THE PRIORY OF SCOTLAND

YEAR BOOK 2009 The Priory of Scotland of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem

Pro Fide – Pro Utilitate Hominum

The arms of the Priory with the mottoes of the Order

The mission of the Priory is to improve the safety, health and quality of life of people in need.

CONTENTS The Prior’s Message 3

The Order in Scotland 4

General Information 5

Celebration of the Work of St John 8

St John Projects 12 Eye Hospital Report 27 Receiver - General’s Report 29 Financial Information 31 Activities Report 34 The Great Officers, Grand Council and St John Associations 48

Priory Officers and Chapter 49

Area Committees of the Priory of Scotland 50

Roll of Order Members in the Priory of Scotland 54

Personal Account of the Eye Hospital 77

In Grateful Memory 78

THE CHANCERY OF THE PRIORY OF SCOTLAND ST JOHN’S HOUSE, 21 ST JOHN STREET EDINBURGH EH8 8DG

Scottish Charity SC000262

Telephone: 0131 556 8711 Fax: 0131 558 3250 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.stjohnscotland.org.uk Order Website: www.orderofstjohn.org Her Majesty The Queen Sovereign Head of The Order of St John

| 2 THE PRIOR’S MESSAGE As always, this has been another busy year. Priory Members continued to work hard for St John in all areas. Those in Perth and Kinross, through a magnificent fundraising effort, met and exceeded their £75,000 target for a St John Day Room in the new palliative care unit in Perth Royal Infirmary. It was opened in October. The new patient transport service in St John Angus and Dundee has become very firmly established with considerable potential for expansion. Much attention was focused on two of our properties, St John Cramond and St John Thornhill. A great deal of effort was put into finding alternative charitable uses for them both, in close consultation with the area Priory The Prior Members. No favoured option emerged for Cramond and its sale, recommended by the area committee, has recently been concluded. In the case of Thornhill, all seemed set fair for the big charity Quarriers to use it as a short-term respite care facility for adults with learning difficulties but, unfortunately, this was unable to proceed, as explained in the area reports, and the future of Thornhill is again under consideration. It was pleasing to see the first presentations under the new award criteria of the Order’s Service Medal at an annual festival, now that the larger numbers of retrospective awards have been made in the areas. I hope that such awards will be a regular feature of future festivals. We in Scotland reacted quickly with other members of the St John family to help St John Zimbabwe with their courageous efforts to combat the cholera epidemic in their country. This revived interest in a 2006 suggestion by St John Scotland, in the wake of the tsunami disaster, for the Order to establish a pre-placed fund which could be rapidly and flexibly used in such situations. I’m glad to say that the proposal received ready support at this year’s Grand Council meeting and the £100,000 fund is now in place,with contributions from all Priories. Our support to St John Malawi’s valuable Primary Health Care Project continues and we have made an additional grant to help the Association, currently centred on the commercial centre of Blantyre, to expand into Lilongwe, the capital. Fiona and I were pleased to attend the opening of the newly-built base for the Arran Mountain Rescue Team in August. This attractive building will serve the team very well and will help publicise them and ourselves as it is highly visible from a main road. It was a splendid day and a big event for the island. Our support to the eye hospital was strengthened this year through our £25,000 grant for a Palestinian doctor to receive specialist training in glaucoma treatment. In all, our support will amount to around £125,000. We will greatly miss our Hospitaller and Dumfries and Galloway Area Chairman, Dr John Calvert, who so very sadly died during a visit to the hospital in October. Progress has been made with the review of national projects. Much helpful input was received in response to the consultation of all Priory Members. Useful meetings have been held or are planned with key players in our sphere. These include the St Andrew’s Ambulance Association, the Scottish Ambulance Service, the Order of Malta and the Red Cross as well as St John in England and Wales. These are helping to establish areas of greatest need and potential,and to identify possible opportunities for co-operation,leading to more detailed investigation of the most promising options. Sadly, this is my last Prior’s Message. I thank you warmly for all the work you have done for St John and for the support and kindness you have given me. It has been a great pleasure and privilege to have been your Prior for the past fourteen years. I will continue to help in any way I can with your activities in the future and wish you every success and enjoyment with them. Thank you all.

Sir James Stirling of Garden KCVO CBE GCStJ TD Prior until 30 October 2009 3| THE ORDER OF ST JOHN - HISTORICAL BACKGROUND The origins of the Order of St John can be traced to an 11th century hospital - the Hospital of St John in Jerusalem. In 1113 the people who administered this hospital were formed into a religious Order. Soon after, they took on military duties and became known as Knights Hospitallers.

That Order, which exists today, is now commonly called the Order of Malta. It recruited members and owned property throughout Western Europe. The Order’s principal property in Scotland was at Torphichen, in West Lothian. Being Roman Catholic, the Order ceased to function in the British Isles at the time of the Reformation.

In the first half of the 19th century a group of people set out to revive the Order of Malta in the United Kingdom but ultimately formed themselves into a separate organisation which they called the Order of St John. In 1877 they founded the St John Ambulance Association, whose role was to provide training in first aid and similar activities. Ten years later the St John Ambulance Brigade was created, as a uniformed body of trained volunteers to provide first aid cover for the public. In 1968 it was decided to merge the Ambulance Association and Brigade into “St John Ambulance”,to allow closer co-ordination of the two roles of training and public duty.

In 1882, as a further means of providing to those in need and recognising its origins, the Order opened a hospital in Jerusalem. This was to treat eye disease, prevalent in the Middle East. (At that time, Jerusalem was part of the Ottoman Turkish Empire.)

In 1888, Queen Victoria made the Order a Royal Order of Chivalry with the monarch as its Sovereign Head. Since then the Grand Prior has always been a member of the Royal Family. Today the Order of St John functions throughout the United Kingdom, in many other Commonwealth countries, in the United States of America and at the hospital in Jerusalem.

THE ORDER IN SCOTLAND In its early years, the Order provided training in first aid and related subjects in Scotland, as in other parts of the United Kingdom. However, the Scottish-based St Andrew’s Ambulance Association was formed later and began similar activities, both in Scotland and England. In 1908 it was agreed that the association would cease first aid training south of the border and the Order north of it.

In the 1940s, some of its members felt there was scope for the Order to undertake a variety of public services in Scotland. In 1947, the Scottish Priory of the Order was formed and since then, from a standing start, it has achieved remarkable success in meeting a wide diversity of need.

| 4 Over the years the Priory has responded to changes to some of these needs brought about by developments such as the creation and evolution of the National Health Service. In recent times, the Priory has extended its support to mountain rescue teams in Scotland through the provision of vehicles and bases, and has funded minibuses for other needy organisations. Facilities provided include a palliative care unit, patient transport, sheltered residential accommodation and a holiday home for disabled people and their carers. Also, help is given to many local initiatives which provide services and supplies for people of all ages who are ill, disabled, infirm or in danger.The priory has always supported the Order’s hospital in Jerusalem and currently sponsors its Medical Director. Additionally, help is given to St John Associations in developing countries, especially Malawi.

OBJECTS The objects of the Order in Scotland include: • the encouragement of all that makes for the spiritual and moral strengthening of mankind; • the encouragement and promotion of all work of humanity and charity for the relief of people in sickness, distress, suffering or danger; • the provision of assistance to the St John Eye Hospital in Jerusalem and its clinics and research projects; • the provision and maintenance of nursing homes, sheltered housing, hospices and rest and residential homes in Scotland; • the provision of a library.

GOVERNANCE OF THE PRIORY The Priory of Scotland is governed under the Royal Charters, Statutes and Regulations of the Order, and the Rules of the Priory of Scotland. Copies of these are available from the Chancery.

Those in management or control of the Priory are the Prior and members of the Priory Chapter. The Priory is administered from the Chancery, St John’s House, at 21 St John Street, Edinburgh.The work of the Order throughout Scotland is assisted by 12 area committees.

MEMBERSHIP The Priory of Scotland Anyone giving significant support to the Priory of Scotland may become a member of it. Area committees maintain rolls of Priory Members within their area.

Readers new to St John who are interested in becoming members of the Priory of Scotland should approach their area contact (see page 50).

