Nigel Harris was respected in the orthopaedic world, particularly for his participation in British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) conferences, where his pertinent questions often brought meetings to life. He had outspoken views on medico-social and medico-political issues and wrote many letters to *T

Ken McCluskey was the first orthopaedic surgeon to be appointed in Northern Ontario, Canada. He was born in Sorbie, Scotland, on 18 July 1925, where his father, James Joseph McCluskey, was a secretary. His mother was Alice née McShane. He was educated at St Joseph’s College, Dumfries, and then Stony

James Arnold was born on 5 March 1925 in Salisbury, Rhodesia, and his later education was at Michaelhouse, Natal, where he matriculated in 1942. His father was at that time in the British South African Police Force and he himself served in the Rhodesian Army from 1943 to 1946. He was seriously wound

Veluppillai Rasanayakam was born on 16 July 1925 in Ceylon, the son of Kailayar Rasanayakam, a farmer, and his wife Annappillai, née Palani. He was educated at schools in Jaffna and Colombo before entering the medical faculty of the University of Ceylon in 1945, from which he graduated MB BS in 1950

Malcolm Menelaus was born in Melbourne, Australia, on 11 October 1930, where his father, Benbow Menelaus, was a banker. His mother was Gladys née Wills. He was educated at Scotch College, Melbourne, and Melbourne University, where he qualified in 1954. After two years at Prince Henry's Hospital, Mel

Born 11 September 1928 the son of Gabriel Robin, a musician and Rita Gossman, Gordon Robin was educated at Hutcheson's Grammar School and the University of Glasgow. After house appointments he did his national service in the RAMC, serving in Malaya as a Major. He trained in orthopaedics under Sir He

John Mutch trained at the Middlesex Hospital. He was surgical registrar at the Middlesex and then orthopaedic registrar at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle. He moved to Scotland where he became assistant orthopaedic surgeon to the Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary and a lecturer in the