Peter Porritt was chief of orthopaedics at Grace Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was born in Penzance, Cornwall on 23 May 1923, the son of Reginald Norman Porritt, a general practitioner, and Emily Porritt née Meade, the daughter of a farmer. His grandfather was a general practitioner and a surgeon and a friend and contemporary of Lord Moynihan. Peter was educated at Saint Erbyn’s School in Penzance, Ravenscroft School, Yelverton and at the King’s School, Canterbury. He went on to study medicine at the London Hospital. He qualified in 1946 and held house appointments at the London Hospital. From 1948 to 1950 he served in the Royal Air Force, reaching the rank of squadron leader. Following his demobilisation, he was a junior registrar at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (from 1954 to 1955) and then an orthopaedic registrar at the London Hospital (from 1956 to 1958). He gained his FRCS in 1956. In 1958, he immigrated to Canada, specifically Winnipeg, becoming chief of orthopaedics at the Grace Hospital. He also taught at the University of Manitoba. He was a keen and astute clinician who was focused on detail and had significant skills as a physical examiner. He was an excellent and detailed surgeon and was particularly known for his comprehensive and complete medical reports. He was a significant and important member of the orthopaedic community in Manitoba. In 1967 he was awarded the Centennial medal of Canada. He was a keen cricketer and field hockey enthusiast. He formed the Winnipeg Taverner’s Cricket Club and served as president of the Manitoba Cricket Association. He started field hockey in Manitoba and organised field hockey at the 1967 Pan American Games in Winnipeg. His international career spring boarded from there to encompass five Olympic Games and culminated in the 1999 Pan American Games again back in Winnipeg. He was a member of the Pan American Hockey Federation for decades, and also served for many years on the International Hockey Federation and was made an honorary lifetime member. In 2000, he was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame. Peter Porritt died peacefully in Winnipeg on 23 August 2019. He was 96. Predeceased by his son Ashley, he was survived by his wife of 65 years, Mary (née Howe), their sons Howard, Julian and Trevor, and seven grandchildren.