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The Order of St John Membership of the Order (as an Order of Chivalry) is conferred in recognition of work done in furthering its objects. Recommendations for admission to, or promotion in, the Order may be made by the chairmen of the area committees and by Grade I or II members. Recommendations which survive intensive scrutiny are eventually submitted to Her Majesty the Queen for approval. New and promoted members are invested with their insignia at the Festival of St John held annually in Scotland on or about 24th June (St John Baptist Day). The Roll of Members of the Order in the Priory of Scotland is maintained in the Chancery. Members’ particulars are held on a computer database which is registered under the Data Protection Act. A member may ask for a copy of his or her record at any time. Limited information is supplied to office bearers in connection with Order business,but not to any other person or body.

Grades of the Order Under its Sovereign Head, Her Majesty The Queen, the Order has six grades: I Dames & Bailiffs Grand Cross GCStJ II Dames & Knights (of Grace or of Justice) DStJ & KStJ III Commanders, *Chaplains CStJ, ChStJ IV Officers, *Sub-Chaplains OStJ, SubChStJ V Members, *Assistant Chaplains MStJ, AsstChStJ VI Esquires EsqStJ * Clerical grades are being phased out from 1 January 2004.Those holding them before then may continue to use them until promoted.

Foundation Dues and Oblations To carry out its charitable works, the Order depends to a great extent on contributions from its members, and funds raised from the public. Order members are relied upon for two set contributions: Foundation Dues, payable on admission to, and promotion within, the Order; and Annual Oblations, payable yearly on a scale related to grade within the Order. The current rates are: Grade Foundation Annual Dues (£) Oblations (£)

I GCStJ 480 90 II DStJ & KStJ 190 75 III CStJ, ChStJ 110 50 IV OStJ, SubChStJ 70 40 V MStJ, AsstChStJ 60 30 VI EsqStJ Nil 25

| 6 Initials and Insignia The preceding abbreviations may be used in connection with the work of the Order and in biographical references.The abbreviations,when used as post-nominal letters,come after those of the other British Orders and crosses for bravery, e.g. Donald MacDonald Esq MBE MC KStJ. Order insignia take the same precedence. Notes on the wearing of insignia are available on request from the Chancery. Members may also wish to note that any insignia no longer required, e.g. through promotion, may be sent to the Chancery where it can be used to the benefit of the Priory.

THE CHANCERY AND ITS STAFF The Chancery, or headquarters, of the Priory of Scotland is at St John’s House, Edinburgh. The Chief Executive Officer is Richard Waller, the Administrator, Audrey Leighton, and the Accountant, Janet Knox.The headquarters are usually manned during normal office hours, but Audrey is generally not present on a Friday nor Janet after 3pm daily. The Priory Communications Officer is Carolyne Nurse who mainly works from home and can be contacted on 07981 072760.

LIBRARY The library of the Priory of Scotland is contained within St John’s House. It is a fascinating collection of books, documents, photographs and objects concerned with the Order from its origins to the present day. Together these form a rich source of information for research or general interest. We are most grateful to Eileen McIver, a librarian by profession, who has on a dedicated weekly basis for many years, and often with the help of her late husband Heckie, lovingly cared for the contents of the library and kept them up-to-date and shipshape. Her self- initiated tasks have extended even to giving all the books an individual annual Spring clean. Others have kindly helped, including Tom Valentine with binding and framing, and we are pleased that Mark Lindley-Highfield plans to compile an electronic catalogue, as his busy post- graduate teachers’training course permits.Visitors to the library are welcome and are requested to make arrangements with Audrey Leighton, the Administrator, on 0131 556 8711.

TORPHICHEN PRECEPTORY The first property in Scotland of the pre-Reformation Order was established at Torphichen in West Lothian. Acquired during the reign of David I, King of Scots (1124 – 1153), it became, and remained until the 16th century, the Order’s administrative centre in Scotland. The tower and transepts of the Preceptory building remain. With the help of volunteers organised by West Lothian members, they are open to the public from April to September inclusive, Saturdays 1100 – 1700 and Sundays 1400 – 1700. New volunteers would be welcome and should ring secretary Jim Wilson on 01506 656250. The pretty village of Torphichen lies in attractive countryside 20 miles due west of Edinburgh, one mile on the B792 from the A706.

7| CELEBRATION OF THE WORK OF THE ORDER OF ST JOHN

A celebration of the work of the Order of St John was held on Friday 30th October 2009, on the retirement of Sir James Stirling of Garden as the Prior of Scotland and the investiture and installation of his successor, Sir Malcolm Ross. It was an honour and a pleasure to have with us throughout, His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester, the Grand Prior of the Order.

St John members and guests gathered at the Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, and those processing at nearby St John’s House. Thank goodness that the continuous heavy rain forecast to begin at the procession departure time never arrived. His Royal Highness was received by the Lord Lieutenant of Edinburgh at St John’s House and then mingled with others before the 42-strong procession formed up. The route took in the (freshly re- painted) St John cross and roundel on the Royal Mile roadway, a symbol of the area’s pre-Reformation links with the Order of St John. Proceedings at the Canongate Kirk began at 2.15pm with the entry of the procession.

The Prior welcomed the 330 or so people present and then Professor Anthony Mellows, the Lord Prior, spoke about the work of St John worldwide. Next, St John Scotland activities were described by the Prior, who gave thanks for all the support given by Priory Members. Three investitures then took place – Sir Malcolm Ross, newly promoted before becoming the Prior, and Tom Crichton and Iain Taylor who had both had to miss their due investiture in London (held every 3 years) for health reasons.

| 8 After these, His Royal Highness thanked the Lord Prior and Prior for their insights into the work of the Order and went on to say -

‘As a representative of our Sovereign Head, I am privileged to see a great deal of this work at first hand. In relation to some of the activities you spoke about, I have made many visits to the eye hospital. It is an inspiring beacon of light and hope in a troubled land. Its staff and their patients overcome many daunting extra adversities to deliver and receive the gift of good sight. The Home-Based Care project in southern African countries is, as I have witnessed, a much-valued initiative and I am most grateful for the contributions given, including from Scotland, to the Grand Prior’s appeal in support of it. It has done much to alleviate the suffering of those who have to be cared for during their final months in their homes, often by their young children or elderly relatives. In 2007, I visited St John Malawi and saw for myself the excellent work of the Primary Health Care volunteers, whose much expanded activity has been made possible by St John Scotland’s contribution. Closer to home, I have been pleased to open two of the mountain rescue bases and present one of the rescue vehicles referred to by Sir James Stirling. All of this work is in the finest traditions of the Order of St John and I commend it highly.’

Then His Royal Highness thanked Sir James for his more than 14 years’ service (the longest of any Prior of Scotland), and afterwards installed Sir Malcolm as his successor. Kneeling before the Grand Prior, Sir Malcolm did homage for the Priory and the Lord Lyon King of Arms then proclaimed his installation. Woven through all these proceedings were prayers and hymns, and an address by the Very Reverend James Harkness, the Priory Dean, encompassed the work of the Order and the parable of the Good Samaritan.

9| CELEBRATION continued Tom Crichton, the previous Dean, had begun his ministry at the Canongate Kirk and still helps there. He is the first clerical member in Scotland to have been promoted to Knight since the lifting of the ‘stained’(as the present Dean aptly put it) glass ceiling on clerical promotion above Commander grade.

In closing, Sir Malcolm thanked Priory Members for their kind donations to cover costs of the celebration and wished them well with their future work. We were fortunate that many outside guests attended, including leading representatives from other charities and organisations with St John connections, whose valuable humanitarian work was also recognised. People then moved to the Great Gallery of the Palace of Holyroodhouse for a reception, with the High Constables of Edinburgh in attendance.

In the evening, His Royal Highness attended a celebratory dinner in the New Club, Princes Street, where the 120 place dining room was filled to capacity with Priory Members and guests. Sir Malcolm proposed toasts to Her Majesty The Queen, our Sovereign Head, and then to the Grand Prior. John Ford,the Chancellor,paid most eloquent tribute to Sir James for his service as our Prior and presented gifts of silver photograph frames to him and Lady Stirling, who both spoke in reply. It was a grand day, much enhanced by the company of our many guests from other parts of St John and elsewhere, and a fitting celebration of the Order’s charitable work.

| 10 Photographs by Antonia Reeve. See also the inside rear cover.

