Henry Poirier was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Essex. The original family name of Birnbaum, meaning 'pear tree', was changed to the French equivalent - Poirier - by his grandfather, who shortly afterwards emigrated to Chile with his English wife, whe

George Fulford studied medicine at Guy's Hospital and after junior posts specialised in surgery. He became senior registrar at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and a lecturer in the Institute of Orthopaedics. He was appointed consultant in orthopaedic surgery to the Princess Margaret Rose Ort

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

Geoffrey John Sadow was born on 22 January 1930 in Cricklewood, London. His father, Alexander Sadow, was an accountant and his mother was Anne née Wildman. Their only child, he suffered a freak accident when playing football at the age of seven. Without suitable medication, he suffered septicaemia a

Derek Spencer Porter was a consultant orthopaedic and trauma surgeon for Greenwich District Health Authority. He was born on 26 September 1930. He studied medicine at St Thomas’s Hospital Medical School and qualified in 1954. He gained his FRCS in 1963. He served in the Royal Navy and subsequent

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