Old Pangbournian Society - Obituaries Archive

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Obituaries Archive

09 March 2011 A.V.G. WALKER (33-37)

Tony Walker died on October 18th, 2010, aged 81, acording to his nephew Charles Barton (54-58).

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13 February 2011 N. S. MILNES (32-34)

Nicholas S. Milnes DFC died on August 13th 2010 aged 93 as reported by his son Simon.

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21 January 2011 Jack Bitmead (33-36)

Captain Jack Bitmead (33-36) DSO, RN has died in Edinburgh aged 91.

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13 December 2010 Dennis Scott-Masson

Captain Dennis Scott-Masson CBE, RD and Bar, died on November 16, 2010, aged 80. He was Master of the P&O liner Canberraduring the Falklands war and later was made ADC to The Queen. Lengthy obituaries were published in The Times and The Daily Telegraph on which this account is based.

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10 December 2010 George Sibbering (33-38)

George Sibbering died on July 27, 2010, at the age of 89. His son Paul (61-64) writes:

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14 September 2010 Michael J. Beale (53-56)

Leading OP figure in the City of London and the OP Society dies.

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13 August 2010 Hugh B Curley (49-52)

Hugh Curley died on January 18, 2010.

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13 August 2010 W.S. LUND (40-43)

Dr. William Lund MS FRCS (40-43) died at home on July 22, 2010, aged 84, after a long illness.

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06 August 2010 IAN HEALEY HOLLINRAKE (45-48)

Cdr. Ian Hollinrake RN died in July, 2010, aged 79.

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21 July 2010 M.R.L. HAYES (34-39)

Dick Hayes died in July, 2010, aged 88. He was a loyal OP throughout his life and attended the Reunion in 2009 at the Royal Yacht Squadron of which he was a member. Ian Shuttleworth represented the OP Society at the memorial service at Trinity Church, Cowes, Isle of Wight on July 15.

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04 July 2010 Eric Paul Inglesby (29-32)

Lt. Cdr the Reverend Paul Inglesby (Father Paul) died on May 26th, 2010, aged 94.

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24 May 2010 Ian Gosling (1940-1944)

IAN GOSLING (1940 – 1944) died on 19 June 2009, aged 82.

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24 May 2010 George M Harrison (1936-1939)

GEORGE M. HARRISON (1936 – 1939) died in January 2010, aged 86. He served throughout the war, firstly in the Merchant Navy but he then transferred to the Royal Navy, serving in the Mediterranean and in the Far East. After the war, he moved into advertising, becoming, firstly, advertising manager of the British Travel Association and finally, in 1970, of Arthur Guinness, based in Park Royal.

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24 May 2010 CLIVE BUCKLE Lt. Cdr. RN (1949 - 1953)

CLIVE BUCKLE Lt. Cdr. RN (1949 - 1953) died on 6 August 2007, as we were informed by his widow Jean. After Pangbourne, Clive joined the Royal Navy and retired in 1980. During his career he spent four years in the Netherlands, helping to install a simulated trainer for the Dutch Navy and then to teach its use.

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24 May 2010 T. W. TURNER (39-43)

Trevor Turner (39-43) died in University College Hospital, London, on May 8^th, 2010, after a short pulmonary illness. He was 85. He was Vice President of the OP Society, twice Chairman of the Society, served on the committee for several six-year stints and edited the letters from OPs that appeared in the OP magazine in the 1980s and 1990s.

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24 May 2010 PETER M G WISDOM (1950 – 1954)

PETER M G WISDOM (1950 – 1954) died in April 2010, as reported by his cousin Michael Langran (1943 – 1947). On leaving, Peter joined the Hall Line, then moved ashore to work for Silvertown Services Shipping Limited, owned by Tate & Lyle, where he was their southern representative. In the 1970s he worked for Kapok Limited and then retired to live near Cheltenham.

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24 May 2010 W. F. NOTT (22-25)

Oldest OP dies at his home aged 101

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01 April 2010 Simon M Harvey (OP 52-55)

Simon Marcus Harvey (52-55) died on 2 March 2010, aged 71. A proud and enthusiastic OP, he was in recent times a forthright member of the OP committee.

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17 March 2010 Jeremy JS Coulter (OP 48-53)

Jeremy Coulter died on 11 February 2010, aged 75.