11 | S OJECT VERSEAS PR O

The main St John Eye Hospital ST JOHN EYE HOSPITAL, JERUSALEM The St John Eye Hospital in Jerusalem is supported by many elements of the Order worldwide. It is open to all races and religions but principally serves the Arab population. The hospital has widened into a group of facilities taking treatment out to areas of need, partly because of the severe restrictions on employment and general movement of staff and patients, now including the Separation Wall, imposed by the Israeli government. Situated in East Jerusalem, the main hospital has a very modern operating theatre and a large outpatient department as well as 49 beds. The Hebron hospital, opened in 2005, serves the densely populated areas around Hebron and Bethlehem. The Gaza clinic has been operating since 1992 and is a mini hospital with the same standards of care as the main hospital. Mobile Outreach Clinics were introduced in 1982 and there are currently two of these. With the opening of the Anabta Centre in 2007,the group is now able to reach almost all of the West Bank towns,villages and refugee camps. In 2008, the group treated 94,426 people, of whom 25,579 were under the age of 18. The hospital is renowned for its teaching and a key priority is to train the next generation of local doctors and nurses. Valuable research and development is also conducted. The hospital is supporting Vision 2020, aiming to eliminate avoidable blindness and introduce further affordable eye care programmes. St John Scotland has always helped the eye hospital. Most recently it has each year sponsored the Medical Director, helped fund the library and contributed to the Patient Relief and Gaza Appeal funds. Additionally, the overseas specialist training of one of the staff’s Palestinian doctors is presently being funded, bringing the total contribution in 2009 to around £125,000. Further details are on www.stjohneyehospital.org

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The vehicle for Malawi MALAWI PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROJECT As well as the eight Priories, there are 33 national St John Associations, many of them in developing countries. Most Priories, as stronger members of the St John family, support the work of the more needy St John Associations, through sending money, supplies, trainers or advisers. The Priory of Scotland has developed links with St John Malawi in this regard.

Malawi is near the bottom of the UN Human Development Index, which reflects factors such as life expectancy and infant mortality, and it ranks lower than any other country bar one in which St John operates. In addition to first aid training and support, St John Malawi runs a Primary Health Care Project.

Begun in 1988, the project helps prevent illness through education and immunisation, with particular emphasis on the health of young children. The volunteer Community Health Workers also provide other medicines and training in the home-based care of seriously ill people. They work in the most densely populated townships of Malawi's commercial capital, Blantyre, where living conditions are very poor.

The Priory of Scotland has provided £10,000 a year since 2004 to help meet the running costs of the project, allowing the number of workers to be more than doubled to over 60.

In 2007 a grant of £27,500 was made for the purchase of a new vehicle. This is being used to transport medicine, supplies and volunteers. In 2009 it was agreed to provide up to £10,000 to help St John Malawi expand their first aid training in the capital, Lilongwe. As well as bringing other benefits, it is hoped that this will increase income from commercial training for use on charitable activities. 13 | T RESCUE SUPPOR

Opening of the refurbished Oban base in November 2008

MOUNTAIN RESCUE BASES The sale of the Priory’s hospital in Aberdeen in 1995 allowed the re-deployment of resources to new national projects. One of these is the wider support of mountain rescue throughout Scotland and a major element is the provision of bases to several teams.

A base for the Aberdeen Mountain Rescue Team was opened in 1997. Two smaller bases were completed for the Skye Team in 2000, one each side of the Cuillins. Since then, bases have been built for the Arran, Arrochar, Dundonnell, Lomond and Moffat teams. Existing buildings were bought for the Oban and Galloway teams. A base is under construction for the Ochils team and an interest-free loan has been made to the Lochaber team for their new premises. Requests for help with bases have also been received from the Assynt, Border, Kintail,Tayside and Torridon & Kinlochewe teams.

The teams’ range of activities is wider than one might think. They are called upon to help find missing people in all parts of the countryside, not just mountainous or hilly areas, and also in urban areas. They bring their valuable local knowledge and experience of search and rescue techniques to many operations. The object of a search can vary from lost walkers to injured climbers, crashed aircraft or vehicles and to people missing from home who may be suicidal or at risk from mental illness.A team might help rescue people from sea cliffs, working closely with HM Coastguard and the RNLI.

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New vehicle for Grampian Police - Assistant Chief Constable Colin Menzies with David Paton, St John Aberdeen and the North-East Chairman MOUNTAIN RESCUE TRANSPORT As part of its national project to extend support to mountain rescue teams in Scotland, the Priory is funding vehicles for them. This is undertaken through a rolling provision and, eventually, replacement programme. Provision has been arranged in conjunction with the Mountain Rescue Committee of Scotland to which all teams belong and who offered to advise on the priority of need between teams.The vehicles carry the St John name and badge as well as the name of the team and, in most cases, ambulance markings.

Most teams prefer for their operations Land Rover’s long wheelbase Defender 110. The four- wheel drive Land Rovers can carry 12 passengers, with equipment on a roof rack; they can also carry a stretcher and be fitted with special items such as a radio, searchlights and a winch. Land Rover generously give the same discount as for larger customers such as the Forestry Commission and the Police.

The final vehicle of the initial provision was handed over in 2009 (photo above), increasing the total number of teams supplied to 25. These are Aberdeen, Arran, Arrochar, Assynt, Border, Braemar, Cairngorm, Dundonnell, Galloway, Glencoe, Glenelg, Glenmore Lodge, Grampian Police, Killin, Kintail, Lochaber, Lomond, Moffat, Oban, Ochils, Skye, Torridon & Kinlochewe, Tayside,Tayside Police Search and Rescue and Tweed Valley.

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St John Rescue Boat Photo: Donald Fullarton LOCH LOMOND RESCUE BOAT In 2006, the Order’s commitment to rescue services in Scotland was further extended to lochs with a major donation to a new rescue boat for Loch Lomond. The Arctic 22 is a Rigid-Hulled Inflatable Boat which cost £108,000 and St John's donation of £32,000 made it the main contributor. As a result, the boat carries the St John name and logo. With two 115 horsepower engines and a top speed of 45 miles an hour, the St John was designed specifically for the Loch Lomond Rescue Boat Committee and includes a large deck area for stretchers and fire-fighting equipment. The crew is drawn from 23 volunteers who undergo training twice a week. They are called out to help people on the loch around 60 times each year and work closely with the Lomond Mountain Rescue Team,quickly moving team members or casualties to or from parts of the loch side which are inaccessible by road or air. The Priory funded an £18,000 extension to the boathouse at Luss which was opened in 2001. It provides much improved training, changing and drying facilities for the crew.

THE SEARCH AND RESCUE DOG ASSOCIATION The Search and Rescue Dog Association arranges the training and provision of dogs for search and rescue operations. It works very closely with mountain rescue teams and other emergency organisations, and is affiliated to the Mountain Rescue Committee of Scotland. The Priory supports the association by meeting the modest running costs of its call out system, and provided £5,000 for an equipment trailer, commissioned in 2005.

| 16 NITH INSHORE RESCUE In 2004, the Priory funded a Land Rover for Nith Inshore RESCUE SUPPOR Rescue. This search and rescue unit is based just south of Dumfries on the estuary of the River Nith. It was formed in 1982 following several fatal incidents in the area which

highlighted the need for T rapid response. The unit's present, third, lifeboat is a 6.5 metre Tornado rigid inflatable boat with two 60 horsepower Mercury outboard engines. It can operate in as little as two feet of water and carry fuel for 6 hours' running up to 30 knots. In 2009 a grant of £25,000 was made towards a replacement boat. The main areas of operation are the hazardous tidal stretches of the River Nith and the Solway Firth but it is deployed to other rivers and to inland lochs. The Land Rover is equipped with a radio, first aid equipment and, on the roof, an 8 foot inflatable dinghy with an outboard engine. The all volunteer crew have saved adults and children who were missing or cut off by the tide or floods or otherwise at risk; animals have also been saved. The unit operates closely with the police,HM Coastguard,RN and RAF helicopter crews,the RNLI and also with mountain rescue teams.

