Robin Bendall was an orthopaedic surgeon in London. He was born on 1 April 1933 in Notthingham, where his father, Oliver Francis Bendall, was a wholesale grocer. His mother was Winnie May née Barrett. He attended West Bridgford Grammar School, Nottingham, and then went on to Guy’s Hospital Medical S

David Harding-Jones was an orthopaedic surgeon in Carmarthen, Wales. He was born in Stratford, East London, on 3 August 1936, one of a pair of identical twins. His father, William, was a Presbyterian minister. His mother was Gertrude Alice née Roberts. He was educated at Bancroft's School, Woodford

Hugh Stevens was an orthopaedic surgeon in New Zealand. He was born in Invercargill, on the South Island, where his father was a schoolmaster. The family eventually moved to Oxford, in North Canterbury, where Stevens was educated. He also went to school at Sumner and attended Christchurch Boys’ High

John Douglas Allison was educated at Queen's College Cambridge and St Mary's Hospital. His first post after qualification was as casualty officer and house surgeon at St Mary's Hospital. Thereafter he specialised in orthopaedics, being in succession senior house officer and later registrar at the Ro

Donald Barrie Case was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Preston and Chorley hospitals. He organised separate facilities for trauma and elective cases, and had a special interest in paediatric orthopaedics. He retired early in 1991, but continued his medico-legal practice. Twice president of his R

John Nicholas Rimmer was born in Widnes, Lancashire, on 26 July 1924. His father was John Rimmer, a farmer, and his mother was Florence Woods. His father-in-law, Harold Frederick Leese, LDSRCS, was a dental surgeon in Mossley Hill, Liverpool, for forty years. John Rimmer attended Wade Deacon Scho