His wife Anne predeceased him and he leaves two children, Richard and Sarah. One is left with a feeling of gross inadequacy. Lord Langford OBE (C2 1925-30) died on November 13 2017, aged 105.Geoffrey Alexander Rowley-Conwy was the son of Major Geoffrey Seymour Rowley-Conwy (1877 10 August 1915), who was killed in action at Gallipoli in 1915, and Bertha Gabrielle Cochran (18801984) to whose genes, on his 100th Birthday, he credited his longevity. 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. A man of unfailing charm, Eagles was also respected for his integrity, sharp wit and sense of humour. Roger and Audrey returned to England in 1962 and set up home in Woodbury in 1963. He is survived by his two sons George (B1 1964-1967), Charles (B1 1967-1972) and his four grandchildren. After the war he made an important contribution to experimental work on amphibious vehicles. He had a mobile phone and many of us had a number for it. 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. His myriad other roles included trustee of the Dementia Services Development Trust, chair of Civil Service Selection Boards, vice-convener of the Scottish Council of Voluntary Organisations, governor of Edinburgh Academy and voluntary work with the Historic Buildings Council for Scotland. That countrys independent way of doing things fitted Davids instincts so much better than conservative England.Son of Ruth (nee Singer) and Vernon Donnison, he was born in Yenangyaung, the town in Burma (Myanmar) where his father was a colonial administrator. Peters work as a historian and journalist included a history of the tea trade and the internationally successful Natural Wonders of the World (1978) which looked at the scientific explanations for the formation of some of natures greatest landmarks. He reflected on the deep- seated issues involved in The Politics of Poverty (1982).In 1980 he moved to Glasgow University to become professor of town and regional planning, having separated from his first wife, Jean (nee Kidger), the previous year. A lover of Cambridge and of people, Patrick was an active member of the community, having studied law at Pembroke College and lived in the city since 1980. Richard Gaskell rose from being an articled clerk to one of Britains most respected solicitors who was at the heart of the biggest shake-up of the legal profession in the 20th century. He was to stay there only two years, far too short a time to make a firm mark but the Brooke Turners enjoyed their time in Helsinki and made lasting friendships, before he was appointed to the Great Britain-East Europe Centre (later the British Association for Central and Eastern Europe), a quango largely financed by the FCO and devoted to improving relations with Central and Eastern Europe. Hopkirks second wife was the journalist Joyce Hopkirk, which whom he had a daughter, Victoria, a landscape gardener. Naturally creative and highly intelligent (she was a member of MENSA) Helen was frustrated by the teaching methods and left College early. A good leader, thorough planner, and a highly experienced professional, he was appointed MBE during his career and retired from the Army in 1968. There were fitting tributes paid to CMJ, as he was affectionately known, on Radio 4 and in The Times on 2nd January, and The Daily Telegraph. Between 1965-68 he was a Lecturer at Westminster College, Oxford after which he joined Marlborough. 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. In the early stages of his career, Edmund had a fairly general legal practice, but he soon began to focus almost exclusively on criminal law. Venue: MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE. Alison Shaw (NUJ Freelance Journalist and Obituarist)E: alison@alisonshawmedia.com. He then followed the itinerary of his boyhood hero Kim from Lahore to Varanasi and into the Himalayas, speculating on the models for Kiplings characters in Quest for Kim: In Search of Kiplings Great Game. Who else but the tenants, at least in a major way? Essentially an over achiever and with all the energy required for working and playing hard, he also gave back to the community as the managing director of Stand Up for Kids, a childrens charity in New York.Hinson was diagnosed with cancer more than 10 years ago, but was successful in fighting it several times, until more recently. 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. He kept a lively interest in the regiment and in technical matters, reading the New Scientist from its first publication right up to his death.Brigadier Fraser Scott (9th September 1919 - 6th July 2015)He gave his body for medical science. The placid Paisley silk-weavers who were the ancestors of Rear Admiral John Hervey would have blanched at the daring tasks his twentieth-century naval overlords asked him to do.As a commander of nuclear-powered hunter-killer submarines, Hervey was one of a select body of modern British buccaneers who in the 1960s and 1970s stealthily explored the Arctic, gleaning high-quality intelligence on the then Soviet Unions sea-power when, Hervey later explained, they think no-one else is around.It meant