MOUNTAIN RESCUE CONFERENCES As well as its help with vehicles and bases, the Priory also supports mountain rescue conferences and training seminars. The Mountain Rescue Committee of Scotland holds a conference and training weekend every year and, in rotation, hosts the periodic United Kingdom Mountain Rescue Conference. This was held for the first time in Scotland in 2002, and most recently in 2008 when it was opened by the Prior (see page 45). In 2003, the International Committee for Alpine Rescue was hosted in Coylumbridge - the first time it had met in the UK. This, and an earlier meeting of its medical seminar were sponsored by the Priory. Such events are valuable opportunities for all those concerned to exchange information and ideas and keep abreast of developments in techniques and equipment. They also provide opportunities for different units to exercise together and they generally strengthen links within the rescue community.

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Community Macmillan nurse, Sister Jane Wason, Dr Jane Gall, new Link Nurse Elaine Rankin and Stranraer Committee Chairman Kenneth Paterson.With thanks to Ken Pearson Photography PALLIATIVE CARE PROJECT, DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY The enhanced palliative care facility at the Galloway Community Hospital in Stranraer opened in 2007. Funded by St John Scotland, Macmillan Cancer Support and NHS Dumfries and Galloway, the £600,000 project is a major development for the area. Impressively, St John's £225k share was raised through the efforts of Dumfries and Galloway Priory Members. The St John Unit comprises two bright and spacious en-suite bedrooms with a communal sitting room and kitchen area. Nearby there is a 'drop-in' centre for patients and their families, providing information, advice and refreshments.

The well-established Hospice at Home service continues to offer nursing support for seriously ill patients in their own homes. It is joint funded by St John Scotland and the local NHS Primary Care Trust and operates throughout Wigtownshire.

A St John Link Nurse is being funded in Stranraer to liaise on behalf of palliative care patients and to promote further developments in palliative care locally.

Further details may be obtained from: H onorary Secretary: Mrs Patricia Calvert DStJ Hillhead of Craichmore Leswalt, Stranraer DG9 0PN Tel: 01776 870219.

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One of the Dumfries and Galloway vehicles

PATIENT TRANSPORT SERVICE Angus and Dundee After much preparatory work and commendable effort to recruit volunteer drivers, the area's new patient transport service got underway in 2008.

It began by transporting chemotherapy patients to and from Ninewells Hospital in Dundee and has successfully expanded to include patients for dialysis treatment in Arbroath. A dedicated vehicle became necessary and was bought in 2009. Additionally, drivers use their own cars and are reimbursed for their expenses. Requests for the service are made through the hospital. Anyone wishing to help with this service would be most welcome and should contact the area chairman, Bill Spence OStJ, on 01382 350553.

Dumfries and Galloway Priory Members continue to operate their much appreciated transport service for cancer patients. A major commitment is the transport of patients between the west of the region and Dumfries to co-ordinate with their ongoing transport to and from Edinburgh for radiotherapy or chemotherapy on Mondays and Fridays, but patients are also transported on other days whenever their treatment requires it.

The service is provided with two dedicated people-carriers funded by St John Scotland and driven by volunteers from both the Stranraer and Dumfries branches.In addition,volunteers use their own cars when necessary. The service is co-ordinated by Mr Adam Calderwood CStJ. Adam would be happy to provide any further information, and is always pleased to hear from any potential new volunteer drivers. T el: 01776 870 439.

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THE ST JOHN TRANSPORT SERVICE As one of its national projects, the Priory has helped other charities buy much-needed vehicles they could not otherwise have obtained so quickly or at all.The vehicles are mainly minibuses, in many cases specially adapted to meet the particular requirements of those who use them. Since 1997, funding has been provided for vehicles for the following:

• Acredale House, Bathgate A community and day care centre for older people. • The Arbroath Town Mission A day care centre for elderly people. • The Bannockburn Branch of Riding for the Disabled Enables people with disabilities to benefit from the enjoyment and therapy of horse-riding. • The Berwickshire Association of Voluntary Services (‘Berwickshire Wheels’) Provides self-drive wheelchair-accessible vehicles in the eastern Borders area. • Borders Disability Forum (‘Gala Wheels’) Provides self-drive wheelchair-accessible vehicles in the central Borders area. • Braendam Family House Situated near Stirling,this holiday and respite centre caters for families in need who come mainly from Glasgow, Dunbartonshire and west central Scotland. • Braid House, Livingston A day centre for elderly people. • Carberry A centre near Edinburgh providing facilities for a wide range of disadvantaged people. • Disability Sport Fife This association, which helps disabled people from Fife take part in sport, has been supported for several years through the local area committee.

| 20 • The Dumfries Community Day Centre for Older People • Edinburgh Zoo A Land Rover and custom-built trailer have been provided especially for disabled visitors and those who accompany them. • The Eric Liddell Centre, Edinburgh A centre providing for people in need including those with dementia and other mental health difficulties. • Erskine Hospital A major facility at Bishopton caring for ex-Service men and women in Scotland. • Fairbridge Supp orts young people from deprived inner city environments. • Handicabs A transport charity based in Edinburgh. • Hazelwood School, Glasgow For children and young people with sensory impairment. • Macmillan House Perth A day care centre for people with progressive illnesses such as cancer. • The Marie Curie Cancer Care Hunters Hill Centre The centre, in the north of Glasgow, includes a 35 bed hospice as well as a large outpatient facility and provides community nursing. • Mental Health Aberdeen Provides a range of help to people with mental health problems. •e OASIS Car An umbrella organisation for Perth charities supporting children with special needs and their families. • The Ogilvie Centre Dundee Formerly the Dundee and District Spastics Association. • Penumbra Supports those affected by mental illness. • The Portlethen and District Community Ambulance Association Provides patient and general community transport. • The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice, Glasgow A hospice providing day care and in-patient facilities. • PUSH An amputee support group for Edinburgh and the Lothians. • Sense Scotland A charity supporting deafblind people. • Strathcarron Hospice A residential and day care hospice at Denny near Falkirk.Two vehicles have been provided. • Sue Ryder Home Provides a permanent home for people suffering from chronic disabilities. 21 | OMMODATION ACC

ST JOHN RETIREMENT COMPLEX - ARCHIBALD RUSSELL COURT, POLMONT This thirteen flat complex was opened in 1993. Each flat has two bedrooms, a lounge, kitchen and bathroom and faces onto large, professionally landscaped and maintained gardens. A separate residents’ lounge provides a congenial meeting place for residents and friends. The complex is very close to Polmont railway station and to bus services and also local shops and a bank.

Retired people interested in living in this very desirable environment should contact the Caretaker, Mr Andrew Cameron Tel: 01324 717636

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Photo by Tina Norris SIR ANDREW MURRAY HOUSE, STRATHYRE Sir Andrew Murray House is perfect for groups of people of all ages needing to have a break in the countryside.The house is on one level and suitable for people with limited mobility and for wheelchair users. It is ideal for an affordable short or long stay, a change of scene or respite for carers and families.

Situated in Strathyre, a charming village in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, the house sleeps up to 12 people. It includes a large communal sitting and dining room, conservatory, games room and a secluded patio and garden. A few steps away are well-paved footpaths, woodlands, a river and a mountain bike trail for the more adventurous.

We welcome enquiries from charities and individuals with particular needs who would benefit from a holiday in some of Scotland’s most attractive countryside.

Sir Andrew Murray House, Strathyre, Stirlingshire FK18 8NQ

Contact: Arthur Leask CStJ 01877 330713

23 | ST JOHN’S COURT, GLASGOW Opened in 1975,St John’s Court is at 80 Partickhill Road,Glasgow,in a most attractive residential part of the west end of the city. Shops and public transport are close at hand. St John’s Court provides sheltered housing accommodation for twenty-five tenants in self-contained flatlets. Each has a bed/sitting room, a kitchenette and a bathroom.There is a resident warden.Tenants retain their independence and privacy but have company and the reassurance provided by the warden’s presence.

From 1st April 2009, management of the complex was passed to Loretto Housing Association, a body separate from and independent of the Priory of Scotland

For further details or to arrange a visit please contact the House Manager, Mrs Wilma Motherwell,Tel: 0141 357 0775

| 24 THE ST JOHN CRUSADER II CANAL BOAT The St John Crusader II is specially designed for disabled people, with a hydraulic lift to assist wheelchair users and anyone who has difficulty ascending and descending steps. The boat was donated in 1996 to The Seagull Trust (renamed Seagull Trust Cruises in 2007) and operates from the trust’s base at Ratho, on the Union Canal just west of Edinburgh, every day of the week from the beginning of April until the end of October. Special “Santa” cruises are also arranged in the fortnight before Christmas for disabled children.

