Alastair Lowry Macafee was a consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was born on 11 January 1935 in Belfast, the son of Charles Horner Greer Macafee, professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at Queen's University, and Margaret Crymble Macafee née Lowry. His maternal

Howard Smith was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich, Princess Royal University Hospital, Bromley and Queen Mary's, Sidcup. Born in Macclesfield on 4 April 1938, he was the son of Frank, a coachbuilder and his wife Annie née Holland. His secondary education was

Mervyn Bell was consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Wigan from 1977 to 2004. Born in Hove in 1937, he qualified from Guy's Hospital in London working in the fields of general surgery and neurosurgery. On developing an interest in orthopaedics he moved to the Royal Free Hospital and the Nuffield Orthop

Michael John Hunter was born in Liverpool on 12 April 1935, the son of Oliver Arnold Hunter, an executive director of Woolworth's, and his early education was at St George's College, Weybridge. He then entered Charing Cross Hospital Medical School, qualifying in 1960. His early appointments were as

Edward Norton was born in Wales in 1935 and qualified at Cardiff in 1960. He was appointed a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Airedale General Hospital soon after it opened and worked there until his retirement in 2000. Outside medicine he loved nature, architecture and film. He enjoyed working wit

Emrys Maelor Thomas was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in London. He was born on 28 November 1933. After studying medicine at London University he graduated MB BS in 1957 and did house jobs at King’s College Hospital, the Royal Postgraduate Medical School and Hammersmith Hospital. Passing the fell

Michael Hubbard was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Glan Clwyd Hospital and the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry. He was born on 27 June 1938 in Woburn, Bedfordshire, into a not entirely happy marriage. His father, Geoffrey Owen Hubbard, was a company director; his moth

Neil Boughey was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Pilgrim Hospital, Boston, Lincolnshire. He was born in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, on 3 January 1931. His father, William Boughey, was born in Dublin in 1874 and worked as a solicitor in Ireland for many years. He married Eileen Hosken, a Cor

Charles Barry D'Arcy Fearn was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton. He was born on 4 March 1934 in Manchester. His father, Charles Henry Fearn, was a dental surgeon in Rochdale; his mother, Lily Gladys Fearn née D’Arcy Jones, was a housewife and mother. His

John Michael Dinham was born in Taunton on 19 February 1936, the son of Alfred Dinham, a motor engineer, and Elsie Winifred, née Pike. He was educated at Taunton School and at St Mary's Hospital Medical School. After qualifying in 1960, he was appointed house surgeon at St Mary's Hospital and he sub

Nicholas Crosbie Roles was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in Berkshire. He was born in London in 1933. His father, Francis Crosbie Roles, was a consultant physician at Bart's. His mother, Joan Crace-Calvert, was the daughter of a physician. Nicholas was educated at Marlborough and Trinity College,

Johann Joseph Heinrich Mulnier, known as 'Henri', was an orthopaedic surgeon at St Ann's and North Middlesex hospitals, London. He was born on the island of Mauritius and went by boat to study medicine in England. He started his studies at University College London in 1954 and then at University Col