Robert Duthie was Nuffield professor of orthopaedic surgery at Oxford University. He was born in Detroit, USA, on 4 May 1925, the second son of James Andrew Duthie, an engineer with the Ford Motor Company, and Elizabeth Jean née Hunter. He was educated at Aberdeen Grammar School and King Edward VI G

Manoj Kanti Sen was born in Rangpur, Bengal, India. He was the third child and first son of Kamini Ranjan Sen, a teacher. He studied at the Rangpur Zilla School and the Chittagong Government College before proceeding to the R G Kar Medical College in Calcutta. He graduated MB BS in 1956 and then wor

Little is known about the life and career of Mowaffak Tawfeek Mahmood. After obtaining his Fellowship in 1967, he lived and worked in Baghdad, where in 1980 he served in the orthopaedic department of the Rasheed Military Hospital. Not even the date of his death can be established with certainty. Dr

John Roger Hoare studied medicine at St Mary's Hospital and London University. After an early appointment at Harefield Hospital he moved to St Bartholomew's Hospital to specialize in orthopaedics. He also held appointments at St George's and at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital. At the time of

Shwing Chen was born in Colombo on 1 September 1934, the fourth child and first son of a dentist. He was educated at Wesley College, Colombo, where he won the medal for Best Scholar, 1954, and the Gooch Prize at Colombo Medical Faculty. He came to England and held posts at Wexham Park Hospital, Slou

Tony Win was born in Burma on 23 May 1935. Very little is known about his family. He went to St Michael's School in Maymyo, Burma, and then attended St Albert's English High School in Maymyo, and Rangoon University. He studied at Rangoon Medical College, Burma, and qualified in Rangoon General Ho

Michael Abberton qualified in Sheffield and specialised in orthopaedics. He held registrar posts at Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Wrightington Hip Surgery Centre, and Liverpool Royal Infirmary, and went on to become consultant orthopaedic surgeon to the General Infirmary at Leeds. He had two sons,

Nareshkumar Balvantrai Dave was born on 25 August 1937 and passed the FRCS in 1967. At some time he went to Tampa, Florida, USA, from where the College was informed of his death on 5 January 2003 by his employer. It is understood that he specialised in orthopaedics and trauma, but the College has no

Syed Majid received his medical education at Patna University, qualifying MB BS there in 1957 and gaining his University's MS in 1963. Coming to Britain he obtained his FRCS in 1967 and practised as a GP in North London before becoming consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Manor House Hospital in 1989.