In the year up to 31st October 2009, 8676 people enjoyed trips on Crusader II and the Mackay Seagull, a second boat at Ratho, named after the late Reverend Hugh Mackay who was a founder member and also a member of St John.

The Edinburgh and South-East Area Committee generously support running costs and some members of the Order continue to act as skippers or crew although numbers have been decreasing as some have retired from “active service”.New volunteers who are prepared to be trained as crew or skippers will always be welcome.

Volunteers should contact: Mr Barrie Pendlebury OStJ Tel: 0131 663 4428

Anyone wishing to arrange a canal cruise for groups of disabled, disadvantaged or special needs people should contact the Ratho Branch Booking Office of Seagull Trust Cruises Tel: 0131 335 3318

25 | ST JOHN CHARITY SHOP The St John charity shop at 20 Deanhaugh Street, Edinburgh, EH4 1LY reopened in August 2008 as ‘Charity Books Plus’ following refurbishment.

Avid book collector and specialist in Ladybird Books, Robert Mullin, is managing the shop with a small team of volunteers. As well as a wide selection of books, the shop stocks maps, prints, sheet music, postcards and unusual items of bric-a-brac and ephemera. Donations are always welcome and all profits go to the Order of St John.

Charity Books Plus is open every day – Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm and Sunday 12 noon to 4pm.

For further details, including a tour of the shop and to see and buy items, please visit Robert’s brilliant website at www.stjohnbookshop.co.uk; or ring 0131 332 4911 or email [email protected]

First satisfied customers | 26 EYE HOSPITAL REPORT

John and Pat Calvert (fifth and second from right) during their 2006 visit to the Eye Hosptial

It was with great shock, sadness and disbelief that the tragic news was received of the untimely passing of our Hospitaller, Dr John Calvert. He was on one of several visits to his beloved eye hospital with his wife Pat, for a week coinciding with events to mark the retirement after 31 years of Matron Jackie Jaidy in October 2009. He was taken ill with a heart attack on the Sunday and admitted to a nearby hospital where his care came under a professor of cardiology. Rod Bull, the Chief Executive of the eye hospital, said that there was nowhere he would rather be in John’s position and, with typical cheerful good humour, John himself said that if this had to happen to him he was far better off in Jerusalem than in Stranraer where he would have been a long way from a specialist heart unit. John was fitted with a stent and made a good recovery to the extent that he was able to leave hospital on the following Friday. He and Pat had a good day together at their hotel on the Saturday but tragically John suffered a further crisis in the early hours of Sunday morning from which he did not recover. Rod Bull gave outstanding assistance,whilst remarkable comfort and support was also given by other members of the staff and the local community, together with the several visitors gathered for Jackie’s retirement party. Back home, after John’s funeral in Ayr, the large church for his memorial service in Stranraer was filled to capacity, a measure of the regard with which he was held there and further afield. Appointed the Hospitaller for Scotland in 2001,John resolutely set about maintaining the momentum of his predecessor, John Blair, and was a great champion of the eye hospital. He quickly familiarised himself with its unique and difficult circumstances and forged valuable links with the many people involved. Fun to be with, always positive, upbeat and smiling, he was an uplifting presence who endeared himself to the staff. Yet he was also realistic in recognising the daunting challenges that they and their patients face and was determined in his approach to do what he could to help overcome them. As well as keeping national committees well informed about the hospital and persuasively putting the case for their support, John worked hard to promote the hospital to St John areas and other

27 | bodies in Scotland. An early initiative of his was to consolidate the principle that money raised for the hospital by areas would be regarded as over and above any budgeted provision from centrally-held funds. Amongst his other lasting legacies will be the network of ‘Area Hospitallers’introduced by him to reinforce communication, awareness and support for the future benefit of the hospital. For the hospital, 2009 began with the extreme added challenge of the devastating military action in Gaza. By sheer good luck no members of the hospital staff were among the many civilian casualties but some had their homes destroyed and, like others, they all suffered serious trauma. The hospital’s facilities there and elsewhere continue to be hampered by the pre-existing restrictions on the movement of staff, patients and supplies. On a happy note, February saw Dr Amer Musen begin his 15 month programme of training in the specialist treatment of glaucoma.This was made possible by a grant of £25,000 from St John Scotland, John Calvert building on a previous initiative of his through which the advanced training of two other Palestinian doctors from the hospital was similarly funded. Dr Musen’s programme is at the LV Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad,India,heralded as Asia’s most advanced eye hospital. Glaucoma affects the optic nerve and is the second most common cause of blindness globally. It causes such a gradual deterioration of vision that a person often does not spot the problem until it is too late, causing it to be called ‘the sneak thief of sight’. A further unwelcome challenge in 2009 was the severe weakening of the pound against the shekel following our country’s banking wrongdoings. Much of the hospital’s £5m annual budget is supported by sterling funding and the value of this fell by as much as 20%. In response to a resultant special appeal,St John Scotland increased its sponsorship of the Medical Director’s employment costs by £8,000, bringing the total year’s support for the hospital to approximately £125,000. Despite all their difficulties,the hospital staff have successfully maintained an invaluable service. They are the only charitable providers of eye care in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Patients, of whom there were 94,426 in 2008, are treated regardless of ethnicity, religion or ability to pay. Had John been writing this report he would have undoubtedly, and as previously, expressed his thanks to St John Scotland members for their support to him and to the hospital and would have wished you all well with your future activities. So, on behalf of John, thank you and good luck.

Richard Waller CEO

| 28 THE RECEIVER-GENERAL'S REPORT for the year ended 31st October 2008 The Priory’s income has remained constant for the last few years at around £731,000. Expenditure, this year, of £702,000 has resulted in a surplus of £29,000 with over 70% of the Priory’s expenditure directly supporting its charitable activities. The Priory has suffered alongside all investors from the crash of the financial markets. The investment portfolio decreased by nearly 20% over the year. The Priory has a strong financial base and has a long term strategy to meet its objectives which has continued to allow it to weather the financial storms. Many of the Priory’s objectives are met through the funding of other front-line charities and the Priory continues to provide this financial support effectively. Around a quarter of the Priory’s income comes from funds raised from its members and the general public through donations and legacies, subscriptions and fundraising. This has remained robust during the downturn.

St John Homes St John Central continued to run Sir Andrew Murray House,Strathyre,a holiday home for elderly and disabled people. Further improvements have been made to the fabric of the building and external area. Demand for such accommodation has been falling away over recent years but the area committee is continuing to seek new clients. At Archibald Russell Court, the retirement complex in Polmont,an existing meeting room and storage space has been converted into a flat bringing the total number of flats to twelve. Plans were drawn up to convert the existing restaurant space into another flat and this became available in 2009. After the demise of the day care project at St John Thornhill and the cancellation of the contract for patient accommodation at St John’s House Cramond, there has been much activity in finding new uses for these properties. Early in 2008, it was decided to investigate whether there might be another charity that could use either property. Several charities expressed interest in the properties and after a review and consultation with the Priory Members in the respective areas, it was agreed to offer a lease on the Thornhill property and to sell St John’s House Cramond on the open market.

Pa tient Transport In Dumfries and Galloway, the local members run a useful transport service for patients to attend hospital in Stranraer and Dumfries and also to link up with the NHS service to hospitals in Glasgow and Edinburgh. This year, 490 people (2007:542) were transported a total of 50,716 miles (2007:45,694). In St John Angus and Dundee a transport service for patients attending clinics at Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, began in May 2008 with private vehicles being used for a trial period running an average of four trips per week resulting in 132 patient trips covering 8,623 miles . In Edinburgh, a donation of £10,000 to help with running costs, was made to Handicabs (Lothian) Ltd, a well known local charity which runs a ‘dial a bus’ service for the elderly and disabled and provides some patient transport to Edinburgh’s Western General Hospital.