trailing the Russian vessels up close so close that with the limitations of the sonar equipment the British boats carried, together with the restrictions on its use that silent snooping imposed, the risk of collision and an unmarked, deliberately forgotten, watery grave was ever present.The rewards were deemed worth the risk. She kept going right until the end and was an inspiration to us all. Janet also played with the Swindon Symphony Orchestra after her retirement from College until she was diagnosed with Parkinsons disease. When I asked if he was happy to continue he replied if you dont give me anything. On arrival he was attached to the 1st Indian Medium Regiment, equipped with 5.5 guns, whose soldiers were Madrassis. Nevertheless, he was a highly respected advocate who tenaciously defended all manner of alleged criminals, ranging from petty offenders to jewellery thieves. His book Speaking to Power (2009) is an eloquent account of the advocacy movement that was to bear fruit in Scotland. When his uncle, Captain Rafe Grenville Rowley-Conwy, died in April 1951 he inherited the Bodrhyddan estate in Rhuddlan and then inherited the Langford barony as the ninth holder of the title when his second cousin once removed, Arthur Sholto Langford Rowley, died in August 1953. During his 22 years at Marlborough he taught many generations of aspiring Mathematicians, specialising particularly in preparing pupils for Oxbridge, and was heavily involved in the School Mathematics Project which revolutionised the teaching of A level Mathematics. Dismissing any doubters as to the sweaters authenticity, Geoffrey said that he was sure it was genuine because of the curry stains down the front.He loved playing at the beautiful cricket ground at Shobrooke, playing for the club for many years. She ran swimming training courses on Saturday mornings for 25 years and as coach to Easter Courses for 26 years. JOHN Gordon (B3 1954-58) has died aged 77 was the UKs permanent delegate to Unesco from 1983 to 1985, and remained deeply committed to its principles of peace, security and sustainability throughout his life.His time there proved to be a turbulent one, during which the US government withdrew from Unesco and the UK threatened to follow suit, eventually doing so on 5 December 1985. Martin quickly established himself as a thoughtful, innovative teacher of physics, and role model, always incredibly modest, and the most approachable of mentors; held in high esteem by students and colleague alike. We used to have a selection of iron crosses but these seemed to disappear when my friends the Vermin came to stay from Cambridge. He died with Wendell Berrys Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front next to his bed. Between 1943 and 1945 he took part in the Italian Campaign. Professor Colin Prentice, born December 13 1934, died February 1 2014.Click here for the full obituary on The Telegraph website. He met Ray Budden and, between them, they developed the paralleloscope, the Plotter Fire Control Field Artillery, He also worked on the Radar Field Artillery No.1 Mk.1, on a Decca radar adapted for ground surveillance and issued to 115 Locating Battery. For The Times obituary Just Click. Janet Rest In Peace.Christopher Joseph, My friend and colleague Richard Constable, who has died aged 83, was the great-great-grandson of the landscape painter John Constable, and was himself an artist who did a great deal to further his ancestors reputation and legacy.Born in Lewes, East Sussex, to John, a military officer, and Eileen (nee Saltmarsh), Richard was brought up on a farm in Devon. He leaves his wife Wendy, children Caroline, Hilary, Nic, Robert, William, Michael, Tim and Algy, as well as fourteen grand children. Tragically, Annabel herself was diagnosed with terminal mesothelioma just days after delivering a moving eulogy to Blossom in St Mary Abbotts Church, Kensington. There are photographs of my grandfather appearing at a funeral in evening dress instead of morning dress much to the amusement of my father. He interested hi pupils with practical solutions. Sensing a PR disaster, in 1978 the councillors had set up a public inquiry that they hoped would lay the blame on the architect; but when the inquiry, commissioned by Camden from the National Building Agency, was finally completed two years later, the finger was pointed not at the architect but at the councillors. He advised Richard Crossman, the new housing minister, on ways to introduce some form of fair rent policy. Closest to his heart, however, was his work supporting healthcare in Sierra Leone which he did as a founder member and trustee of The Kambia Appeal. Patrick chose not to stand again but was one of the main helpers in the following campaign. His idealism started as a belief in new technology and techniques, and Riverford became a demonstration farm for chemical products. Click here to read the full Obituary in The Telegraph. Pat had many interests, Campanology was a favourite and she was also a great supporter of House events and athletic pursuits. When a trust was set up to improve Edinburghs Greyfriars Kirkyard he served as secretary for 20 years, designing bronze plaques to illustrate the story of the Covenanters Prison and the purpose of the mortsafes, constructed to foil bodysnatchers. Claimants should have clearly defined statutory rights.In his later years he became a strong supporter of advocacy on behalf of marginalised or disempowered groups. He was 21. Time spent on Dartmoor made him a keen naturalist, with a passion for collecting and breeding butterflies and moths. Father was not so lucky with his relationship with his housemaster if his parting words in 1944 are anything to go by. In 2000 she married the writer Andrew Barrow, who survives her with their son. The official date of the founding of the Old Marlburian Rifle Club was 1927. 