Richard John Montgomery was a consultant in trauma and orthopaedic surgery at James Cook University Hospital in Middlesborough and the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle

Perin Mullaferoze, the first female orthopaedic surgeon in Mumbai, India, devoted her life to the treatment and management of children with cerebral palsy. She was born on 3 October 1910 at Cumballa Hill in what was then Bombay. She attended Queen Mary School at Byculla, Elphinstone College and then

Gwyn Amman Evans was a paediatric orthopaedic surgeon at Oswestry. He was born in Denbigh, in the Vale of Clwyd, on 24 March 1944, the son of Owen John Evans, a presbyterian minister, and Annie Gwyneth Evans née Edwards, the daughter of a farmer. At the age of three the family moved to Bon-y-maen in

Peter James Witherow was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Bristol Children’s Hospital, Bristol Royal Infirmary and Winford Orthopaedic Hospital. He was born in Birmingham in 1935, the son of James Witherow, a doctor, and Greta Eileen Witherow née Roberts. He was educated at Epsom College and

John Mark Hamilton Paterson was a key figure in the development of children's orthopaedic services in the East End of London. He was born in Hong Kong on 21 January 1954 into a family with a long medical missionary tradition. His father, Edward Hamilton Paterson, was medical director of the United C

David Lightowler was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in Billericay and Basildon, Essex. He was born in Horsforth, Leeds, on 30 January 1936, the son of Charles Lightowler, a company director, and Isabel Mary Lightowler née Buttle, and obtained a scholarship to Giggleswick School, where he excelled

Peter Frederick Williams AO FRACS was educated at Melbourne Grammar and graduated in medicine from Melbourne University in 1946. He was an intern at the Royal Melbourne Hospital after which he proceeded to the United Kingdom where he obtained his Fellowship and trained in Orthopaedics at the Robe

Peter May was a consultant orthopaedic and trauma surgeon at the Princess Royal Hospital, Telford. He specialised in children's orthopaedics, foot and ankle surgery, the shoulder and rheumatoid arthritis. He hailed from the West Country, where he attended Torquay Boys' Grammar School and then studi

John Fixsen was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Great Ormond Street Hospital, London; by the time of his retirement he was unsurpassed as a children's orthopaedic surgeon in the UK and in great demand as a teacher, lecturer and surgeon worldwide. John was brought up in Altrincham and excelled at

George Charles Lloyd-Roberts was born in Liverpool on 23 November 1918, the son of Griffith Lloyd-Roberts (MD Edinburgh) and the Hon Gwendoline Frances (née Wynn). He was educated at Eton College, Magdalene College, Cambridge, and St Thomas's Hospital qualifying in 1942. He then joined the Royal Arm

Arthur Lewis Eyre-Brook, or 'E-B', was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in Bristol. He was born in Inverness, a son of the manse. The family moved south when his father retired, and Arthur was educated at Colyton Grammar School in Devon. He went on to Bristol Medical School, where he did junior post

Nigel St John Pasfield Dwyer was a consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon to East Birmingham Hospital and later the first paediatric trauma and orthopaedic surgeon in Birmingham. He was born on 19 June 1935. His parents were Michael Arthur Vincent Dwyer, a draughtsman, and Joyce Dallas Dwyer née