Peter Whaley Kershaw

Peter was born in Bradford, where his father was a carpenter, and he had one sister, Anne. He attended school in Bradford, proceeding to medical school in Edinburgh, where he was a keen athlete. This remained an interest throughout his working life: he enjoyed orienteering and completed several marathons, including the London Marathon twice. He had many days on the Scottish hills with friends and climbed over 200 munros.

In 1964 he married Irene who he had met in Edinburgh and they had two children, Mark and Kathryn. Mark died in 1992, an …