He was in a now rather old-fashioned sense a public intellectual, with a voracious appetite for the latest writing on every subject, but especially politics and history. In October 1944, in four days of bitter fighting to liberate the town of sHertogenbosch, Holland, Cosgroves team of sappers laid Bailey bridges across the canals. He was a considerable expert on mushrooms, principally for culinary reasons. She was always the one who made copious notes after courses with all the bon mots such as no negative vibes. Betsy Zander writes We were members of a quartet, which was originally formed on the Grittleton course in 1986, which has played together for a week every summer from then until 2014. This was Olyffe, and they took an instant shine to each other. Click on obituary of William Le Blanc-Smith. PDRA Princeton NJ 1958-9, with DF Hornig and J Weil.Evelyn was University Demonstrator at Cambridge from1959-64 and Lecturer from 1964-7; Fellow of Christs College, 1959-67; tutor 1964-7. His three children Paul, Christopher and Rachel all attended the College. Full obituary, A teacher of outstanding ability, with all the gifts of intellect, personality and character John Dancy (Master 1961-72) Head of House and Secretary of Rugger at Kings School, Wimbledon, an Open Exhibitioner at Magdalen, Oxford and with a DPhil arising from research into Paramagnetism, Frank came to Marlborough in 1957 to continue his research and - almost immediately - head the Physics Department. On arrival he was attached to the 1st Indian Medium Regiment, equipped with 5.5 guns, whose soldiers were Madrassis. A founder member of the Worshipful Company of Insurers, Greig was its Master in 1992 and Chairman of the City of London Club 1988 to 1991. While working for the Telegraph Magazine Annabel Freyberg continued to write for The World of Interiors and to take leading roles in amateur theatre productions. Their four children were born in the sixties and Roger took a temporary job running a charity for the physically disabled, Hertfordshire Association for the Disabled. Most summer Saturdays were spent at fetes either pulling a ticket or rolling three dice to win a prize Roger had worked out the odds carefully. He also played a sporting role, refereeing football and coaching tennis. Shots were fired at short range and father was wounded in the calf, in what became an incident and earned father a feature in the Wiltshire Times and national press, the former feat I was to achieve at the same age when I wrote my mothers car off after drinking too much Cocola down whistley Lane. He narrowly missed out on a Blue as a skilful scrum-half, with a wondrous reverse pass, and as a wicket keeper, but won a Half-Blue for Fives. Then his appointment as a Circuit Judge in 2012. 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. His most ambitious project was the building of Hertford House at Clacton; a purpose built holiday home to provide respite for the disabled of Hertfordshire and their carers. John Travers Cosgrove (B2, 1934-38), who has died aged 93, was awarded an MC in Germany in 1945; he subsequently worked for LNER and British Rail and was responsible for the design and introduction of innovatory equipment and safety measures. He held various posts in the Scottish Office in Edinburgh and London. "Life as a weapons GSO1 back in London in 1962 might have been a disappointment after being a CO but he enjoyed finding situations that were worth examination and illumination, and working on re equipping the regiment with new guns and ammunition. In all his coaching Bruce led by example. First though there was the little issue of Berlin 1945. Funeral service to be held at Great St Mary's, Sawbridgeworth, on Monday 24th September, at noon. His particular skill was to deploy humour, clarity and deep personal understanding of the effects of spinal trauma in a way that bridged the gap between research scientists and potential funders. 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). 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. After commanding a battery, John returned to staff, as the Grade 2 staff officer in the NATO Northern Army Group (NORTHAG), followed then by two years in the Defence Operations Analysis Establishment at West Byfleet in Surrey. A Memorial Service is to be held at 12.00 on 9th January at St Lawrence Church, Marston St Lawrence. As a boy he haunted oriental bookshops around the British Museum and saved up to buy a brass camel with a mysterious inscription that he kept on his desk.Competitive from an early age, he played rugby at the Dragon School against Antonia Pakenham, now Lady Antonia Fraser, and shot at Bisley for the Marlborough eight. Father worked for Andre Morariev in