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Not only an accomplished athlete in his own right, Robert spent 50 years in various roles supporting athletics, most notably the British Amateur Athletic Board (BAAB) and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). 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. Bernard Cooke (SU 1959-63), brother of David Cooke (SU 1964-69), died December 2022. Her uncle, Sir John Jackson, a great engineer, had been building army camps and a railway across Salisbury Plain and soon, when the new School of Artillery opened at Larkhill, they moved to Netheravon. Even though Marilyn formally retired from the College in 2001, she kept up with all the news from the College until very recently. However when the Marlborough Concert Orchestra was founded in 2006 Janet joined soon after its foundation. Donations , if desired to Injured Jockeys Fund and Thenford Church to J & M Humphris, 32 Albert Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire OX16 5DG. He laughed a great deal at jokes, especially puns, at New Yorker cartoons, funny birthday cards. She loved Jersey. He had not long recovered from being wounded, the result of literally sticking his head above the parapet, and would go on to win the Military Cross for yet another example of his daring in the face of danger. Patrick worked alongside brothers Nick and John in the newspaper group which had seven papers including the Cambridgeshire Times, Wisbech Standard, the Hunts Post, and the last paid-for weekly newspaper in Peterborough - the Peterborough Standard. He was awarded FRSC and FRSE in 1969. He created a local low-growth, utopian community, with a vegetable-growing co-operative feeding into the LETS (local exchange trading system) network. For a second time in his career he came under fire when the IRA mortared the camp.On his retirement from 3 UDR, John was appointed the Regimental Secretary for the UDR, based in Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn, which he did for seven years, finally retiring in January 1992. ), MPhil (Birmingham), FRCGP, DObstRCOG, FPCert/DFFP7.12.194626.10.2016Guy Houghton was the third generation of his family to serve the south Birmingham suburb of Hall Green as a General Practitioner. 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. It is with great sadness that Marlborough College and the Marlburian Club announce the death of Roger Ellis, Master of Marlborough 1972-1986, who passed away at the age of 93. The Club engages with the wider College community, including pupils, parents and staff, who are able to attend certain Club events. He liked Jumbo Jennings who was a classicist and I was set to join his house despite the fact that my aunt had blotted her copybook working as the Masters secretary. It was at school that he developed a passion for solving cryptic crosswords, completing the Times Crossword in the ten minute gap between breakfast and Chapel. Research & development, forest management, carbon offsetting, developing the medicinal values of trees and sustainable timber are all part of the African Forest business model. They then lived and worked in Luton for four years - returning to Corsham in 1964, where she made home for the next 30 years.In all, she gave birth to four boys. A contributing member of society, he was a Justice of the Peace, a council member of the Shaw Foundation, Chairman and later Advisor to the National Fire Prevention and Civil Emergency Council and a founding member of the International Seakeepers Society. Mr Vee King Shaw, (CO 1958-1963), passed away peacefully in Singapore aged 73 on 13 July 2017. Years later, when Idi Amin seized power in Uganda, his name rang a bell with Hopkirk (I think he was in my battalion) and he made great efforts to contact him.He was inspired by Sir Fitzroy Macleans Eastern Approaches to seek a life of adventure. In his tribute, Professor Roy Hudson recalled that during Ebsworths tenure, from 1990-98, the number of undergraduates increased from 5,200 to 8,320, and that links between the university and industry were dramatically enhanced.Click here to read the full obituary in The Independent. They decided to descend to low level where, despite the intense anti-aircraft fire, the risk from falling bombs from the bombers above and the ground explosions, they identified their target and dropped their bomb accurately. For Cook, charged with delivering up to 1,000 dwellings a year, this meant bringing in the best young talent that the London architectural world had to offer. He was probably one of the few British businessmen to have negotiated personally with members of the Argentinian junta. One wrote: "a kind man who was interested in the wellbeing of those he commanded. My parents met and indulged in what might be described as a courtship in the Black Forest in 1946. I often accompanied Jeremy to the practice rooms below the Memorial Hall and, with my slight facility with reading music, I tried to turn the pages at the correct moment. They moved to the Lodge at Steeple Ashton in 1949. The Marlburian Club, Marlborough College, Wiltshire SN8 1PA Telephone +44 (0)1672 892 384 