29 | Palliative Care In Dumfries and Galloway, the St John Unit at the new Galloway Community Hospital, the palliative care service has been improved by the appointment of a ‘link nurse’funded by St John Dumfries & Galloway, to co-ordinate the services between the unit, the main hospital, the Hospice at Home service and local GPs. In Perth & Kinross, the committee has reached its fundraising target of £75,000 and continues to work with MacMillan Cancer Relief and the local health board to provide palliative care facilities at the Perth Royal Infirmary. In other areas, St John has supported local charities running palliative care services with hospices in Dunbartonshire, Fife and Strathkelvin benefiting.

Rescue Support The Priory has so far provided nine bases for mountain rescue teams. This rent-free accommodation has, in the main, been built to the teams’ own specifications with a view to providing the best possible facilities for each team’s individual needs. Construction on a base in Arran began in March 2008 and was completed in February 2009 with the team moving in shortly afterwards. Preparatory work on bases for two further teams, Galloway and Ochils, is currently underway and these will hopefully be opened in 2009/10. Seven other teams have requested help with the provision of a base and it is the Priory’s aim to fulfil these requests as funds and time allow.

St John Overseas The Priory continued to help St John Associations overseas as well as increasing its support to the St John Eye Hospital in Jerusalem. In Malawi, the primary health care project continued to provide a valuable service especially with the threat of cholera in the area. Help was also given to St John Kenya towards the purchase of an ambulance as its services became stretched during the unrest in early 2008. After the year end, St John Zimbabwe was involved in combating the effects of a cholera epidemic and set up several rehydration centres. The Priory was pleased to provide financial support in this crisis. Supporting the St John Eye Hospital in Jerusalem has always been a very important part of the work of the members in Scotland. The Priory continues to sponsor the salary of the Medical Director. Funding for the hospital library pays for a part time librarian and for subscriptions to medical journals and on-line support. In addition this year, funds raised by the areas and individual members allowed a further £10,000 to be sent for the Patient Relief Fund and £2,500 raised by the members in Perth & Kinross meant that £12,500 could be sent for the Gaza Clinic Appeal.

Loc al Projects for the Elderly and Disadvantaged A variety of charities are helped every year by the St John area committees. This year, nearly £25,000 was given in smaller donations to twenty-nine charities throughout the country from Inverness to Duns,some being long-standing recipients of support and others being helped for | 30 the first time. St John members are committed to helping the communities in their local areas. I hope the new charts let you see the relevant information at a glance but if you wish more information, the audited accounts for the year ended 31st October 2008 are available from the Chancery. They are free to Priory Members otherwise a charge of £10 is made. And finally, my grateful thanks to the area treasurers who we rely upon to ensure that the finances of the area committees are properly recorded and presented and to Janet Knox, the Priory Accountant, who pulls it all together. Neil M Sharp, MBE, KStJ, TD, Receiver-General

Disbursements 2008

Patient Transport £ £ Handicabs (Lothian) Ltd 10,000 LifeCare Edinburgh 1,500 Others under £1000 1,100 12,600 Rescue Support Mountain Rescue Conference 5,000 Others under £1,000 3,139 8,139 St John Overseas St John Eye Hospital, Jerusalem Medical Director Sponsorship 80,000 Library Sponsorship 6,000 Patient Relief Fund 10,000 Gaza Appeal 10,000 St John Association, Malawi Primary Health Care Project 15,000 St John, Kenya 2,000 125,500 Local Projects for the elderly and disadvantaged Air Training Corps – First Aid Training 2,000 Disability Sport Fife 3,500 West Lothian Drugs & Alcohol Service 3,000 Madeleine Steel Trust 1,000 Seagull Trust 4,000 Riding for the Disabled 1,200 Others under £1000 8,078 22,778 Palliative Care Randolph Wemys Hospital 1,068 Marie Curie Home, Hunters Hill 2,500 Glenrothes Hospice 2,514 Others under £1000 1,667 7,749

Total 176,766

31 | Incoming Resources for 2008 £730,899

| 32 Resources Expended in 2008 £701,563

33 | ACTIVITIES REPORT 2008 Area Reports Much hard work continues to be done in all areas to provide services and raise funds for charitable causes.

Area chairmen come together for the twice yearly meetings of the Area Affairs Committee under the chairmanship of John Ford,the Chancellor. The first meeting of the year was attended by Nicky Wynne, the new fundraiser for the St John Eye Hospital in the London office, whose family home is in Scotland. She was pleased to note that most areas have long contributed funds to the eye hospital. In 2009, together with office colleague Alex Burrough, Nicky raised £6,500 for the hospital by running in the London Marathon.

These reports give a flavour of the many activities within a year. Space permits only a summary and more information is given in our newsletters and on our website which, amongst other things, contains back copies of newsletters.

Aberdeen and the North-East We continued our support of the Sitter Service for the Handicapped. We also chose a new charity to support – STISH – Sudden Trauma Information Service Helpline. This provides accurate information and advice on many issues which surface in the wake of a sudden traumatic experience such as a road traffic or industrial accident or an assault. The climbing wall for the Aberdeen Area New climbing wall for the Scouts Scout Council was completed. The St John area had donated £800 towards this facility which is available for use by a wide range of people including those with disabilities or other disadvantages.

Once again the Beat Retreat proved a great success. Pipe bands from Robert Gordon’s College and Aberdeen University Training Corps performed in front of the college. Cheese and Wine followed and the event raised £2000.

Angus and Dundee The Patient Transport Service continued to be the focus of our activities.We gathered together a group of committed volunteers to take vulnerable cancer patients by car direct from their

| 34 home to the Princess Alexandra Centre in Dundee. A St John Service Medal and Bar were presented to Alexander Middleton for over 20 years’service, including as a pilot with the St John Ambulance Air Wing, rapidly transporting patients, donated organs or medical supplies. The ceremony took place in Dundee City Chambers and the medal Volunteer driver Tom Scott with the new vehicle was presented by the Lord Provost, John Letford.

In addition to a supermarket collection in Forfar and a stall at Dundee’s Summer Charity Fair,the Fiddlers’ Rally was held once again, in Caird Hall. Musicians came from across Scotland and supporting entertainment was provided by the Dundee Strathspey & Reel Society.

Ayrshire and Arran We continued our support of charities which aim to prevent or counter the effects of the misuse of drugs on family life. We made donations to the Lighthouse Foundation, the Samaritans and the Ark. The Lighthouse Foundation provides a place to turn for the family and friends of drug and alcohol misusers. The Ark provides facilities for young people aged from eleven up to their early twenties in a safe environment. There is an after school drop-in centre from 3.30 to 6.30pm and at the weekends an alcohol-free night club. Situated in Ayr it is very popular throughout a wide area. Fundraising activity included a stall at a successful garden open day at Carnell, a beautiful Ayrshire country house, under the Scotland’s Gardens Scheme.

Central The former meeting room at Polmont was converted into a flat and a new resident moved in during August. Plans for the conversion of the former restaurant at the complex were approved by the council and work was completed in 2009. The conversion provides a further, sunny, flat yet retains a room for the benefit of all residents which, together with the adjoining south- and west-facing conservatory, forms a very pleasant space. An important reason for this was to help maintain the sense of community within the complex.

Links were re-established with the new hospital at Larbert to investigate our potential involvement with this new facility. We also funded a ‘Get You Home’ service offered by the Accident and Emergency Department at Stirling Hospital. This helps people who find themselves in A&E outwith normal hours and have no money for transport to take them home. It is much appreciated by A&E staff as well as the people who would otherwise be stranded. It

35 | featured in the hospital’s staff and community newsletters. Our main fundraising event was a wine and savouries afternoon in June which was an enjoyable social occasion for members and friends.

Dumfries and Galloway The St John Unit in the Galloway Community Hospital attracted widespread praise from patients, relatives, carers and staff. In September we agreed to fund a St John Link Nurse in collaboration with NHS Dumfries and Galloway. Her role is to ensure a seamless service for palliative care patients and to promote further developments in palliative care locally. The St John Hospice at Home service, 50% funded by St John, continued to be well used. Link Nurse, Elaine Rankin

The importance of our patient transport service in this rural community cannot be over- emphasised. Mileage in 2008 was over 50,000 and the service of our drivers is exemplary as is the work of the co-ordinator, Adam Calderwood. After many years’ service as chairman of the Dumfries Committee, John West handed over to the Reverend Martin Callaghan. Fundraising

Coffee Morning, Stranraer Stranraer Rally May 2008 activities were focused on meeting the cost of the people carrier now based in Dumfries to transport patients needing treatment for cancer. They included a stall a vintage car rally in Stair Park, a coffee morning in Stranraer which raised over £1,000, and the annual art exhibition.

