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When a half holiday marked the marriage of Princess Marina to the Duke of Kent, his future mother-in-law took him and his friend John Robinson, later Bishop of Woolwich to see Eddie Cantor in Roman Scandals (a breach of the college rules). Here too she took on the role of Section Leader, maintaining it until 2013 and writing scholarly programme notes. He was out three or four evenings every week encouraging volunteers and local committees. At one moment, when there was trouble with insurgents and the British might have marched on Cairo, his troop were assigned to support 1st Battalion Durham Light Infantry once again commanded by "Crackers" May who had been in command when he had been shot with them in Italy ten years earlier. When he first moved here he lived in a cottage in Shobrooke, coincidentally, I am sure, a few yards away from the Red Lion. After retirement, he briefly worked as a motorcycle courier before settling down to gardening, surfing, motorcycling and photography from his home at Winchcombe, Gloucestershire.Roger was a caring, generous, highly intelligent man with a wonderful sense of humour. He was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive by British Shipbuilders, but Shaw quickly saw that nationalisation brought the end of entrepreneurial overseas warship success with its Whitehall and politically-controlled dead hand, and left with a gold watch and a painting. 13 March 2011 Ian Barton (C1 1939-44) was born in 1926 and died on 13 March 2011. To cap a distinguished career, he spread his ideas to a wider audience by co-authoring a book with other members of the physics department. Batchelors father was a businessman who worked for Binneys & Co. Batchelor was educated at Marlborough College and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. The Marlburian Club has over 10,000 members worldwide, supporting a dynamic network of OMs and building strong ties with Marlborough College today. That year, he went to Singapore to join the Hong Kong and Singapore Royal Artillery, which was manned by British gunners and with which he was serving at the time of the Japanese attacks on Singapore.As the Japanese army closed in on the British at Singapore in January 1942, Geoffrey Rowley-Conwy was a formidable character and he fought a strong fight boosting morale with heavy attacks directly on Japanese mortars instead of troops. Legend has it that, on one occasion, when a colleague failed to show up, he refereed two rugby matches simultaneously surely a unique feat. Colonel (Honorary Major) in 1945.He joined the British Council as an officer in 1946 and was posted to Antwerp, Stockholm, Helsinki, Bristol, and London. Janets sensitive playing, humour, quick wit and demon crossword and Sudoku solving were an essential part of the group. Bear in mind that these courses were ones where the group had to study pieces in advance and then be tutored by world famous ensembles. Obituary by Ian Alston (PR 1957-62). His final appointments included Assistant Adjutant General to the Commandant General Royal Marines and Director, Pay and Records Royal Marines. Those attending are recommended to use the Park & Ride service if coming by car. But this did not prevent him from playing a very active part in many activities in the town. They describe themselves as an art group reveling in eccentric contraptions and kinetic sculptures and as architects of humour and invention. Brooke Turner worked alongside reforming politicians and intellectuals. Maybe he was put off by his fellow prep school boys running around throwing cricket balls saying I am Larwood. Telegraph Obituary, Following Marlborough College, John Oliver Bowman Grace read law at Southampton University, graduating in 1970. As Brigadier, he commanded a TA Brigade in Wales. He arrived at Marlborough from the Wick, a preparatory school in Hove. He was appointed OBE in 1986 for services to the community. This was a truly educational experience and so many owe him a huge debt of gratitude for the time and care he gave them. There is the physical demand, with the bowing arm high to facilitate much playing on the lower strings. Father liked rolling tanks but his parents would not have known. In June 1960, unsurprisingly, he was the first choice to command the Royal Marines Commando Display Team that played an important part in the Military Tattoo associated with the British Exhibition in New York. The old town rises up a sharp spur - to either side the slopes descend into deep gorges of the Jcar and Hucar rivers - whilst the new town spreads across the valley below. However she had strong friendships with her neighbours. Geoffrey had slipped away from Marlborough School to go to Newbury races and was having to hitch hike back as the bookies had got the better of him that day. It required courage to join what had hitherto been an all-male, and predominantly bachelor, collegiate community of teachers. Having survived the war, he would later have the honour of acting as an usher at the funeral of the man who steered the country through the darkest days of the 20th century, Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill. You can read it here:. We met again briefly in the Suez Canal Zone in 1954 where I was among the other ranks in a prestigious cavalry regiment and Jeremy was entertaining the soldiers on the airwaves. Deaths - Office for National Statistics In designing this piece of city, Brown aimed to create a modern version of Londons traditional urbanism, based