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17 March 2010 Robert Strang (OP 41-43)

Robert Strang died on 28th October 2009.

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23 February 2010 Tony Hepworth (OP 50-53)

Tony Hepworth died peacefully at home in Lavenham Suffolk on 20th February.

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09 February 2010 Stuart J Robertson (56-60)

Stuart J Robertson died in Montreal, Canada in September 2009. He was 65.

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09 February 2010 Victor Francis Pym (38-43)

Victor Francis Pym died on 27 December 2009, aged 85.

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28 January 2010 Charles Meredith Inigo Jones (27-29)

Colonel Charles Meredith Inigo Jones (27-29) died on December 17, 2009, aged 97. He was the third oldest Old Pangbournian at the time of his death.

A Service of Thanksgiving was held in the London Scottish regimental chapel at St. Colomba's Church of Scotland, London SW3, on January 28, 2010. Robin Knight, President of the Old Pangbournian Society, represented OPs and the College.

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08 January 2010 Ben Hamilton (26-28)

Second oldest OP dies in Canada

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18 December 2009 Roger Wilfred Morris (40-42)

Commander Roger W. Morris OBE died in 2008.

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03 December 2009 A.B. Brian Goord (25-27)

Commander Brian Goord (25-27) died on May 8, 2009, in Christchurch, New Zealand, just ten days before his 98th birthday.

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24 November 2009 Tom Cottrell (42-45)

Tom S Cottrell (42-45) died on October 8, 2009.

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11 November 2009 John F Adams (43-45)

John F Adams (43-45), a Captain RNR, died in 2008 as we learnt when his magazine was returned "deceased."

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11 November 2009 John M Baynham (25-27)

John M Baynham (25-27) died in November, 2008, aged 97.

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11 November 2009 George H Boswell (47-51)

George H Boswell (47-51) died on June 28, 2009, aged 75.

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11 November 2009 Robert P Carter (34-37)

Robert P Carter (34-37) died on January 2, 2009

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11 November 2009 William F Charter (43-46)

William F Charter (43-46) died on July 28, 2009, aged 80 after a long battle with cancer.

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11 November 2009 John H Clutterbuck (26-29)

John H Clutterbuck (26-29) MBE died in the autumn of 2008 aged 96.

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11 November 2009 Rex A Cole (43-46)

Rex Cole (43-46) died on January 8, 2009.

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11 November 2009 W S Graff-Baker (36-39)

WS Graff-Baker (36-39) died on July 25, 2009.

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11 November 2009 Neil Langford (40-42)

Neil Langford (40-42) died on October 23, 2008, aged 83.

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11 November 2009 F I D MacDowel (38-41)

F I D MacDowel (38-41), a Cdr. RN, died on September 16, 2009, aged 85.

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11 November 2009 C T H OLNEY (52-55)

Tim Olney (52-55) died on December 29, 2008, aged 69.

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11 November 2009 William A D Phipps (49-52)

William Phipps (49-52) died in 2009 at the age of 73.

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11 November 2009 John RM Platt (35-40)

John R M Platt (35-40) died of cancer in 2008.

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11 November 2009 George A Stone (34-37)

George Stone (34-37) died on January 7, 2009, aged 87.

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11 November 2009 Peter E H Thomas (33-37)

Peter E H Thomas (33-37) died on January 19, 2009.

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11 November 2009 John M Turner (44-47)

John Turner (44-47) died in June, 2008, just three weeks after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia.

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11 November 2009 Peter Wilding-Davis (50-53)

Peter Wilding-Davis died on April 6, 2009, in Langley, British Colombia, Canada, after a long and courageous battle with cancer.

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11 November 2009 R G Woodward (29-32)

Robert G Woodward (29-32) died on July 6, 2009, aged 94.

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23 September 2009 John Faber (38-41)

John was educated at the Nautical College in the late 1930s, becoming a Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve at the age of 17 and serving as a young officer in the Indian Navy during World War II. After the war he joined a London-based advertising agency.

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23 September 2009 Hugh G H Tracy (26-29)

Rear-Admiral Hugh G H Tracy CB DSC (26-29) died on 7th September, aged 96.

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01 July 2009 W.Colin Rimmer (60-71)

W.Colin Rimmer, Lt Cdr RD RNR, Executive Officer 1960-71, died in June 2009, aged 80.

