A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of Margaret Kempson (1913-2009) took place at All Saints Church, Burbage on Monday 30th November 2009. There was a very good attendance and the Club Secretary represented the Marlburian Club. Margaret was the widow of E G H Kempson, the former House Master of Preshute and at one time Acting Master. G Kempson had climbed Everest with Eric Shipton in the 1930s. Tributes were paid by Susanna McKim and Christine Spray and an Address was given by Dr Nick Maurice, a former President of the Marlburian Club.
David Shone (LI 1939-44) former President of the Club (1988-89) died on 22nd November 2009. A Memorial Service was held at St. John's Church, Wimborne on 4th December. He is survived by his wife, Sally, and three children Alex, Nelly and James. The Club was represented by Past President, Tony Hill (2007-08)
John Ernest Hancock passed away peacefully on 19 September, aged 82 in Javea, Spain and formerly of Oxfordshire. Much loved husband of Ann, father of Christopher, Michael and Philippa and sadly missed grandfather. Quiet family cremation in Spain. A Thanksgiving Service was held at St. Mary the Virgin, Charlbury, Oxon at 11:30am on 28 October, 2009.
The Memorial Service for Geoff Stocks (B3 1940-44) will be held on Friday, 2 October at 12 Noon at St. Pancras Church, West Bagborough, Somerset, TA4 3EQ with a reception thereafter at Orchard House, also in West Bagborough.
David Hobson's Memorial Service was held at St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 4JJ at 11:00am, Thursday 30th July 2009.
The Funeral of Ed Cakebread (PR 1998-2003), who was tragically killed skiing in The Alps in April 2009, took place at St. James the Great, West Hanney, Nr Wantage, Oxfordshire on Friday 24th April, 2009 at 1:00pm.
A Memorial Service for Roger Whitmore was held at St Botolphs without Bishopsgate, London EC2 at 12:00 noon on Monday 27th April 2009
A Service of Thanksgiving was for Tim Abell (C3 1943-48) held on Wednesday 25th March 2009, at 11:00am at All Saints' Church, Odiham, Hampshire.
Richard Ling's Memorial Service took place at Holy Trinity, Seer Green, Bucks on Friday 27th February 2009
Henry Ball (B3 1945-50) died on 10 January 2009 in Exeter, aged 78. A Thanksgiving Service was held at 2.30 p.m. on Saturday 28th February 2009 at St Mary's Church, Lympstone (five miles south of Exeter). Giles Hopkinson (B3 1945-49) gave the address
Theodore Dreyfus (LI 2000-05) died suddenly in Bolivia on 9th May aged 22. An Open Service was held at 2.15pm on Monday, 25th May at St Mary's Church, Church Road, London SW13 and afterwards at the Wetlands Centre, Queen Elizabeth Walk, Barnes. more...»
The funeral of Trevor Gartside (CR 1954-91), who was a beak at the College for 37 years and House Master of C3 from 1967-78, took place at Noon on Thursday 28th May in Mildenhall Parish Church.
The funeral of Sarah Streatfeild (widow of W H C Streatfeild - B3 1948-52), daughter of Reginald Jennings (RAUJ) took place on Thursday 15th January at 12 Noon at St. Barnabas Church, Calton Avenue, Dulwich.
The funeral service of Lt Col M J G (John) Martin MBE of Durweston died was held at 11 a.m. on Friday 16th January 2009 at Saint Nicholas's Church, Durweston, Blandford Forum, Dorset.
Mark Bennett (C3 1973-78) died during the Christmas break after a short illness. A Thanksgiving Service was held at St. Mary's Parish Church, Marlborough. Mark was our X1 Cricket scorer for the last 10 years, and was involved in Cricket during the season. He was well known around Marlborough town as well the College, and had many friends in CR and non CR.
Edna Halliday, the widow of Jack Halliday - House Master of B2 between 1956-71 - died on Monday 6 October. Her funeral was held on Monday 13th October at 12:30pm, at Preshute Church. Carolyn Halliday (nee Wheeler) thanks all those OMs, Masters and Old Beaks who attended her funeral. About 50 attended.
A Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work of Dr Thomas Cocke, FSA, was held in St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey at Noon on Monday 6 October 2008.
Richard Barlowe-Poole died 4 September 2008. His funeral was held on 29th September at Christ's College, Cambridge. OMs who attended included Michael Virtue (C2 1942-49) and his nephew Mark Barlow-Poole (C2 1962-67) and other members of his family. The Master of Christ's College also attended.