marlburianclub@marlboroughcollege.org www.marlboroughcollege.org Twitter: @OldMarlburians. He died with Wendell Berrys Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front next to his bed. He continued working full time until January this year, nearly 18 months after his treatment started. As a result his children and grandchildren can all be thankful that they do not have any debts to worry about. His friends and colleaguesat [], Anthony Main (C3 1953-56) died on 6th August 2022 surrounded by his family at the age of 83. His next role was providing air defence around Antwerp and the Scheldt estuary, a vital logistical link between Britain and the advancing Allies on the Continent. The Old Man was dying. He retired as a consultant physician from the Royal Liverpool Hospital in 1988 and enjoyed an active retirement fell walking in the Lake District well into his eighties and was still playing squash until a year before he died. Donald was President of the (RAS) when I was at University and was the first Director of the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge from whence he came to act as my external examiner for my astronomy and astrophysics Honours thesis viva and from when we became good friends. Not for Geoffrey getting off the mark by caressing a single to deep mid-off or nurdling the ball down to third-man. He was president of the 1921 Surgical Travelling Club, about which he wrote a history, Surgical Journeys (1990). He graduated in Modern Languages from Cambridge, served in Burma during World War II, was Second Master at King's School, Worcester and Head of Modern Languages at Radley College. As Martin says, after that, whatever method of murder may have been used in any of Geoffreys cases, he would have been ready for it.So after studying at Southampton University and completing his Bar exams, Geoffrey started his pupillage, with John Hicks in Chambers in London at 4 Pump Court. After leaving Marlborough College, he began a law degree at Kent University but left tojointhe Victoria and Albert Museum as an intern in 1969, which set him on his path as an expert in the field. Later he fought in Malaya and was mentioned in despatches. SIR Gerald Elliot (LI 1937-42), Chairman and Chief Executive of Christian Salvesen, the shipping, trawling and whaling business, died on Sunday 28th January 2018.Sir Gerald Elliot was born in 1923. A committed environmentalist, he campaigned for sustainable development in Oxfordshire, and planted thousands of trees on his property in the Lake District to replace those lost during the second world war.He was a staunch advocate for the UKs return to Unesco in the years leading up to 1997, when the incoming Labour government announced that the UK would rejoin.John was a founder member of the UK Unesco Forum, and of the UK National Commission for Unesco, established in 2004 as a link between civil society, the British government and Unesco. judith myers actress; 1988 british winter olympic team; While teaching in Kenya, he had sought the advice of fellow gold medalist, David Hemery, as to whether he should apply to Millfield or Marlborough. Full Obituary, Diana Cook, wife of Raymond Cook (CR 1935-67) died in March 2012. He was ahead of his time in terms of charitable funding and together with Hoare Govett the stockbrokers looked at ways of raising third party capital introducing charitable bonds. These ranged from The skins waterproof! when we were heading out for a 10 miler in the pouring rain, to Running is supposed to add to your enjoyment of life, not detract from it! when there was a clash of priorities between a scheduled training session and an important family commitment. Nick Dorey (PR 1972-76): Running became an inclusive club under his coaching, with pupils of all ages training and socialising together, whatever their abilities. He was in the Marlborough School first tennis pair and was a fine schoolboy boxer. Before his illness he would often say, I am so lucky. Stanhope painted six stories from the Old Testament and six from the New Testament, all panels in tempera of approximately 531/8 x 681/2 inches (135 x 174 cm). Diana said she was off to a place called Baden Baden. But running was a way of life and Bruce gave generously of his vast experience and knowledge, never for self promotion - he had no need of that since he was a household name - but always to help others reach their potential. After the expedition he completed a PhD at Imperial College and went on to head the Engineering department for 30 years at the Commonwealth Develoment Department which saw him travelling the world solving all kinds of problems in all sorts of environments. A Service of Thanksgiving will be held at the Chapel of St Augustine, St Monica Trust, Cote Lane, Bristol, BS9 3UN on 28 October at 2pm. There were complaints from visiting players that Geoffrey was able to combine his considerable tennis skills with his knowledge of the eccentric shape of the court and the location of various dandelions that altered the balls bounce, all to devastating effect.And he was a world champion in Sticke tennis, a type of Real tennis. He is survived by his wife Anna, who played