on a vocabulary of streets and squares. There were no lights. He also inherited his parents passion for recording gravestone inscriptions and gave illustrated talks on Scottish tombstones, as a result of which he was elected an honorary vice-president of the Scottish Genealogy Society. He was also an extremely talented photographer. However, when Geoffrey approached Martin at the start of term and asked Martin, can you help me with something? he was met with the retort No, and you call me Mercer here.Geoffrey went on to win a scholarship to Marlborough. This book established Hopkirk as an authority not only on the Great Game but on the region in which it was played.Peter Hopkirk was born in Nottingham, the son of a prison chaplain. Music was another important part of his life. James was a third generation Marlburian, a distinguished cricketer, rackets player, chorister, and a great supporter of the College and its traditions. Of the 416 deaths involving COVID-19 in Week 7, 63.7% (265 deaths) had this recorded as the underlying cause of death, which was a lower . Assigned to the group of scientists given the task of forecasting waves for the landings in Japan during the Second World War, Ursells understanding of the complex mathematics involved in the Cauchy-Poisson problem subsequently become the basis of modern wave-forecasting, and shaped his subsequent career as a mathematical researcher in the linear theory of water waves. To secure a council loan for the co-op, the houses had to meet local authority requirements; but the efficiency of Browns planning meant that he was able to deliver four bedrooms and two bathrooms within the space and cost limits that had been prescribed for a three-bedroom, one-bathroom unit. He combined an interest in GP training with an emphasis on evidence-based medicine and audit. If you rang A2 6451 IN 1940, you might have got Herman Goering. Date, new to old Best Selling Deal Add to Wishlist. David Insall had established a widely-known name for himself in Oman, first as an Officer in the Sultans Armed Forces since 1973 and subsequently in pursuit of a very wide range of natural history, heritage and historical projects connected with the Omani Government and with private sector organisations. His three platoon commanders were killed but his company took two prisoners, seized five machine guns and caused the enemy considerable losses. Beyond the town John gave notable service to the Appeals Panel of the Swindon Education Authority. In 2010 he generously contributed a short story to the Club Magazine. Dr Angus Mitchell CB CVO MC (C2 1938-42) died on 26 February 2018 in Edinburgh, age 93. Houghton. These were good years as far as my recollection goes. He was made Commander of the British Empire in 1995.After retirement from academia in 1998 he was appointed Professor Emeritus by Durham University and went on to establish the Council for the Registration of Forensic Practitioners for accrediting expert witnesses; this body collapsed after the resignation of the second chairman. He was also President of the Norfolk Association for the Disabled, and Secretary of the Committee that established the first Norwich Cathedral Visitor Center. He was then invited by the South African diamond millionaire Jim Bailey to edit his West African news magazine Drum. Robert Michael Carr was born in London on March 5 1920 and educated at Marlborough. He also served a year (1954- 1955) as Junior Proctor, an ancient office as a kind of university policeman and something of a distinction. Celle was a wonderful station and apart from making good friends locally, he kept up with many who had been in 94 - in August 2014, many of those who had been in 94 back in 1960 gave him a reunion lunch at the Army & Navy Club. It can be a daunting arena for even an experienced barrister, let alone a still white wigged one as Geoffrey was at the time. The Eighth Army fought its way up Italy on the eastern flank of the Allied forces and was present at the successful fourth battle of Monte Cassino before marching on to the Gothic line and then the River Po and then to Austria. He married Helen a year later and was soon an innovative Head of Science, overseeing a flourishing and talented department. He later qualified as a Chartered Accountant in London and worked in the West Midlands for many years. He had a lap-top computer. He loved small children, and was particularly delighted by the arrival of two great-grandchildren. He courageously persuaded the Palestinians to drop their weapons and avoid a firefight.He relished being a reporter but now focused on his books. I have been walking around my lab all day as a hunchback and no-one has noticed, After his cricket team had fielded badly on a rough outfield Get down behind the ball you may lose a few teeth but youll have saved four runs.. Paul Ledger (B1 1941-46) died peacefully, after a brief illness, on Tuesday 17th January, at Charing Cross Hospital, aged 89. The following year he took over as secretary of the cricket club from former Herald Express journalist Clive Angel.Jervois announced late last year he would be standing down at the clubs annual meeting in January.David Jervois was more than just the secretary of South Devon CC. It is likely that there will be a Memorial Service at Leighton Park School, where Bill went on to be Headmaster until 1981. Discharge from the army meant father had to get a job. His own life was saved by a surgeon, who would become Colonel Professor Alphonsus d'Abreu CBE OBE(Mil) DL.The combination of the