advertising in London but tragedy struck when in March 1948 my eldest half-sister Maryvon died in Putney and my half-sister Brigitte were removed to France never to return until Christmas 1957. Hugh passed away on 22 December, 2017, leaving his loving wife, Bridget, three children, Patrick, Edward and Elizabeth, and five grandchildren. In the same year Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan. They endured the last year of the War in London, with the bombing and the privations they were often unable to afford the 1/- lunches at the local British Restaurant.In 1946 he was invited back to join the staff at Ridley and eventually spent 5 years as Vice Principal . Piers Rogers, father to Samuel (B1 1992-97) and Scarlett (NC 1993-98, and brother to Neil (B2 1963-66) died 3rd January 2023. He sang with several London-based choirs for many years including performances in the Festival Hall and the Albert Hall. His medical training continued at St Thomass Hospital in London, where he spent several evenings each week at concerts or operas: he diligently recorded the repertoire and performers in a series of notebooks. Professor Colin Trodd . Maybe they set up a food back or helped refugees settle in their new environment? Born in May 1918, Donald would have been 95 next birthday and he was in good health until his sudden death. The snobs in the 1950s terrified me because unlike my father I stood out. These practice rooms and others in the Old Music School below Mount House (since demolished) were sometimes a welcome haven during bitter winter afternoons when the HOB rule (House Out of Bounds) decreed that we should be out of doors doing something healthy in shorts. My father recalled seeing a German bomber fly over the playground after a raid - possibly lost.". He will be remembered for bringing people together. Two years later, he married Susan Winifred Denham with whom he had two children, a son; Christopher, an aviation firefighter; and a daughter; Charlotte, an acupuncturist. Old Salopians. Hence it was referred to in some quarters as Old Marlburians. Peter and my father had a pencil drawing of Hoenitz who at the material time was in bed with his girlfriend. Davies moved around with his eastern thoughts and when I last saw him aged 21 he seemed to be following a fellow called Puck Subud. There is a mental demand of constant sensitivity to the needs of accompaniment and the reading of unfamiliar rhythmic patterns. After education at Heathfield and at Marlborough she won a scholarship to Christ Church, Oxford, to read English (despite turning up to the interview in a dressing gown and transparent plastic sandals). In his 70s he began volunteering for Family Care, now known as Birthlink, an organisation to help those who have been adopted or fostered to search for their biological families. His housemaster was Reginald (Jumbo) Jennings for whom he retained a warm affection in later life. In 1976, the couple moved back to Birmingham to become partners in the medical practice in Hall Green founded in 1910 by Guys grandfather, Cuthbert Houghton. Musical ability was encouraged at MC. Whilst hurtling down the slide, he would wave his umbrella to the astonishment of spectators below. He also worked on meteorological data and on an early computer, MOSAIC.After 9 years away from regimental duties, he spent 1953-1955 in the Canal Zone, in anti-aircraft. Educated at Magdalen College School, Oxford, Trinity College, Dublin and Oriel College, Oxford. Flickr photos, groups, and tags related to the "marlburian" Flickr tag. A Service of Thanksgiving for Robin Brodhurst will be held in the Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel at Pangbourne College, Pangbourne Road, Reading, RG8 8LA on Tuesday 28th March at 11.30 am. He loved good food and experienced the best cuisine wherever he was in the world, and the cheaper the better. In 1928, his father took a parish at Escot in East Devon and John was sent to Cheam, and from there to Marlborough College in 1932 on a scholarship, becoming Head of C2 and excelling in Classics and sports, especially Rugby and Athletics. 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. Did he rush back home and change so that he was late arriving; did he run into Fleet Street and try and find a shoe shop or did he wear the slippers all day pretending that he had painful blisters and was wearing them on medical advice? He served his constituents for 18 years and always fought hard for them. His brother, son, nephew and three grandchildren are all Old Marlburians.Peter Boreham, born 26 May 1922, died 8 March 2014. Donald Lynden-Bell CBE FRS (5th April 1935 5th February 2018). A few examples:Martin and Dennis were driving a group of pupils up to Twickenham, each in his own car. He was Honorary Research Professor in the Royal College of Surgeons (England), Professor of Immunology at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, London, and President of the (International) Transplantation Society. 