18/01/2023. He was twice flung into jail and survived a plane hijacking. For general enquiries, please email the Development Office or call on 01672 892385. These were good years as far as my recollection goes. Thus he would often be found moored in a creek waiting for a spare part, while reading intensely or painting a watercolour. Carr volunteered to fly single-engine aircraft such as Austers and flew wartime sorties as a member of No 654 (AOP) Squadron RAF. From there, in 1949, he moved to Camberley and the Staff College before joining the Ministry of Supply where he dealt with fire control instruments. Venue: WHITTON SPORTS AND FITNESS CENTRE Marlburian Pitch. Keen fisher, chess supporter, banker to the literary set, advocate of the Buddhist faith and very good friend of Ted Hughes. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Ka, and five children. He then tried to guess which was which. Malcolm was a renowned Director of Oxfam before moving on to be Director of the United Nations Association of Great Britainmore. He was well known as a member of The Test Match Special team on Radio 4 and would have been current President of The Marlburian Club had it not been for his serious illness. John died at home in Victoria, BC after a courageous battle with cancer. Sat 09 Oct 21. revlon flex conditioner review; is frankenstein 1931 movie public domain; old marlburian deaths . The castle gates had to be opened in the middle of the night so that Annabel could be born in hospital. On one of these operations against Kiel, their Mosquito was badly damaged but they managed to return to base. Balme was also instrumental in changing Classical teaching methods: in the 1960s he was a major contributor to the Cambridge Latin Course, while he also created the beginners Greek course, Athenaze (To Athens) - a grammatically based reading course published by OUP with a diverting narrative set in the fifth century BC. Patrick's immense charm, strong negotiating skills and legal expertise (Patrick had practiced as a lawyer at Theodore Goddard prior to joining the family business) ultimately proved too powerful for the Union leaders, who ended the strike with minimum concessions.With the tagline of 'the station you can really call your own', Patrick became the founding chairman of Heart Peterborough Radio, formerly Hereward Radio, in 1980, and also a Director of Anglia Television, working alongside Dame Mary Archer. He began to piece together the tale that would become his first book: Foreign Devils on the Silk Road (1980), describing the race between western archaeologists for the lost cities and treasures of the old trading routes of Chinese central Asia. In August 1944 he landed in France, tasked with the air defence of 21st Army Group around Cherbourg. 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. Piers Rogers, father to Samuel (B1 1992-97) and Scarlett (NC 1993-98, and brother to Neil (B2 1963-66) died 3rd January 2023. As an Arabic language specialist myself and with a comparable passion for Oman over many years I know what a great loss to this country and his many Omani friends, as well as expatriates, Davids passing represents. He knew each boy well and it seems the parents: one of his most memorable reports contained the line Js many achievements were mainly helped by being the product of healthy parental neglect. He also gave wise counsel to the School of Slavonic and East European Studies at London University. The war ended with his being granted a regular commission and being a GSO3 based in Trieste where he and Biddy lived after marrying in Poulshot in October 1945. The Club is keen, in all it does, to promote the impact of its members on society and to encourage pupils and OMs to make a difference in the world. Anonymous member. She is survived by Laurence; Rafaela, Marisa and Xavier, her children; and Sebastian, Francesca, Marcos and Emilia, her grandchildrenmoreA Requiem will be offered for Alegra in St Georges Chapel, Windsor Castle at 8.00 am on Thursday 24th January and a Memorial Evensong in thanksgiving for her life will be sung at 5.15 pm that same day. RICHARD C Lee (Major retd) (B1 1943-48) was born in June 1930, at his parents home in Tackley, Oxon where his father was Rector. They then moved to Kenya, where he taught at the Prince of Wales (later Nairobi) School for 13 years. 