The President, Tony Hill, and the Club Secretary, Martin Evans, represented the Club at a Service of Thanksgiving in the Guards’ Chapel, Wellington Barracks on Thursday 10th April 2008 for Feild Marshal Sir John Stanier (PR 1939-1944). The College were represented by Sir Hayden Phillips, the Chairman of Council and a great many people attended including nearly all the Field Marshals in the British Army. Addresses were given by Brigadier Melville Jameson and General the Lord Walker of Aldringham and a Reception followed the Service at The Cavalry and Guards Club.
Harry Dowty (PR 1998-2003) died suddenly on January 21st 2008. His funeral service was held at the church of St Michael and All Angels, Withington, on Friday February 1st.The beautiful 11th century church was filled for the service, and outside more than two hundred gathered on a bitter day to say goodbye to Harry and to support his family.
The College was represented by the Chaplain, Douglas Dales, and by Harry’s Housemaster, Colin Fraser and the Dame of Preshute, Margaret Rose. A number of other beaks from the College were also present, as were many of Harry’s friends from Preshute.
Harry’s sister, Suzie, delivered a moving personal tribute to the brother she and her family loved so much; he had such a perfect smile, such a sense of fun and adventure. A family friend, Guy Rooker, spoke of Harry’s zest for life, of the terrible and unpredictable choice he had made, of an anguish that none of us could understand, of our love for a wonderful young man. Harry’s father, George, gave a reading from John 14, vv1-6 “Do not let your hearts be troubled..” John Evetts read the poem “Horses he loved”, and his close friend, James Rooker, read the poem “Courage”. The Reverend Tony Lomas gave the address, and Giles Smyly read “The Cotswold Prayer”. As Harry’s coffin was lifted by the pall-bearers, Dominic Jones, a master of fox hounds, blew the haunting call “Gone Away”. Harry was interred in the graveyard of the church.
College friends of Harry hope to meet in early September to plant a tree in his memory in the grounds of Preshute. If you would like to have more details of this (and perhaps make a contribution to the tree planting) please contact Colin Fraser on caf@marlboroughcollege.org.
The President represented the Club at a Memorial Service for Sir Richard Rougier (C2 1945-50) which took place at the Temple Chapel on Thursday 17th January, 2008. Lord Griffiths, the former Captain of the R&A and former President of MCC gave The Address and many OMs attended the memorable service.
Lt Col Charles Geoffrey Wylie OBE (B3 1933-37)
The Club Secretary attended the Thanksgiving Service for Charles Wylie on Wednesday 26th September 2007 at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. A large congregation was present to honour this Nepali-speaking Ghurka officer, who was also the organising secretary of the British Expedition which conquered Mt Everest in June 1953 and which was led by another OM Col John Hunt (C2 1924-28).
Personal tributes were paid to Charles Wylie by General Sir Garry Johnston, who had served with him in Malaya and who recalled Wylie’s great bravery and leadership as a Prisoner of War of the Japanese on the notorious ‘Burma Railway’.
Another fine tribute was given by George Band, who had been with Wylie on the Everest Expedition in 1953 telling the congregation how Wylie had inspired the Sherpas on the Everest climb and, in particular, Tensing.
It was a moving and uplifting service and ended with a Ghurka piper piping a lament as the congregation left the Chapel.
The Master and the Club Secretary attended the Thanksgiving Service for Juliet Peck in a packed St Bride's Church, Fleet Street on Thursday 14th June 2007. The Address was given by the Marquess of Salisbury, a former head of Afghan Aid, for which Juliet had worked tirelessly since 1986. Her son, Fynn Vergos (C2 2001-06) and her daughter Lettice (current MC pupil) took part in the lovely Service, as did her brothers Nick Crawley (C2 1971-76) and Silas Crawley (C2 1976-81). There will be a proper Appreciation of this remarkable and courageous Marlburienne in the next edition of the Club Magazine.
The Club Secretary attended a moving Memorial Service for Lily Hastings-Bass (MO 2000-05) at St Luke’s Church, Chelsea on Friday, 27th April 2007. A huge congregation of over 700 people were at the service, including most of her Year Group. Memorable Readings and Tributes were paid to Lily by Will Foulsham, Jessica Harvey, Eloise Lawson, Louise Corbin, Flora Cameron and Florence Keith-Roach and her sister, Alice, read beautifully from Ben Johnson. The Address by Kate Caley, Lily’s former Housemistress in Morris House, was outstanding and made everyone realise what a tremendous loss Lily’s untimely death was.