Aravind Keshav Talwalkar passed the Conjoint Diploma in 1936 and became a Fellow of the College the following year. He returned to India and practised at the Fracture and Orthopaedic Hospital, Bombay. He died on 23 March 1985 survived by his son, Dr C A Talwalkar.

Christopher Michael Squire trained at St Mary's Hospital Medical School and qualified with the Conjoint Diploma in 1937. He became a Fellow of the College in 1947. During the second world war he served with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve as an orthopaedic specialist with the rank of Squadron-

William Alexander Law, known as Scottie, was born in Edinburgh on 22 August 1910, the only son of James Law, dental surgeon, and his wife Agnes, née Jarvis. He was educated at Giggleswick School and won an open scholarship to St John's College, Cambridge, where he obtained first class honours in the

Geoffrey Hyman was born in Leeds on 16 August 1908 and educated at Leeds Central High School and Leeds University, where he graduated in 1931. After house appointments at Leeds General Infirmary and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, he took the FRCS in 1937. During the second world

Richard Winckworth was born in Taunton, Somerset, on 17 January 1909, the eldest son of Wadham Bruce Winckworth, a general practitioner, and Dorothy Frances, née Hellard, a solicitor. He was educated at Hillbrow Preparatory School, Eastbourne, and Radley College, and completed his medical studies at

Brian Thomas came from a strong medical background. His father was a consultant ophthalmologist at Swansea and his father before him was also a doctor, while his mother, Florence, was an Edinburgh medical graduate and her father a general practitioner. Also two uncles and his brothers were in medici

Arthur Bryson was an orthopaedic surgeon in China, Nigeria and London. He was born in China in 1910, the son and grandson of a well-known missionary family. After surgical training in England he returned to China with the Council for World Mission, serving with the Chinese Red Cross in the Sino-Japa

Arthur Jacob Helfet was born in Calvinia, Cape Province, on 19 February 1907, the eldest son of Leon Helfet, a farmer and businessman, and Sara (née Levin). His early education was at Calvinia High School and he proceeded to the University of Cape Town where he graduated BSc in 1929. His clinical st