Dick Murray was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in Inverness. He was born in Edgbaston, Birmingham, on 20 March 1907. His father, who was a general practitioner, was away serving in the RAMC during the first world war for much of Dick’s early childhood. He was educated at Sherborne and Caius Colleg

Known affectionately as ‘Dru’, David Ronald Petersgarth Urquhart was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at St Thomas’ Hospital, London, from 1957 until 1981. Although in many ways a private person, he was undoubtedly one of the established St Thomas’ personalities in the post-war era. His skills were

Robin Bendall was an orthopaedic surgeon in London. He was born on 1 April 1933 in Notthingham, where his father, Oliver Francis Bendall, was a wholesale grocer. His mother was Winnie May née Barrett. He attended West Bridgford Grammar School, Nottingham, and then went on to Guy’s Hospital Medical S

David Harding-Jones was an orthopaedic surgeon in Carmarthen, Wales. He was born in Stratford, East London, on 3 August 1936, one of a pair of identical twins. His father, William, was a Presbyterian minister. His mother was Gertrude Alice née Roberts. He was educated at Bancroft's School, Woodford

John Tracey Scales was a distinguished professor of biomechanical engineering at the Institute of Orthopaedics, University of London, who pioneered the use of biologically inert plastic materials in orthopaedic surgery. He was born an only child, in Colchester, on 2 July 1920. His family later moved

Hugh Michael Shaw was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Prince Henry Hospital, Melbourne. He was born on 18 January 1919, in London, the son of Charles Gordon Shaw, a consultant surgeon who had commanded the First Australian Field Ambulance in the First World War, was mentioned in despatches and h

Joseph Francis Silva was a distinguished orthopaedic surgeon who developed the Silva replacement elbow. He was born on 12 September 1915 in Moratuwa, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). He was educated at St Peter’s College, Colombo, and then at Ceylon Medical College in the same city. He qualified in 1941 with

David Edwards was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in Stoke-on-Trent. He was born in Sutton on 27 July 1936, the son of Reginald William Edwards, a managing director, and Irene Bertha Grace née Coad. He was educated at King’s College School, Wimbledon, from which he won the Williams exhibition in na

Martin Lowy was an orthopaedic surgeon at the Whittington Hospital, London. He was born in Aussig, Czechoslovakia, on 12 December 1933, the son of Julius Lowy, a general practitioner, and Helen Lowy née Wagner. He survived three years in a concentration camp and went to the UK at the age of 11 with

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

Mansooklall Mohan Raghavjee was an orthopaedic surgeon in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. He gained his fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1986.

Derek Randal Richard was an orthopaedic surgeon at Whipps Cross Hospital and Forest Hospital, Buckhurst Hill. He was born in London on 10 March 1924, the second son of Arthur Richard, a captain in the Royal Navy, and Katherine Emily Richard née Dalzell. He was educated at Winton House, Winchester, a