South Africa, on 17 December 1921, the son of Bennie and Mina Gaylis. His parents were Lithuanian Jews who had immigrated to South Africa in the early years of the twentieth century to escape persecution. His e

Kevin Bridson Orr was born in Balmain, Sydney on 17 July 1927, the son of Clarence Montague Orr and his wife Vera Ruth née Bridson. He studied medicine at Sydney University and qualified in 1950. From 1950 to 1951 he was resident medical officer at the Grafton Base Hospital in Grafton, New South Wal

Ian Langdale Gregory qualified MB ChB from Manchester University in 1943 and passed the Conjoint Diploma the same year. He worked as supernumerary chief assistant at the Manchester Royal Infirmary and then became surgical registrar to the Withington Hospital, Manchester. He moved to London and was a

Howard Toyne was a pioneer of sports medicine in Australia. He was born in Dandenong, Victoria, Australia on 10 November 1920, the son of Albert Toyne, a meat inspector, and Marion Crozet Toyne née Marsh, a housewife and the daughter of a station master. He attended the University High School in Mel