Derek Randal Richard was an orthopaedic surgeon at Whipps Cross Hospital and Forest Hospital, Buckhurst Hill. He was born in London on 10 March 1924, the second son of Arthur Richard, a captain in the Royal Navy, and Katherine Emily Richard née Dalzell. He was educated at Winton House, Winchester, a

Henry Milsom was born in Auckland, New Zealand, on 30 September 1919. His father, Edwin Henry Britton Milsom, was also a surgeon who had trained at Guy's. Mary Lavinia, née Nelson, his mother, was the daughter of Charles Moseley Nelson, a Church of England canon and the granddaughter of James Coates

Temple Theodore Stamm, known as 'Tim', was an orthopaedic surgeon at Guy's and at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital. He was born on 22 December 1905. His father, Louis Edward Stamm, was a general practitioner in Streatham. His mother was Louise Ethel née Perry. He was educated at Haileybury, b

Frederick Griffiths St Clair Strange, known as 'Derick', was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital. He was born at Moh Kan San near Shanghai, China, on the 22 July 1911. His father, Charles Frederick Strange MRCS DTM&H, was a medical missionary who held the Médaille d'

Edward Lorden Trickey, or 'E L T' as he was known to his contemporaries, was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Edgware General Hospital and at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore. He was born in China in 1920, the eldest son of the missionaries E C W and M C Trickey. His mother died

Paul Warren was born in Somerset in 1956, took an intercalated BSc before qualifying in 1981 and after basic training specialised in orthopaedics. He did valuable research on the proprioception of replaced knee joints for which he was awarded an MS. He was an enthusiastic sea angler and relaxed by g

John Watson-Farrar, consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, one of the better-known pioneering provincial centres, was born of English parents in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, in 1926. 'J W F', as he was affectionately known, spent his formative years in Jersey during the German

Oliver Cowpe qualified at the University of Manchester and, after junior posts, joined the RAMC, where he served in Europe and the Sudan. After the war, he specialised in orthopaedics, worked in Salford and was appointed consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Altrincham and later at Wythenshawe District

James Robert Holdrich Fisher was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon to the Wallsall Hospitals. He was born on 15 November 1932, in the City of London Maternity Home, the son of Hubert Holdrich Fisher RN, a surgeon in the Royal Navy (FRCS Edinburgh) who latterly specialised in ENT, and Barbara Christob

Philip Newman was born in Dovercourt, Essex, on 22 June 1911, the son of a civil servant, John Harker Newman, and his wife Violet Grace, née Williams. He was educated at Cranleigh School and at the Middlesex Hospital Medical School, London University, where he qualified with the conjoint diploma in

Frank Whitehead Taylor received his medical education at Manchester and Bristol Universities, qualifying MB ChB Manchester in 1939. After serving with the RAF Medical Branch from 1940 to 1946, he decided to specialise in orthopaedics. He subsequently became consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Roya

Santosh Kumar Mitra was a surgeon in Kolkata, India. He was born in Calcutta on 16 December 1933, the son of Surendra Krishna Mitra, a businessman, and Sudhira Mitra née Sinha, the daughter of a businessman. He was educated at the Central School, Vidyasagar College and the National Medical College,