bullet and surgery diverted him into a career in weapons staff. He was the author of A French Reference Grammar (which is still in print) and a revised editon of the Concise Oxford French-English Dictionary. To the outsider the term Second might carry implications of lesser importance or easier requirements. Robert taught first at Magdalen College School from 1958-65 where he was Senior English Master. One of his entrepreneurial endeavours which kept the estate viable was the conversion of part of Bodrhyddan Hall, built in the 17th century, into furnished flats. Finding that he had a very sound acumen for the work, Angus rose up the ranks. Nicholas Willink (CO 1949-54) died October 2021. In the fashion of the day, Geoffrey went away to board at preparatory school when he was seven. After completing his training at the Middlesex Hospital, London, he took up a post in 1958 as consultant surgeon at Cheltenham General Hospital. He was Head of Chambers for a number of years, gently steering us along with a benign dictatorship, always being prepared to give his time and expertise to help and guide younger members of Chambers. Her predecessor said: During the six months before she took up the position she spent many hours studying the challenges and demands with academic precision. Alegra Gunner, wife of Laurence Gunner, Chaplain at Marlborough College (CR 1986-96), passed away on 21st December. He did not need acting ability to aid his presentational skills. The full obituary can be viewed here. Posted by: Category: Sem categoria . Among the best he sent out from his base in Arundel, Sussex, were Shirley Heights in the 1978 English and Irish Derbys, Ragstone in the 1974 Ascot Gold Cup, Shadayid in the 1,000 Guineas in 1991, and three St Leger victories with Moon Madness (1986), Silver Patriarch (1997) and Millenary (2000). He carried though his determination to make the powers of the commission more rights-based and spent time visiting local offices and trying to understand the issues from the perspectives of local staff and recipients. The image of Janet and Beverley rafting on an Amazonian tributary or sailing in the Galapagos is far from what we might expect, but I am assured that it happened. Michael was a great expert on housing and was a really thoughtful influence on government policy. Michigan Woman and 2 Sons Freeze to Death After Days on the Street While he and his men were on the objective, they came under heavy mortar fire and shelling for three hours. He learned Arabic initially whilst serving with Sultans Armed Forces and through his local military operations. I was told there was a statue of a Hodge in or around Kirkcaldy but that has failed to materialize. Click here to read the full Obituary in The Telegraph. He turned on Ceefax every day, read the business pages and was very aware of any changes in the tax system. With no previous experience in catering, Reeves set about drawing top chefs from China, Thailand, India and Italy to his unit on a Battersea industrial estate. He made himself rather less popular among constituency associations, however, in his role as right-hand man to David Cameron during his drive to modernise the party and rid it of its public-school-educated middle-aged white male image. His career in the RAF ranged from post-war fighters and jet trainers to the Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft. Moscow threatened action against Poland, provoking martial law. She applied her inexhaustible energy to everything she embarked upon, including her battle with cancer, which she fought stoically and with great courage for ten years. With thanks to The Guardian who gave permission to reprint. He is survived by his mother, Peggy; wife, Linda and his three children, Markham (CO 1982-1987), Howard (CO 1988-1990) and Nicola. She said to me later Well, we just did what that nice Mr. Mercer said we should. Publication. Evelyn Ebsworth (B2 1946-51) was born in Richmond, Yorkshire on St Valentine's Day, 1933. Typically, he had left his application rather late; others have coaching to prepare for the interview and spend days rehearsing for the process; Geoffrey just turned up. What distinguished Brown as an architect of housing was that the technical ingenuity of his planning was matched by his passionate empathy for the people who would be living in the homes he designed. He was very knowledgeable about the form and he tried to tutor me in the art of understanding it all. They wed in December 1948 and began married life in Edinburgh where he was an assistant principal in the Scottish Education Department (SED). He wrote the papers that got approval for Swingfire, FACE, the 175mm M107 and for Rapier. Who should manage their estates or, where possible, own them? He ran the House with genuine compassion and understanding a product of his strong Christian faith and instilled the boys in his care with a strong moral code and a sense of service to others. Christmas at the Old Church with Michael Allen Harrison 2021 For a decade he spent a day each month on searches at New Register House and another day or so compiling a report, including a short family tree and recent address of a close relative. After Marlborough, Freeman went up to Oriel, Oxford to read law, though his degree was interrupted by war service as an anti-aircraft gunner. In 2002, he was made an Honorary Fellow of the Singapore Academy of Medicine and in 2004 he was awarded Singapores Public Service Star for his numerous contributions. His National Service completed, Jeremy attended