Henry Byrne was an orthopaedic surgeon in Melbourne, Australia. He was born in Ballarat, Victoria, on 15 August 1932, the eldest of five children of Henry Byrne, a grazier, and his wife Martha. He was educated at Ballarat State School and Ballarat College, before studying medicine at the University

James Kennedy Elliott was born on 24 August 1908 and was educated at Wellington College, New Zealand, coming over to Edinburgh for his medical course and graduating MB BCh in 1932. He took the FRCS England in 1934, and after returning to New Zealand the FRACS in 1938. Having been a keen Territori

Frank Wild Holdsworth was born in Bradford on 22 September 1904, and was educated at Bradford Grammar School and Downing College, Cambridge, proceeding to St George's Hospital in 1926. He became a Fellow of the College in 1930, and obtained the Cambridge degrees of MB BCh in 1934 and MCh in 1935.

John Bastow was born in India; his father, a civil engineer, was an Australian and his mother was an Englishwoman from Devonshire. His early days were spent in Australia; he was educated at Hutchings School, Hobart, Tasmania, and Ormond College, University of Melbourne, where he studied medicine.

Timbrell Fisher was born at Bristol on 1 November 1887 the second son of Canon W H Fisher. He was educated at Clifton College, Bristol University, and St Bartholomew's Hospital qualifying with the Conjoint Diploma in 1911. He was a house officer at Bristol General Hospital and demonstrator of surgic

Louis Solomon was professor of orthopaedic surgery at the University of Bristol. He was born on 31 May 1928 in Keimoes in what is now the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. His parents were of Jewish Russian descent - his mother, Anne, was from Glasgow, his father, Solly, was from Ireland. He a

Narasinganallore S Narasimhan was born on 20 April 1893 in the province of Madras, and although he decided early he wanted to be a doctor he could not afford a university course so took the subassistant surgeon's course at the Prince of Wales Medical School, gaining its licence in 1913. During the f

Francis Allan was born on March 21 1900, received his medical education at St Thomas's Hospital and qualified in 1925. After holding a resident post at his teaching hospital he became an assistant at the Royal Cripples' Hospital, Birmingham, and thereafter spent his professional life in the Midlands

Leon Gillis was born 4 September 1908, and had his schooling and undergraduate medical education in South Africa, obtaining the degrees of bachelor of medicine and of surgery at Witwatersrand University in 1935. He then came to England for postgraduate education and after study at Liverpool, in 1937

Thomas Beath was a graduate of Toronto University, diplomate of American Orthopaedic Surgeons, master of surgery of Toronto University, and the past President of the Virginia Orthopaedic Society. He went to Virginia in 1940 and took an appointment in the surgical department of the Medical College of

Terence Richard Beatson was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon for the Isle of Man Health Service. He was born in Garstang, Lancashire, the son of John Beatson, an Army officer, and Elizabeth Eva Beatson. He was educated at Lancaster Royal Grammar School, where he was captain of the rugby, cricket and

Arthur Pain was born on 13 July 1904 in Brixton, his father, Arthur Thruston was a clerk in holy orders and his mother's maiden name was Annie Tatchell. He was educated at Bedale Grammar School Yorks, and later attended the Central High School, Leeds. Pain then proceeded to Leeds University and qual