Dunbartonshire At our annual open meeting we presented five cheques of £750 each to local charities: the Arrochar Mountain Rescue Team, St Margaret’s Hospice in Clydebank, Mugdock Country Park to extend disabled access, the Acorn Centre for sick children and Loch Lomond Rescue Boat.

A new fundraising venture was an exclusive gala dinner with entertainment at the Governor’s

| 36 House at Dumbarton Castle which was hailed a great success and raised over £900.We also held a Sparkling Hearts and Roses evening in Boturich Castle, events at Mugdock Country Park, talks about St Kilda, the annual prize draw and sales of calendars and cards. Our treasurer, John Brown, made preparations for a 2009 Christmas card featuring a view of Loch Lomond given by a local photographer. Phot os: D onald F ullar t on

Donation to mountain and A cheque for Dancing at Dumbarton Castle Loch Lomond rescue the Acorn Centre

Edinburgh and the South-East We continued our support of St John Crusader II and the Mackay Seagull canal boats which saw a rise in visitors from 4,500 to over 4,800. Adapted for people with a range of disabilities, the boats were in action from Spring to Autumn and offered Christmas Cruises for young people (see page 25) . Life Care Edinburgh, the Berwickshire Association for Voluntary Service, Forces charities,including the British Limbless Ex-Servicemen’s Association and Combat Stress,and the Scottish Border Community Orchestra were other beneficiaries..

Careful consideration was given to the future of St John Cramond. Partnership proposals for further charitable use were received from L’Arche, Quarriers and the Rock Trust. Area members’ views were sought on these and the options of sale or letting. Taking feedback and other factors into account, the area committee recommended selling the house for the proceeds to be available for new causes. Chapter accepted this recommendation. The house was put on the market in the autumn of 2008 and sold a year later. ‘Lindores’ has given valuable service to St John and been the venue for many happy fundraising and social events. It will be remembered with much fondness by many people including those who benefited from the friendly and homely accommodation it provided and area members.

Our regular Spring and Autumn Fairs were the basis of our fundraising efforts in Edinburgh. In the south-east two most enjoyable musical evenings were held, in Paxton House and Duns Castle. In October, several area members were presented with the Service Medal of the Order at the annual open meeting.

37 | Fife Donations were made once again to Disability Sport Fife and the Madeleine Steele Trust and this year we were also able to support three Fife hospitals thanks to increased fundraising activities. Reclining chairs and other items were donated to hospitals in Cupar, Windygates and Glenrothes, where we are also supporting a project to improve the gardens.

Stuart Morris of Balgonie at Joe Coleiro, Lady Stirling and the April visit to Balgonie Castle Glenrothes Hospice Prior at the barbecue We held many fundraising events. Record amounts were raised at the two supermarket collections, Crossford Gala and a delicious lunch held in St Andrews. In June, we took part in Cupar Rotary Club’s garden party and barbecue,kindly hosted by Bill Pagan,where our table top games caused much fun and laughter. Also, Disability Sport Fife benefited from the £1,100 given at a retiring collection on the sad occasion of the funeral of Gerry Buxton, a recent past chairman of St John Fife. A Glenrothes committee of the area was formed. A further golf competition was held, in September, and our year ended with a second carol service in Upper Largo, thanks to the support of the Reverend John Murdoch.

Glasgow Astute readers from outside our area will notice that we have dropped ‘and the South-West’ from our title. This followed on from Ayrshire and Arran progressing from being a sub- committee to an area in its own right. Our activities and membership continue to extend well beyond the city boundaries and there was thought that ‘Greater Glasgow’ might be used, but ‘Glasgow’ suits us fine (and avoids implying that there is a ‘lesser’ one). In much the same way as for St John Cramond in Edinburgh, a great deal of effort and careful thought was put into exploring possible new charitable uses for St John Thornhill, near Glasgow. Proposals from the charities L’Arche,Bobath,The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice and Quarriers were put to area members. Their views and other suggestions were taken into account by the area committee in recommending partnership with Quarriers to Chapter. Quarriers wished to use the large home to provide short-term accommodation for adults with learning disabilities, giving respite to them and their families or other carers. Chapter accepted this recommendation and Quarriers set in train the quite lengthy preparations. Unfortunately they encountered difficulties in relation to the National Care Standards, applied by the Care

| 38 Commission. These raised the prospect of providing en suite facilities for all the bedrooms to be used. This would have incurred major cost, disruption to the building and reduced bedroom size, yet with no advantage to the prospective residents overall for most of whom such facilities would have been unsuitable and the existing arrangements ideal. These difficulties were not expected by Quarriers who were already involved in similar existing and planned new-build accommodation elsewhere which was not en-suite. Quarriers held discussions with the Care Commission but,also mindful of the adverse implications for local authority and other funding of such respite accommodation in the meantime worsened economic climate, they reluctantly withdrew from the project in the summer of 2009. Thus the future of St John Thornhill is again under consideration.

As usual, there was a busy fundraising programme, producing over £13,700. The regular events included the Spring Prize Draw, Eastwood Entertainers’‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’, the art and plant sales, stamp sales and the coffee morning and October function. We liaised with Hazelwood School over contributing to a vehicle for their special needs pupils and this has since been purchased. And, of course, in addition, we were pleased to host the Priory’s annual festival.

Highland The giving tree in the Eastgate Centre in Inverness was re-established thanks especially to Mrs Craib. As a result, nearly 1000 children in care in the highlands and islands received at least two Christmas presents each. An illustrated talk on the history of and current situation in the Holy Land was given by former Tel Aviv Military Attaché Colonel A K Millar in Moniack Castle. In May we presented a trophy to the 1st Battalion The Highlanders Army Cadet Force Trophy presentation to foster connections and raise awareness among younger people. A new event was the carol service held in the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Inverness, which was much enjoyed and is set to Margaret Gallagher with a bicycle become a regular event. which was donated to the Highland Giving Tree

39 | Perth and Kinross 2008 saw the achievement of our ambitious goal to raise £75,000 to fund a St John Day Room in the new palliative care unit in Perth which has since been completed by Macmillan Cancer Support for the NHS. We reached the goal earlier than expected thanks to active support of the local community. In our enthusiasm for this project, we Perth & Kinross Golf Auchterarder have tried not to overlook our service activity – visiting care home residents. A Christmas card produced by the art group based in Balhousie Ruthven Towers care home was a high point, giving a great sense of achievement to the residents who participated and to our St John members who worked with them.

The events during the year included a fine fabric sale, various tea parties, strawberries and summer wine, piping at Scone Palace and a garden open day. We had one supporter, Dave Sherman, complete the London marathon for us raising £1,500 and we also benefited from a very successful Am-Am Golf day at Auchterarder which raised £7,500.

Strathkelvin Being a small area, Strathkelvin was particularly hard hit by the very sad and untimely deaths, in quick succession, of two key members of its committee, as reported in the previous year book. This prompted further discussion of earlier thoughts about the area’s future. After careful consideration, it was felt by the area members generally that they would best serve St John by each adding their support to one of their larger neighbouring areas, as chosen individually by them to best suit their own circumstances. It was therefore agreed,with inevitable sadness,that the area should be disbanded, and their activities were drawn to a close in the autumn of 2008.

Although small in size, St John Strathkelvin was big in spirit and achieved much since it was formed in 1979. An early and ongoing beneficiary was the Marie Curie Cancer Care facility at Hunters Hill, Glasgow, which had been opened three years previously. Within nine years, the area had endowed all six beds then available and, in recognition, one ward was named after it. Other hospitals in the area were helped, as was the St John eye hospital in Jerusalem and, on a different tack, the production of news tapes for visually-impaired teenagers. In the early 1990s, area members gave practical help with a west of Scotland civil emergency exercise and an Epilepsy Europe conference in Glasgow, as well as with literal spadework in the Hunters Hill gardens. Their can collections were assisted for many years by the Denny Cadets. Latterly,

| 40 members have continued to raise money for Hunters Hill, including for ‘Nimbus’ beds with varying-pressure mattresses, a van and a sit-on lawn mower, and also for their local branch of Riding for the Disabled.