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. During his retirement, he pursued his lifelong dedication to trout fishing on the rivers of 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. "Mid-Sized Sedan" - Stabbed to death by Dr. Charles. At this point he designed his first built scheme, a group of five houses in north London for a co-op that he and four of his friends set up for the purpose. The former lord justice of appeal, Sir Henry Brooke, who has died following cardiac surgery aged 81, was a tireless campaigner for improving access to justice and transformed his retirement into an opportunity to speak out on legal causes.After stepping down from the bench in 2006 following a distinguished career, he achieved prominence as a passionate advocate for much-needed reform of the justice system: he served as vice-chair of the Labour party-supported Bach Commission on Access to Justice (2016-17), drafting significant sections of the resulting report that called for a legally enforceable right to justice and legal aid.Brookes post-judicial renown owed much to his enthusiastic adoption of digital technology. Along with the Ghurkhas, the Madrassi soldiers could be relied upon to conduct internal security duties without favouring one side or the other.After serving in 34 Training Regiment in Rhyl, North Wales, and 60 Heavy Anti-Aircraft (HAA) Regiment in Palace Barracks, Holywood, John was posted to 71 HAA Regiment in Fayid, Egypt in June 1952, initially as a Troop Commander in 187 Battery, and then as the Adjutant. Lieutenant-Colonel Jimmy Eagles (C2 1931-35), who has died aged 95, was the fifth generation of his family to serve in the Royal Marines and later became Standard Bearer of Her Majestys Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms. Athenaze is now the worlds best selling Greek course. Sunday evenings, for a number of years, were spent counting and recounting the church collection to ensure it added up. 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. (Summer 1949 was unusually hot). They saw their grandchildren grow up, and were able to visit them in Ireland, Canada, and the Falkland Islands. There will be a Memorial Service for Piers at Barlaston in the Spring.Martin EvansFormer Marlburian Club Secretary. He had a huge collection of books on the region many of them rare, primary sources which filled his house in Fulham, west London, to the extend that his wife feared it might sink.In the 1970s he travelled widely through central Asia and also covered the Times-sponsored exhibition of Tutankhamuns treasures at the British Museum and a show of newly excavated Chinese treasures by the Royal Academy. Roger didnt feel the need to go to university he said in later years knowing that half his 15 classmates had been killed made him want to go out and do something worthwhile not study. But in his last years he derived his greatest pleasure fromseeing hisbeloved family, listening to musicandliving by the sea in the Channel Isles. However, inevitably, the Japanese bombardment of Singapore city and port meant a weakening of the allied defences. This feat he did not achieve, as some have believed, bare-foot; indeed his ankles were so swollen by the time he reached the Arizona mountains that he was forced to resort to wearing miners boots stuffed with bandages, at first managing to average only 1.5 mph.In fact Bruce should never have come to Marlborough at all. He was Director of a theatre company called Forkbeard Fantasy that was started by 2 University friends, Chris and Tim Britton. He met his third wife, Kathleen Partridge, at an archaeology lecture. Zoom guide. Janet enjoyed the company of their children and one spoke of Janet donning a witches costume and joining in the fun of a Halloween Trick or treat party. Value for Money was his motto. It was exciting to watch a Marlborough tradition being triumphantly revived as Bruce shepherded his flock across the Downs! The original can be seen on The Guardian website. He was the sixth of seven children born to John Arthur Malcolmson Morley (known as Arthur) and to Ruth, known as Mums, whom he adored. You can read his full obituary here. 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! Once retired he was delighted to be made Honorary Secretary of The Yarmouth, Isle of Wight RNLI lifeboat which was another of his passions as a keen Sailor. He travelled widely during his career in the Foreign Office with postings in Brazil, Lebanon and Bulgaria, amongst others, but transferred back to the Home Civil Service where he worked during the 1960s and 70s. I was there in the Lent Term on teaching practice. Neave was born in Utica, New York, into a wealthy Anglo-American family his British father, Percy, was a businessman and his American mother, Beatrice, worked in publishing. In 1940 he joined No 1 Mobile Naval Base Defence Organisation, a precursor of todays Commandos, as adjutant of the 2nd Anti-Aircraft Regiment. Although he had to use a wheelchair for the rest of his life, he succeeded in carving out a career as a journalist, historian and director of the charity Spinal Research.

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