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21 May 2009 Sir Robin Gillett (39-43)

Sir Robin Gillett (39-43) died on 21 April 2009. After 10 years with Canadian Pacific, he moved to Lloyds. In 1977 he was elected Lord Mayor of London in1977, the Queen's silver jubilee year.

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08 January 2009 David Smiley

DAVID SMILEY (30-34) died on January 8th, 2009, at the age of 92.

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05 November 2008 Paul W Greening

PAUL W GREENING (42-45), Rear-Admiral, GCVO and Master of the Royal Household 1986-92, died on November 5, 2008, aged 80.

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04 November 2008 Michael H Wise

MICHAEL H WISE (42-45) died on November 4, 2008, aged 81.

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02 November 2008 Stuart E L De Casembroot

STUART E L DE CASEMBROOT (38-40) died on November 2, 2008, aged 84.

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28 August 2008 Peter A Pinkster

PETER A PINKSTER (44-48), Captain RN, died on August 28, 2008, aged 77.

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26 August 2008 Charles Martin Hebbert

CHARLES MARTIN HEBBERT (52-56), a Major in the Royal Artillery, died on August 26, 2008, aged 70.

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09 July 2008 Richard B S Purdy

RICHARD B.S. PURDY (40-44) died on July 9, 2008 in Gloucester Hospital.

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02 July 2008 Ben C P De Putron

BEN C P DE PUTRON (84-89) died suddenly on July 2, 2008, in Sydney, Australia, after an asthma attack.

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30 May 2008 Peter V Hunter

PETER V HUNTER (50-53) died suddenly on May 30, 2008, aged 72 while skiing with his grandchildren.

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14 May 2008 David F W Bradley

DAVID F.W. BRADLEY (65-70) died on May 14, 2008, aged 56, after a very short illness.

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06 May 2008 William Huge Waistell

WILLIAM HUGE WAISTELL (31-34) died suddenly on May 6, 2008, aged 91.

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04 April 2008 Matthew Demko

MATTHEW DEMKO (96-99) died on April 4, 2008, at Ashtead (see OPs In The News).

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27 March 2008 Miles P Chapman

MILES P CHAPMAN (35-38), Lt.Cdr RN, MBE, died peacefully in his sleep on March 27, 2008 “after a long illness bravely borne”.

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09 March 2008 Hamish Renton

HAMISH RENTON (41-45) died on March 9, 2008, aged 79.

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06 February 2008 Robert Llewellyn

ROBERT LLEWELLYN (23-24) died on February 6, 2008, aged 98.

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01 February 2008 Theodore John Heath

THEODORE JOHN HEATH (30-34) died on February 1, 2008, aged 90.

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25 January 2008 Anthony J Wyer

ANTHONY J WYER (51-56), a Cdr RN, died on January 25, 2008.

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14 January 2008 Donald W Mitchell

DONALD W MITCHELL (50-53), a Captain RN, died on January 14, 2008.

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10 January 2008 Denis Frank Griffin

DENIS FRANK GRIFFIN (31-33) died on January 10, 2008. He was 92.

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08 January 2008 Patrick N Hamilton

PATRICK N HAMILTON (40-41) died on January 8, 2008, aged 84.

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04 January 2008 Thomas G Briggs

THOMAS G BRIGGS (35-38), Captain RN, died on January 4, 2008, aged 86.

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31 December 2007 Bryce Houston

BRYCE HOUSTON (38-41) died in 2007.

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08 December 2007 John Henry Wilkinson

JOHN HENRY WILKINSON (40-41) died on December 8, 2007, in Southend Hospital at the age of 83.

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30 November 2007 Andrew Weller

ANDREW WELLER (90-93) died suddenly of a heart attack on November 30, 2007, in Bangkok, Thailand.

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31 July 2007 Maurice Melsom

MAURICE MELSOM (30-32) died in July, 2007.

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05 May 2007 Frederick C Oppen

FREDERICK C. OPPEN (20-21) died in Ottawa, Canada, on May 5, 2007.

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27 January 2007 Hugh B Russell

HUGH B RUSSELL (30-33) died in Edinburgh on January 27, 2007, at the age of 90.

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20 December 2005 R W Herbert-Smith

R.W. HERBERT-SMITH (38-41), Lt.Cdr RN, DSC, died on December 20, 2005.

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