a large part in school life, and their three children, Kate, Jamie and Toby. He joined the Royal Navy in 1944 and served aboard HMS Zealous on the Arctic convoys. He became Director of Treasury at Intercontinental Hotels. His grave on the farm is next to Gillians, looking over the land he redeemed and across to Dartmoor. In August 1944 he landed in France, tasked with the air defence of 21st Army Group around Cherbourg. Mid-Sized Sedan's Girlfriend - Drowned in the ocean off-screen, body seen. They pursued this trio. He duly achieved a D and an E!Guy graduated from Cambridge in 1968 as H. D. Rollaston scholar with a first class honours degree in the Medical Tripos, which he attributed in part to reproducing quotations in their original language in the paper on the History and Philosophy of Science. After the expedition he was Pratt was awarded the Polar Medal and a mountain in the Shackleton Range of Antarctica Pratts Peak was named after him. The signalman kindly showed him around, with Neil showing a great interest and taking it all in. You would pick him out as a former guards officer. He also took a job on a merchant ship intending to work his passage to exotic lands. He was a Deanery Treasurer and was secretary of a local charity. Martin rarely got things wrong, but when asked by Anna if he would like a Thanksgiving Service, he replied no because nobody would come. John forged a long and richly rewarding partnership with Willie Carson, who rode more winners for him than with any other trainer. A sculptor, painter, drama-director, musician, linguist and writer of verses, he is the subject of both a website and book, The Book of Bain: Verses, Orations and Essays, edited by Justin Wintle and published by Plumbago Books and Arts, London. 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. Indeed Donald was known as one of the Seven Samurai of astrophysics, a group who postulated the existence of what is known as the Great Attractor, an apparent anomaly in intergalactic space. They moved to Sheringham in North Norfolk. One of his remarkable achievements was the organisation of Advanced Level exchanges in which pupils were allocated to individual schools, spread around the country and staying for a whole term, so that they had total immersion in the language and culture. We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us. They saw their grandchildren grow up, and were able to visit them in Ireland, Canada, and the Falkland Islands. In the early spring of 1945, after the successful Allied assault on the Rhine, his squadron crossed the river and came under the command of the British 6th Airborne Division. Three days later, Murdaugh's father, 81-year-old Randolph Murdaugh III, died. He was an inspirational teacher, first privately, then at Morley College and for thirty years at the Royal College of Music where he held the post of Professor of Composition. A full obituary will appear in due course. As part of the Eighth Indian Division he took part in the North African campaign at El Alamein and Tobruk and then as part of the Middle East Strategic Reserve he served in Iraq and Lebanon. David Donnison. He also played a sporting role, refereeing football and coaching tennis. He looked like a school-boy so they decided to stop to give him a lift and were surprised as they drew up to see that it was their son. Batchelors father was a businessman who worked for Binneys & Co. Batchelor was educated at Marlborough College and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. She predeceased him in 1979. This was a truly educational experience and so many owe him a huge debt of gratitude for the time and care he gave them. En 3 minutos recibirs en tu email COMPLETAMENTE GRATIS todo lo que necesitas para aumentar las ventas de tu empresa. Three months younger, I came to the College in the summer term 1948 and we became friends virtually at once. He served as Radio Officer on HMT Nevasa (troopship sailing between Southampton and Hong Kong).In 1958 he joined GCHQ as Radio Officer and after training at Bletchley Park served at Shaftesbury, St Erth, Cornwall, Taunton, Bude and Cheltenham before retiring in 1985 as Senior Station Radio Officer.Roger was highly inventive, filing a patent for a fully automatic morse code generator in the 50s, and designing and riding his own wooden surfboard before such things were in widespread use in this country. A scholarship awarded pupil, he excelled in his studies at the College before entering a life of managed hedonism through his travelling and innate gregariousness! A full obituary will follow but in the meantime you can read more on The Times website (you will have to sign in to read it). 