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. Operation Mobilisation (global Christian missionary organisation) OM. On 1st July 1960, in Madison Square Gardens, due to a faulty piece of equipment, Captain Easterbrook fatally fell whilst making his breath-taking descent.As a true sportsman and Commando leader, he was a splendid example to the Royal Marines and it is for this reason that this Sports Pavilion is dedicated to his memory. He published articles in journals and chapters in edited volumes on medical subjects, was the first chair of the Birmingham Medical Audit Advisory Group, and later served as Associate Dean in the West Midlands Postgraduate Deanery and chair of the National Primary Care Audit Group.Guy Houghton was born in Leamington Spa. He was demobilised in 1946 with the rank of Captain. He was promoted to lieutenant in September 1935 and to captain in 1940.He served in Edinburgh and then in Ireland until the South Irish Coast Defence guns were sold to the Irish Government in 1937. 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. His elder brother, Peter (Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville), was the Northern Ireland secretary of state credited with initiating the peace process.His education was traditionally privileged: he attended Marlborough school, and after two years national service with the Royal Engineers in the Middle East, went to Balliol College, Oxford, where he studied classical literature, ancient history and philosophy. 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 served as Rural Dean for a time, but declined all offers of more prestigious - or less demanding appointments, believing that he was called to complete the work God had asked him to do there. During this time his journalistic work increased, writing articles, short stories and travel articles. From 2002 to 2012, he served as Chairman of Governors of two independent schools in Cambridge; St Faith's School and The Leys School.In 2013, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science (ScD) degree by the University of Edinburgh 'in recognition of his major contribution to the growth in the study of Chemistry in Edinburgh'. He was educated in the US (at Bronxville high school, New York, 1939-45) and the UK (Marlborough college, 1945-48) and won a place at Oxford University to read English; but while doing his military service he decided to switch to architecture and applied to the Architectural Association, where he studied from 1950 until 1956. However, his enthusiasm and resourcefulness were such that he made an outstanding success in the physical training of both Young Officers and Recruits. Two years later, in 1963, John answered an advert for the role of assistant trainer and secretary to Gordon Smyth, private trainer to the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk and their friends at Castle Stables in Arundel. He relished the many opportunities they gave him frequent trips to the theatre and cinema, country houses, the monthly Poetry Group, the nightly challenge of the Word Wheel in The Times; they welcomed his visitors, ran his busy diary and gave him unsurpassed care.He was deeply appreciative of the care taken of him. Richard Hartley (C2 1945-50) died December 2022. One of my prized possessions is a version of Palgraves golden treasury given to me by Ghanananda in 1959. There will be a Memorial Service for Piers at Barlaston in the Spring.Martin EvansFormer Marlburian Club Secretary. By then the appalling sectarian slaughter following Partition had almost stopped and the journey was without violent incident. He followed his brother Tony Davies (C3 1943-48) to Marlborough College, before going up to St Johns College Oxford to read classics. John, who was my uncle, communed with the sea as well as the land. At Cambridge he became an expert on fluid mechanics and, in particular, the behaviour of waves. As a direct descendant of Josiah Wedgwood, it did not take long for Piers to enter the family firm but he started out cleaning the pottery kilns and learning production methods at the home of Wedgwood in the village of Barlaston, Staffordshire. Martin owed something to his mother for her judgement in selecting as her lodger, Anna, who attracted particular attention from Martin. He selected and trained the men as well as designing the spectacular assault course. The weather grew hotter and hotter. judith myers actress; 1988 british winter olympic team; The