John Malcolm Seaforth Hague was a consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon at Kettering General Hospital. He studied medicine at Middlesex Hospital Medical School, qualifying MB BS in 1953. He was a registrar in general surgery at Ipswich and East Suffolk Hospital before specialising in orthopaedic

Jim Ellis was professor of orthopaedic and accident surgery at the University of Southampton. He was born on 13 April 1912 in Selborne, Hampshire, the son of Frank Stokes Ellis, a wine merchant who went on to serve in the First World War with the Royal Fusiliers, and Ada née Parkes, whose family wer

Sean Michael O'Riordan was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Lincoln County Hospital and Grantham and Kesteven General Hospital. He was born in York on 3 August 1944, the eldest of three children of John Joseph O'Riordan, a psychiatrist, and Theresa Margaret O'Riordan née Markham, the daughter of

Peter Alexander Templeton was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Leeds General Infirmary. He was born and grew up in Canada, where his father, an orthopaedic surgeon, was working. The family eventually returned to Belfast, where Templeton studied medicine, qualifying in 1987. He went on to train i

Robert Sewell was an orthopaedic and trauma surgeon in Greenwich. He was born in Horwich, Greater Manchester, on 21 September 1920, the son of James Scott Sewell, a general practitioner and a part-time medical officer of health, and Emily Sewell née Patton, a housewife. His elder brother, Thomas Pat

Munindra Nigel Blackburn was a consultant in trauma and orthopaedics at the William Harvey Hospital, Ashford, Kent, and a consultant in orthopaedic surgery at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital. He was born in Bombay, India, on 17 January 1949, the only son of William Henry Blackburn, an art director.

Huw Owen Thomas was an orthopaedic surgeon at Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge hospitals on the Wirral. He was born in 1941 into a medical family. He gained his MB BCh in Cardiff in 1966 and was a house surgeon in the accident unit at Cardiff Royal Infirmary. He went on to train in orthopaedic surge

David Verinder was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon for the Bassetlaw Health Authority, Worksop, Nottinghamshire. Born in 1945, he studied medicine at Sheffield University Medical School and qualified in 1968. He gained his FRCS in 1973. Prior to his consultant appointment, he was a senior regist

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

Michael Young was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in Cardiff. The eldest child of Harry Young and Nora Young née O’Connor, he was educated at Edmonton County School and Sheffield University. He was the first in his family to attend university. His father, a policeman, died in a road accident during

William Neil Bradley (Neil) was an orthopaedic surgeon at the Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford. Born on 30 March 1961, he was educated at Bedford School. He studied medicine at London University and trained at Charing Cross and Westminster Hospitals, graduating MB BS in 1992. After becoming a

Charles Hierons was a trauma and orthopaedic surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead. He was born on 16 August 1931. His mother’s maiden name was Ward. He studied medicine at Durham University and qualified in 1954. He gained his FRCS in 1963. Prior to his consultant appointment he wa