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.

James Anthony Walden Fitzgerald was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in Southampton and at the Lord Mayor Treloar Hospital, Alton. He studied at Cambridge University and at St Thomas's Hospital Medical School, qualifying in 1961. He gained his FRCS in 1965. Prior to his consultant appointment, he

Alexander Kates qualified in medicine from St Bartholomew's Hospital where he was a house surgeon. He became registrar at the Postgraduate Medical School, London, and then consultant in orthopaedic and traumatic surgery to the Kensington and Westminster Area Health Authority. During the second world

Margaret Cothay was an orthopaedic and trauma surgeon at the Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, in charge of the accident and emergency department. She was born in Sunderland, County Durham, on 23 November 1921, the daughter of Frank Hernaman Cothay, a mining engineer, and Helen Cothay née Osb

Ronald Evans was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Birmingham Accident Hospital. He was born on 13 November 1933 in Liverpool. His father was Thomas James Evans, an oil company employee; his mother was Doris Selina Anne Evans née Foster. He attended the Liverpool Institute High School and went on

John Beavis, a trauma and orthopaedic surgeon, co-founded the charity IDEALS – International Disaster and Emergency Aid with Long term Support. He was born on 8 June 1940 in Brighton and came from a modest background, but the post-War Labour government gave him the opportunity of a good education, w

Gordon Andrew Hunter was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, the first and largest level one trauma centre in Canada, and professor in the department of surgery, University of Toronto. He was born on 25 May 1937 in London into a medical family. His father,

Few if any have had as great an impact on Australian orthopaedic surgery as had Tom Taylor. 'TKFT' was born in Sydney in 1932, the son of Dr Charles and Mrs Dot Taylor of Bondi. In 1941, when invasion by the Japanese appeared possible, Tom's education (on a scholarship at Sydney Grammar School) was

Ray Davies was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in Gloucester. He was born in Romford, Essex on 9 September 1933 to Arthur Davies, a London dock official, and his wife, Elsie, a chiropodist. An only child, he grew up in Hornchurch. His secondary education was at Brentwood School, where he was an aca

Ian James MacQueen was an orthopedic surgeon in Martinsburg, West Virginia and then Palm Beach Gardens and Jupiter, Florida. He was born on 28 September 1920 in London, the son of John Gillies MacQueen, a manganese and iron ore broker, and Doris Olivia MacQueen née Roberts, an actress at the Gaiety

Adrian Weale was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Bristol Royal Infirmary. He was born in Kent on 29 March 1963 to Felix Weale, a consultant vascular surgeon, and Audrey Weale née Elliott, a nurse. He was educated at the King’s School, Rochester and Gravesend Grammar School. He read medicine

Peter Alexander Ring was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon of international repute who worked at Redhill General Hospital. He was born in Finchley, Middlesex, on 30 December 1922. His father, John Richard Ring, was a shop manager. His mother was Caroline née Matthews. Peter went to school at Christ's