the Royal Academy of music and entered the world inhabited by such masters as Gerald Finzi and Vaughan Williams. The bulk of his career was then spent at Canford School, teaching history, politics and religious education. Lord Langford was also a keen rally driver and horse rider having been an amateur steeplechase jockey before the war. After Staff College he was a Grade 3 staff officer in Military Operations 5 in the War Office (now the Ministry of Defence), where his branch was responsible for the defence of the UK mainland during the abortive campaign by the IRA in the 1950s. Brooke Turner needed all his enthusiasm to guide the centre successfully through a period of spectacular change in Eastern Europe and, almost as difficult, funding difficulties at home. Posted 20 January , 2003. In 1984, they acquired the power generating business, Aggreko.He maintained his links to South Georgia and unwittingly played a part in the outbreak of the Falklands war when he sold, with UK government approval, two whaling platforms in Leith Port, South Georgia for scrap to an Argentina firm. All his life he collected and catalogued: photographs, postcards, coins, stamps, sermon notes, visitors guides to places he had been to - and threw away nothing. Duties included patrolling the streets at night accompanied by two henchmen, known as Bulldogs, to apprehend students bent on misconduct. In spite of fragile health he enjoyed a long and happy retirement with his beloved wife, Tiggy. He married, in 1941, Priscilla Cottrell, who survives him with their three daughters and their son, Lieutenant-Commander Anthony Eagles, AFC, of the Royal Navy. In all his coaching Bruce led by example. He attended Club Day 6th October, where he met up with old friends from his house and years including Tim Halton and Gale Coles and was also able to see his grandchildren, Catherine (NC) and James (B1) Barrows, who are attending Marlborough. The marriage was dissolved in 1956. He was, after formal retirement in 1991, emeritus professor and honorary senior research fellow in the Universitys department of urban studies.He became increasingly in tune with Scotland, with its deeper collectivist sympathy for active government. He memorably showed great enthusiasm designing, constructing and testing a solar panel in his laboratory that, not unsurprisingly, aroused great interest in both pupils and colleagues. In the 1970s he and Ann bought a property in west Fife which included the ruined 17th century Bath Castle. Value for Money was his motto. Typical Martin! Platitudinous now, perhaps, but highly controversial then.He was a member of the Public Schools Commission, which was charged with answering the question: What should be the future of the public schools? When it reported in 1968 in an economic crisis, no one was much interested in the answer. Many people were shocked to see such a vital man somewhat depleted and in a wheel chair. During the 1961 Bay of Pigs fiasco, and while working in Havana, he was arrested by the Cuban secret police and accused of spying for Washington. He was the Resident House Tutor in Summerfield when it was attached the Sani and, more importantly, when a young Barts trained nurse by the name of Elizabeth Ogilvie arrived. Old Marlburians in the Arthurian League. Here he examined what had happened in the use of artillery in Normandy in August 1944 and, amongst other things, worked on war games and kept in touch with counter bombardment and locating - knowing about which led to going back to Larkhill to do a locating course and then to commanding 115, 2 Div's independent locating battery based in Menden. He attended prep school in Haywards Heath and gained a scholarship to Marlborough College alongside three of his four brothers. After being neglected for many years, the grotto had become a store shed, but Diana was determined to restore it to its former purpose. From the age of 7 he successively attended a Dames School, the Dragon Preparatory School, Oxford and Brightlands School, Newham on Severn, Gloucestershire. 21/02/2023. At this time, in the mid-1960s, the housing being built by local authorities often included tower blocks, the defects of which for family homes were already becoming apparent. SS reunions would take place as black tie and dinner jacket occasions when out from behind the curtains would emerge my 19 year old father with a set of handcuffs. He was responsible for the administration in the Crown Courts here as well as having his every day duties in court. Together they were a very strong team and she played a crucial role pastorally when he was appointed Housemaster of C1 in 1968. He had also served, many years earlier, with the Edinburgh Marriage Guidance Council and as chairman of the Scottish Marriage Guidance Council. August bank holiday was known as St Lubbocks day because he was instrumental in setting this up. News - Marlborough College Geoffrey and James Norman ruled the world of Sticke tennis from their home court at Knightshayes, though Geoffrey, in his typical self-effacing manner, always said that he had a very skillful partner.He loved cricket, both watching and playing. John retired in October 1970, returning home to Northern Ireland. Between 1965-68 he was a Lecturer at Westminster College, Oxford after which he joined Marlborough. Old Marlburians: Old Marlburians (English) Noun Old Marlburians Plural of Old Marlburian In 1974 the family returned to England where Peter had been appointed teacher and chaplain at Bedford School. I had the same beaks and the same door less loos. A fine cricketer, hockey player and golfer, Peter played for the XI in 1952-53, subsequently playing Minor County cricket for Wiltshire and Surrey 2nd XI. He will be remembered for bringing people together. Anyway Hornetz went to the gallows and that was that. He has been President, Dalton Division of Royal Society of Chemistry, Vice-President of RSC and chairman of various committees of the Society and was given Main Group Element award of the RSC and the Kipping Award of the American Chemical Society. He later became Secretary to IAPS, where he had a distinguished tenure. A full obituary will be written in due course. 