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. It was here that he met his wife Margaret, with whom he would go on to have three children; John (C3/TU 1965-69), Katie and Henry (TU 1970-74).He was persuaded to join the family company, Christian Salvesen, in 1948 and was made partner in 1955. Lots of music followed with Nick running many successful choirs; becoming the organist of Ringmer Church; serving as a prison visitor and a School Governor and as a part time teacher of Greek.At his funeral at Ringmer Church many tributes were payed to Nick and many friends gathered to sing in his memory. He used to dream of being sent on a secret mission by Kims spymaster, Colonel Creighton, and later always carried the novel in his saddlebag. For The Times obituary Just Click. Richard Hartley (C2 1945-50) died December 2022. At the end of the war he took up his post in the Colonial Service in Nyasaland (Malawi), starting as a District Officer and served there for 18 years through the turbulent times of the Winds of Change, before returning to England in 1964. Michael was a great expert on housing and was a really thoughtful influence on government policy. Hitlers telephone book is in with Jennifers cookery books. The Marlburian Club staff were particularly saddened to hear of Martin's death as he regularly sent in an entry for the Club Magazine crossword competition and 2012 was no exception. In 1969 Conon joined the National Film Unit in order to make films about New Zealand and New Zealanders way of life in greater depth. There were no doors on the lavatories. He also gave wise counsel to the School of Slavonic and East European Studies at London University. They had had enough and bought a farm in Devon called Coltsfoot in the time of the depression in agriculture. Robin Brodhurst (PR 1965 70) Service of Thanksgiving, The Rev. and used his scuba diving skills for underwater archaeology in Sicily.Ants business career progressed from a holiday job selling blankets in the Harrods Sale, via a graduate traineeship at Marks & Spencer to a Diploma in Business Administration at Manchester Business School. He had joined the club on turning eighteen, following in the footsteps of some forty members of the Playfair family, and won the R&As Jubilee Vase in 1954. This was April 1946 nearly one year after the German surrender. He met his wife Caroline at a meeting of Chelsea Young Conservatives and they were married in 1969. With almost 3,600 winners as a racehorse trainer over nearly half a century, John Dunlop was an institution in the world of racing. Bornin England and educated at Marlborough College, he served with Royal Signals in Germany,Korea, Hong Kong, Borneo, and Britain more, It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Robert Avery on Tuesday 17th April after a long illness which he bore with great fortitude. Francis Richard Bedwell (C3 1941-1945), son of Francis Christopher Bedwell (TU 1969-73), died December 2022. In retirement they had it restored as a two-bedroom home and later marketed it for sale as perhaps the smallest castle in Scotland. 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. Whilst at Corsham she had played Netball, eventually becoming qualified at coaching and umpiring, skills which she carried to Marlborough College. Flickr photos, groups, and tags related to the "marlburian" Flickr tag. Generous of spirit with a wry sense of humour, John sat on several charitable committees, was a tireless fundraiser for a variety of causes in racing and, in particular, was a big supporter of the Racing Welfare charity. Richardson, who was a halfback at Wofford College, was the 154th player selected in the 1958 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts. 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. Mike Bayon, born April 30 1922, died May 29 2014Click here for the full obituary courtesy of The Telegraph website. During childhood, Batchelor used to play hockey along the balcony of his father's house in Binney Road. A Memorial Service and Celebration of the life of Annabel Freyberg (SU 1977-79) will be held this Wednesday 26th February 2014. All his work showed the mark of a discriminating and scholarly mind with a real love of letters, an uncommon but unmistakable talent. He farmed for about 10 years near Marlborough, and then near Andover. That carries with it connotations of judgment that are always likely to cause alarm amongst colleagues. Her very first restoration project was the grotto below the Marlborough Mound on the Marlborough College site. Full Obituary, John Chesshire (C1 1928-33) former captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC), who served as Medical Officer to 1st Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment (1 SSR), died on 27 November 20122. Before that he had won a Scholarship to Winchester College where he excelled in Mathematics, Classics and Cross-Country Running and Rowing amongst other sports. Air Vice-Marshal Sir John Severne, who has died aged 90, was a Cold War fighter pilot before becoming Equerry to the Duke of Edinburgh; after a series of senior command posts in the RAF he was appointed Captain of the Queens Flight.Ever since he was a small boy building model aeroplanes, Severne had been passionate about flying. His good manners aided his advocacy , which was good because of his innate self-control. Robert Smith (B1 1943-48) died on Tuesday 11th February 2014 at the age of 84. She became County President in 1990 and in 2004 proudly accepted the Dolly Rice Award. 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.

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