Christopher Cheyne was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Good Hope Hospital, Sutton Coldfield. He studied medicine at Liverpool, qualifying in 1957. He gained the fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1966 and of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (ad eundem) in 1979.

Gordon Stephen Willetts was a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at York District Hospital. He studied medicine in Birmingham, qualifying in 1956. He decided to become an ophthalmic surgeon, gained his diploma in ophthalmology in 1958 and became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1966. He died

Ian Maurice Pinder (known to his colleagues as IMP) was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in Newcastle upon Tyne. He studied medicine at Sheffield University and qualified MB, ChB in 1961. In 1966 he passed the fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and worked at the Newcastle Royal

Robert Alexander Bradwell was a consultant otorhinolaryngologist in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. He was born in Sheffield on 1 February 1938, the son of John Bradwell, a coke ovens manager and chemist, and Edith née Bakewell, owner and managing director of Bradwell Electrical Ltd. He was educated at

Joseph Attard (known to all as ‘Pep’) was a consultant general surgeon in Malta. He was born on 14 September 1932 in Senglea, a town in the Grand Harbour area of Malta. His father was Caesar Attard, a general practitioner and junior surgeon at the main civil hospital of Malta in Floriana. His mother

William Forbes 'Bill' Hendry was an internationally known urologist who spent his consultant career enhancing the reputations of St Bartholomew's Hospital, the Royal Marsden and the Institute of Urology in London. He also had a few sessions at the Chelsea Hospital for Women, and in addition served a

Wyn Morris-Jones was a consultant vascular surgeon in Sheffield. He was a real 'gentleman surgeon' and throughout his career showed compassion, dedication and care for his patients. He will always be remembered for the way in which his patient's welfare always came first, and his oft-repeated phrase

Ian Cast was a versatile and dedicated neurosurgeon. He was born in Gidea Park, Romford, Essex, the younger son of John David Cast, an executive officer with the Port of London Authority, and Doris Eliza Cast née Bones. Ian was educated at St Mary's High School, Romford, Gidea Park Preparatory Sc