Lachlan Kumarasinghe was a trauma surgeon at Kettering General Hospital. He was born in Colombo, in what was then Ceylon, on 16 September 1927, the son of Cyril Mendis Kumarasinghe, an interpreter, and Florence Bridget Kumarasinghe née Fernando. Two of his brothers - Hiary and Merlyn - also became s

James Meredith Buchanan was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Sunderland Royal Hospital. Born on 4 March 1943, he studied medicine at London University qualifying MB BS in 1967 and passing the conjoint examination the same year. At St George’s Hospital in Tooting he did house jobs and became a sen

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

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

Eric William Taylor was a consultant surgeon at Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Greenock. Born on 31 December 1943 he was the eldest of the five children of William George Taylor, a prison officer, and his wife Nancy Lilian née Mannering, the daughter of a dockyard employee. Educated at the Thomas Hardye

Peter Simpson was the regional medical officer in Mersey, among other roles. He was born and brought up in south west London, the son of John Simpson, a civil servant, and Alice Berwick Simpson née Daniels. He attended Colet Court (where he was head boy) and was a scholar and prefect at St Paul’s Sc

Richard Taor was a medical leader in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and contributed significantly to the setting of standards for measuring and ensuring the quality of medical care in western Newfoundland. He was an assistant professor with the medical school at Memorial University in St John's,

Tony Osborne was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in the Royal Navy. He was born in York to Laura (née Chatterton) and William Osborne. Laura was a woman ahead of her time: she dabbled in the Stock Market before it was easy or fashionable to do so. She also did photographic modelling and was a charm

Alban Barros D'Sa was a consultant general surgeon at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. He was born in Nairobi, Kenya, into a Catholic family originally from Goa. Barros D'Sa later moved with his parents to Kisumu on Lake Victoria, where he went to school. He knew he wanted t