Development Office is responsible for supporting both the Foundation and Marlburian Club. His description of his journey home at the end of term was quite an adventure for a 13 year old boy on his own. This is not the kind of material which will make a composer famous, but his music, his teaching ability and his humorous and affectionate personality won him many devoted and admiring pupils and friends. Funeral details are as follows:The funeral is at noon in Friday 28th Feb at Preshute Church followed by a wake at Marlborough Golf Club at 1pm.Martin Evans, former Club Secretary (2001-2013). He had a group of older boys clustered around him names like Nick Dorey, Guy Russell and Chris Upton who formed a close-knit and devoted training unit. He then applied to resign his commission on completion of his regimental command in 1957 as he had 30,000 (about 690,000 today) in death duties to pay on the family estate and would not be able to run the 5,000 acres estate while still serving. Peter R Davies (C3 1953-56) died October 2022. Hugh Day (PR 1940-45) died on Saturday 14th January 2017 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. The seven artillery regiments, all TA and with proud histories and traditions, were eventually reduced to one by cuts in the defence budget. This humanistic quality was fundamental to his approach. You can see why it appealed to Geoffrey; he described their work as whacky. He was a recipient of the prestigious Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the UK, the IAAF awarded him with the Veteran Pin in 1989, with the IAAF Silver Order of Merit in 2001, and he was appointed as an IAAF Honorary Life Vice President in 2003. At the outbreak of the Second World War, Eagles was serving in the cruiser Sussex and took part in the hunt for the German pocket battleship Graf Spee in the South Atlantic. He went to prep school in Edinburgh before coming to Marlborough College in 1937. Research & development, forest management, carbon offsetting, developing the medicinal values of trees and sustainable timber are all part of the African Forest business model. Boxing and diving were his best sporting activities. To read the full obituary please click here. She went to Marlborough College in the Sixth Form and then on to Cheltenham College of Art and Design to study fashion. She died in Aberdeen on 17 June as the result of an accident. But the most important part of his life to him was his family. The Marlburian Club, Marlborough College, Wiltshire SN8 1PA Telephone +44 (0)1672 892 384 marlburianclub@marlboroughcollege.org www.marlboroughcollege.org Twitter: @OldMarlburians. Hemery strongly recommended Millfield, but put insufficient stamps on the envelope and by the time his letter arrived by sea round the Cape, Roger Ellis had already appointed Bruce to Marlborough. 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. He has left behind him a great personal reputation". I was there in the Lent Term on teaching practice. You can read it here:. Although she never had such a prominent role as she did with North Wilts she was again a highly valued member of the Second violins. Operating Margin (gross margin less operating expenses) OM. For my part I had no natural discipline or acting abilities that have skipped a generation. Jeremy (C1 1948-52) and Jonathan (B1 1948-52) Dale Roberts were born together on 16th May 1934, the sons of Dr Michael Dale Roberts and his wife Christabel. They loved the Marlborough countryside and enjoyed long walks, during which Janet came to share Beverleys expert knowledge of the birds and flowers of the area and they spent much time at Jones Mill nature reserve at Pewsey. His Memorial Service will be held at 12.00pm on Tuesday 15 March 2022 at Portsmouth Cathedral and afterwards, at The Royal Naval and Royal Albert Yacht Club. Nick Maurice (C3 1956-61) has also written a personal tribute. Following the successful restoration of the grotto, Diana went on to restore and reintroduce many grottoes, shell rooms, and chandeliers that had been left, some had been without them for more than two centuries. She met Kenya Mutiso in 2005 through their mutual interest in trees and forestry. Attlee sent a card, in his own hand, wishing the Labour candidate well 'in an obvious Conservative stronghold.' My friend Peter Banyard, who has died aged 70, lived for 50 years as a tetraplegic following an accident suffered as an officer cadet in the Royal Green Jackets. Ant was a distance walker of ambition and achievement; having completed the South Downs Way, he learned that my wife and I were proposing a long walk across northern Spain. 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.
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