Alexander Dawson was an orthopaedic surgeon who devoted much of his professional life to being one of the pioneers and exponents of modern hip replacement surgery. He was consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Welwyn Garden City. He died on 2 February 2007 aged 91, sur

Nathaniel Arnold Jyarajah Niles was practising in Colombo, Sri Lanka, when he died on 16 August 1978, survived by his wife.

Peter Early was an orthopaedic surgeon. Born on 23 April 1918, he studied medicine at Cambridge University and the London Hospital and passed his MB, BChir in 1943. He worked at various hospitals in London, passing the College fellowship in 1954, before becoming an orthopaedic research fellow at the

Thannipulliara-Chige Perera practised in Colombo, Sri Lanka, as a thoracic surgeon. His sister was deputy Minister of Health. He is thought to have died sometime before July 1976.

Catherine Norah Dennis trained in Aberdeen and Madras. In the 1960's she worked for the Ministry of Health in Savile Row and moved to the Elephant and Castle when the Ministry became the Department of Health and Social Security. She retired to Truro in Cornwall and her solicitors informed the Colleg

Michael Kugler received his medical education at Guy's Hospital, whence he qualified MB BS in 1946. After qualification he specialised in orthopaedics and was for a time senior orthopaedic registrar at the West Middlesex Hospital. He emigrated to Canada, practising in Toronto first as orthopaedic re

He was educated at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, qualifying in 1948, and held resident posts at Palmerston. After taking the Fellowship in 1954 he was house surgeon at the Royal Northern Hospital, London. He then settled at Suva in the Fiji Islands, where he was surgeon to the War M

John Henry Kettle studied at Sydney University where he was President of the Medical Society 1952-3. He graduated MB BS in 1951 and became resident medical officer at the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney 1951-2. He came to England and was surgical registrar at St Luke's Hospital, Guildford, Surr

Michael Salvaris qualified in medicine in Melbourne in 1940 and became resident medical officer to the Royal Perth Hospital in 1941. During the second world war he served as a Captain with the AAMC, 194143. He held posts at various hospitals while studying for his FRCS in the early '50's. He was sur

James Dickson (Jim) was a general surgeon at the Princess Elizabeth Hospital in Guernsey. He was born in Liverpool on 27 October 1922, the son of James Reid Dickson, a commercial traveller, and his wife, Lizzie, née Acheson. He was educated at Alleyn's School in Dulwich and qualified MB BS in 1946 h

Colm Galvin was born in Dublin on 2 August 1921. He was educated at Belvedere College, Dublin, and studied medicine at St Vincent's Hospital, where he was house surgeon and resident surgical officer. He went to London to be house surgeon to the Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth, and then did regi

Mohamed Alyan was born at Aswan, Egypt on 16 September 1922; his father Yassin Alyan, was a business man and his mother's name was Baheya El-Kadi. Alyan received his medical education in Cairo University graduating in 1947. He held resident appointments in Cairo and became a surgical registrar in 19