James Randunna Corea was an orthopaedic surgeon. Born on 30 August 1941 in Ceylon, he was the eldest son of Don Henry Richard Atygalle Corea, a superintendant of police, and his wife Claire Maude née De Alwis. His father in law had been a Gate Mudaliyar, a distinguished colonial post, and his great

Alan Alldred was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon and a former President of the New Zealand Orthopaedic Association. He was born in Dunedin, New Zealand, on 10 June 1920, the son of Joseph Alldred, the assistant head of Brown's Commercial College and Kate, neé Brown, the founder and head of the coll

Emrys Maelor Thomas was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in London. He was born on 28 November 1933. After studying medicine at London University he graduated MB BS in 1957 and did house jobs at King’s College Hospital, the Royal Postgraduate Medical School and Hammersmith Hospital. Passing the fell

Dhirajlal Ramji Bhadreshwar was an orthopaedic surgeon in Barnsley who, after his retirement from the NHS, worked in Bangladesh, Nepal and Inner Mongolia, treating patients with leprosy. He was born in Dar es Salaam, in what was then Tanganyika in East Africa on 23 June 1929. His family home was, ho

John Beverley King studied medicine at the London Hospital Medical College and graduated MB, BS in 1967. During his orthopaedic training at the London, he was also attached to the knee unit at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital for a time. Later he obtained a fellowship to study in France with

Michael Freeman, an orthopaedic surgeon at the London Hospital, is best remembered for his contributions to lower limb arthroplasty. He was the only son of Donald George (D G) Freeman and his second wife, Florence Julia Freeman née Elms. Michael's great grandfather, J R Freeman, had established a to

Ian William Forster was an orthopaedic surgeon at the Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham. Born on 13 November 1945 in Belper, Derbyshire, he studied medicine at London University and trained at University College Hospital qualifying MB BS in 1968. At various times he was a clinical research assist

Colin Hooker's two passions in life were his profession and his family. With his motto for the way he lived, a quotation from Thomas Huxley, "Try to learn something about everything and everything about something", he participated fully in all life offered. Colin Hooker was born in Pukeroro just

Professor Mahalaingamoorthy Natarajan was professor of orthopaedics at Madras Medical College, India. He was born on 18 March 1920 in Kamuthi, in what was formerly Madras State, the son of Mahalingamoorthy and Pakkam Natarajan. After graduating BA, he studied medicine at Stanley Medical College in

John Charles Sandeman was an orthopaedic surgeon at Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge hospitals on the Wirral. Born on 10 January 1929 in Umtata, South Africa, he was the son of Ian Roberts, an insurance broker, and his wife Marie Jessie née Hughes. He was educated at Durban High School which he attende

Graham Roland Anderson was an orthopaedic surgeon at Brisbane General Hospital. He was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. His father, Leonard Ernest Anderson, was an import and export agent and a managing director; his mother Edith May Anderson née Kitchen was a housewife. He was educated at B

Ballambetu Yogish Pai was a consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon for the South and North Tees Health Authority and a former professor of surgery at Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore. He was born on 20 October 1931 in Kumbla in the Kasaragod district of Kerala, India. He studied medicine at th