William Hunter Isles was born in Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland on 17 June 1916, the son of William Isles, a company secretary, and Jessie Isabella (née Sutherland). He was educated at Lasswade School, Midlothian, before entering the University of Edinburgh, qualifying in 1943. His early appointmen

Gordon Joseph Clowes was a general and trauma surgeon in Sydney, Australia. He was born in Sydney on 13 April 1921, the son of Joseph Clowes, a grazier, and Mary Clowes née Lancashire, a housewife. Both of his parents had been born in Manchester, England. His mother was a volunteer nurse in the Firs

John Graham Pyper, the eldest of three sons of John Pyper MA, a schoolmaster, and of Bessie Pyper (née Patton), was born at Bangor, County Down, on 26 June 1912. His second brother became a consultant physician and the youngest an orthopaedic surgeon. After education at Bangor Grammar School, where

Alfred Standeven was born in 1916 and graduated in 1939 after studying at Queen's College, Cambridge, and St Mary's Hospital. Shortly afterwards he joined the Royal Air Force, serving from 1941 to 1946. He passed the FRCS Edinburgh in 1944 before being posted to serve as a surgical specialist in Bur

John Hicks was born in Bristol on 1 February 1915, the son of William Herbert Hicks, a printer's manager, and his wife Norah Gertrude, née Lane. He studied medicine at Birmingham University, obtained his Fellowship in 1942 and served as a ship's surgeon in the Merchant Navy between 1942 and 1946.

Chris Good was a consultant orthopaedic and trauma surgeon at Newham General, Queen Mary's and Blackheath hospitals in London. He was born in Barnstaple, Devon, in 1946. His father was clerk of works for South Molton. When Chris was eight the family moved to Northern Rhodesia; his father became cler

Raymond Brown was a consultant orthopaedic and trauma surgeon who worked in Stockport. He was born on 29 November 1927 and studied medicine in Manchester, qualifying in 1951. He gained his FRCS in 1964.

John Campbell Clothier was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Sandwell General Hospital, West Bromwich. He was born on 25 February 1944, the son of John G Clothier and Annabella Clothier née Gibson. He was educated at Repton School and then went on to study medicine at Oxford, gaining his MRCS LRCP

James David Bromage was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Kettering General Hospital, Northamptonshire. He was born in Ibadan, Nigeria on 23 September 1949, the son of James Richard Vincent Arthur Bromage, a civil servant in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and Frances Charlotte Bromage née Ke

David Martin Burgess was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. He was born in London on 10 February 1928, the son of Gilbert Beckett Burgess and Margaret Jessie Burgess née Morley. He attended Charing Cross Hospital Medical School and qualified in 1954. He gained his FRCS i

Nick Laurence was an honorary consultant orthopaedic surgeon in Brighton. He was born on 12 August 1918 and qualified in 1940. He was a wing commander and orthopaedic specialist in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, and trained as a resident surgical officer at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt O

Martin Foss was a consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon at Luton and Dunstable Hospital. He was born in Bristol on 12 February 1938, the son of George Lush Foss, a general practitioner, and Eileen Isabelle née Buller. His paternal grandfather, Edwin Vincent Foss, was also a general practitioner.