19 September 2010 Richard Buchanan-Dunlop (C3 1932-38)) died peacefully in his sleep at his villa in Skiathos on 19 September 2010. The Confessions (and Regrets) of an Old Marlburian Tuesday 31st January 2023 | Wykeham Hall | 7.30pm. He was also most kind and generous with his time within the community of Marlborough and had many loyal friends. He was elected as the Conservative MP in 1974 and served 18 years. However when the Marlborough Concert Orchestra was founded in 2006 Janet joined soon after its foundation. The original can be seen onThe Guardian website. Nevertheless, he chose to take additional A levels in Latin and Greek in his final year at school, and was accepted to read medicine at St Johns College, Cambridge, on condition that he passed these as well. Old Marlburians' 1917 dinner, Bailleul - Other Great War Chat - The Martin could do this with commensurate skill, not simply by fixing a students errors but by talking them through their frustrations gently and patiently to a successful conclusion. When Dorothy developed a lymphoma in the late 80s John brought forward his retirement to nurse her. He is survived by his wife Jacqueline and son James. He was elected the first chairman of the Birmingham Medical Audit Advisory Group (MAAG), publishing newsletters and guidelines which were sent to all GPs in Birmingham. But John sensed the land was running down and knew he needed to change, although it was expensive and risky, and many thought organic farming was for cranks. A true global citizen, he spoke fluent French, Italian, Spanish and Mandarin. The story he came up with was not at all what I was expecting, but he had a very mischievous streak, which is why Reggie Perrin is such fun. Read the story here.Further obituary links:GuardianTelegraphIndependentScotsmanNew York TimesDaily Mail. Robin Sinclair Ferguson 1931-2021, Colin Cooke-Priest (LI 1952-57) Memorial Service. In March the next year Eagless guns were redeployed to Kent, where they helped to defend London from the onslaught of Hitlers V1 and V2 rockets his tally of flying bombs was 122. He worked with Sir Donald Bailey who had created "portable prefabricated" equipment for the making of bridges to carry tanks and people in the Second World War. He was then educated at Marlborough College. The magazine text is fully recyclable. Donald Lynden-Bell was a giant in the astronomical world and one of the UKs leading scientists. He was the son of John Mitchell, who worked with the Indian Civil Service, and his wife Sheila who had served as a Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse in the Great War and been rescued from the hospital ship Britannic when it was sunk by the enemy in the Aegean Sea in November 1916. Her funeral took place on Tuesday 30th October at St John's Church, Lansdowne Crescent, Notting Hill. Nick Maurice (C3 1956-61) has also written a personal tribute. Pat was highly regarded by all who knew her and a true professional at all times, a very caring person and a great support to her Housemasters Martin Evans, Bob Sanderson, James Rothwell and Neil Moore. Greig was a pioneer promoter of modern management practices, recognising the increasing need for corporate governance and the benefit of encouraging wider ownership of a companys equity amongst its staff.Obituary 1 Obituary 2, Mark Tancock (C2 1950-54) will best be remembered by contemporaries for his proficiency in the square ring and as an opponent to be avoided in the annual inter-house boxing competition. Updated: Mar 3, 2023 / 08:01 AM CST. If we did not get it right then a certain Mr Price, not Vincent nor Denis but Oliver, could challenge our wills. His hobbies included sailing, tennis, reading and music. Thinking back over my many years of running, I felt most fulfilled as a runner when I was at Marlborough and because of all I shared there with Bruce and Sue. He'd decided to countermand the master's orders and head for Rio, or Bahia - whatever port they could reach with the prevailing wind and currents. There was the dread of bad news which had to be managed by staff. According to the latest data ( here ), 1,985 U.S. deaths of individuals who died after receiving at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccines have been reported to VAERS. Whether it is with the Hunt or in the courts you dont want to stand out for the wrong reasons unless you really are brilliant. He created a local low-growth, utopian community, with a vegetable-growing co-operative feeding into the LETS (local exchange trading system) network. Maybe they set up a food back or helped refugees settle in their new environment? After the first year or two of Summer School, Marilyn was invited to be swim coach at Marlborough college,initially travelling daily from Corsham, progressing to staying overnight and then appointed as Resident House Tutor in Morris House which was the first girls house in the College.