The hard work of St John Strathkelvin members over thirty years is very much appreciated and we wish them well for the future with their newly-adopted areas.

West Lothian Local charities we supported included No Limits Sport for the Disabled, the West Lothian Drug and Alcohol Service and the Answer Project, a multi-client day Centre in Whitburn. A defibrillator was donated to the Almondvale Shopping Centre, Livingston and a donation was made to the West Lothian branch of Friends of Chernobyl to help with providing holidays for children suffering from the after-effects of the nuclear disaster. With the help of matched funding from centrally-held Priory funds, we made a substantial donation to the purchase of a bus for Braid House, a day centre for the elderly in Livingston.

An important source of income remains the custodianship of Torphichen Preceptory for which we receive a fee from Historic Scotland and income from ticket sales. This depends on the support of many Priory Members to act as guides and sell tickets. The annual service at Torphichen,held in the preceptory on Sunday 24th August,was well attended. Amongst guests attending were the Lord Lieutenant, the Provost and the Chief Executive of West Lothian. The ever popular tea afterwards was enjoyed this time in the Torphichen Inn.

The Prior inspects members of the Air Training Corps at the 2008 annual service at Torphichen 41 | NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

2008 was a special year for St John Scotland as regards medal presentations. The Lifesaving Medal of the Order of St John had not been presented in Scotland for many years but at a ceremony on Friday 14th March at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh, three teenagers received it. Liam Dugan, Aaron Moore and Daniel Sturrock, witnessed a shooting incident in Penicuik in December 2006 whilst on their way to Army Cadet Training. They were then aged 15, 14 and 16. Despite the obvious threat to their own safety from the lingering gunman,they rushed to help the victim,who was bleeding extensively from a shotgun wound in the abdomen. Their immediate and effective response helped to save his life and they were nominated for the award. The medals were Liam Dugan, Daniel Sturrock and presented by the Prior at ‘Dynamic Earth’,Edinburgh. Aaron Moore The other medal presentations were those of the Or der’s Service Medal – the first to be made under the retrospectively revised award criteria. As the initial batch of retrospective awards was expected to be large,arrangements were made for presentations to be made in each area rather than at the annual festivals, as thereafter.

St John Scotland, with the other Priories, contributed towards helping St John Kenya during the violence ensuing from a controversial presidential election. Their activities included providing basic medical care to as many as they could of the numerous internally displaced people. The total of £24,500 was used to obtain two vehicles.

Much time and effort was put into exploring possible new charitable uses for the properties of St John Cramond in Edinburgh and St John Thornhill,near Glasgow. Suggestions were invited from Priory members and also from organisations, including by advertisement in charity media. The resultant partnership proposals and any other options were carefully considered and, as appropriate, developed. Each area committee made its recommendation to Chapter having taken into account the canvassed views of its Priory members. In the case of Cramond, options included sale of the property and use of the proceeds for charitable purposes, to be decided. This course was recommended by the area committee to Chapter who accepted it and the property was sold in November 2009, for £810k. For Thornhill, the Glasgow committee recommended partnership with the major Scottish charity, Quarriers, who wished to use it to give short-term accommodation to learning disabled adults,thus providing respite to them and their families or carers. Again, the recommendation was accepted by Chapter but, unfortunately, the initiative was thwarted by unforeseen circumstances causing the future of the property to be considered afresh. See also the Area Reports.

| 42 The Grand Council and Priory Executives’ Group meetings during May were hosted by the Priory in the United States of America in Alexandria, near Washington. Various issues, including fundraising, organisation and communications, were addressed by a combination of plenary and smaller group discussions. A report was given on the Home-Based Care

USA Priory hosts programme, funded through the Grand Prior’s ‘Southern Africa’ Appeal, to which individual Priory Members in Scotland had donated over £23,000. This programme provides training in the care in their own homes of people who are seriously or terminally ill, often through HIV/AIDS. All too frequently, this care has to be given by young children or elderly relatives. The programme had been proving most successful and was on schedule. It was agreed that all the Priories would equally share over three years the Tom Kanyuka, Lady and Sir James Stirling, Emefa Topper £150,000 cost of completing the programme in all 11 St John Associations in Africa. St John Malawi was one of the three St John Associations represented in Washington, on this occasion by the Secretary,Tom Kanyuka.He gave an illustrated briefing to all about the work of his association and there was a useful meeting between him, the Prior and CEO and the CEO of St John South Africa who also help St John Malawi. This gave the opportunity to consider St USA Priory hosts John Malawi’s plans and possible support for the future. Plans had been considered at a capacity building workshop with the help of Order Secretariat staff in March. Tom explained the merits of expanding activities in the capital, Lilongwe, and, in 2009, St John Scotland committed up to £10,000 to help with this; (see also page 13). Throughout the Washington meetings, USA Priory members were most generous and charming hosts.

USA Priory hosts 43 | The 2008 festival was proficiently hosted by St John Glasgow. The city council kindly gave a civic reception on the evening of Wednesday 18th June in their splendid chambers with their magnificent marble staircase, reputed to be the biggest in the

world. The following morning the service and investiture were held o in the Wellington Church on University Avenue. The Very Reverend John Cairns gave an inspiring sermon, including in his theme that,

although the investiture to follow was an important opportunity to y Gillian Munr recognise individual service, the essential charitable ethos of St o b

John was to give without thought of anything in return. After lunch Phot in the Hunter Halls of the University of Glasgow, opposite the church, the Prior of England and the Islands, Sir Brian Jenkins, gave a fascinating account of the activities of his Priory, especially those Sir Brian Jenkins applauds Sir not involving first aid which could, therefore, be taken up in James Stirling Scotland. There was entertaining lightning repartee between him and the Prior reflecting their earlier connections outside St John. More photographs are on page 80.

The St John charity shop in Stockbridge,Edinburgh,had been operated for many years by local members to sell a wide variety of donated goods but,after careful consideration and for various reasons, the area committee concluded that it had run its course. By great good fortune, keen volunteer and book expert Robert Mullin noticed its closing down sale and offered to run it pro bono as a secondhand bookshop for the benefit of St John. After refurbishment and fitting out with shelving, it re-opened as ‘Charity Books Plus’. The opening ceremony on Monday 25th August, after a launching party on the Saturday evening, was aptly performed by Margaret Balfour, previously the convener of the charity shop. Edinburgh resident, Frà Fredrik Crichton- Stuart, the spiritual head of the Order of Malta in the United Kingdom, happened to be passing that morning. He bought a valuable book relating to his family history and he and Margaret were the shop’s first customers. Thanks to Robert, the shop window and interior always look most appealing and ‘Charity Books Plus’ has attracted very many compliments – as well as brisk business, with average weekly takings of around £500. See also page 26.

Frà Fredrik Crichton-Stuart with Robert Mullin, right

| 44 On 6th September, the Prior opened the United Kingdom Mountain Rescue Conference (left) at Stirling University jointly with Fergus Ewing MSP. Mr Ewing is the Minister for Community Safety in Scotland with responsibilities for matters involving the rescue services. A former member of a mountain rescue team himself, Mr

Photo by Irish Mountain Rescue Ewing praised the work of St John and indicated that the Prior was a hard act to follow in this forum since he was speaking on behalf of the charity which gave such admirably strong support to the rescue teams in Scotland.

A further ‘St John Scotland Gathering’was held, again at the Inchyra Grange Hotel, Polmont, Stirlingshire. The November day was devoted to fundraising and covered many aspects including managing events and legal requirements. It was run by experienced fundraiser, Gareth Edwards, who had a novel way of dividing people into groups for the ‘brainstorming’sessions. Everyone was invited to take a small model animal blindly out of a bag and then to sit with their The animals revealed fellow animals. Care was taken to seat the dogs well away from the cats; the monkeys were surprisingly well-behaved and, thankfully, the lions had all had a good breakfast. The bag did not contain any dormice. It was a fun day. Much was learned and many ideas shared.

Progress was made throughout the year with the provision of mountain rescue bases f or the Arran, Galloway and Ochils teams. The newly refurbished base of the Oban Mountain Rescue Team was opened by the Prior on 6th November. The £52,000 improvements to the former fire station allow the building to be used much more effectively by the team as a base for their Maurice with team chairman, John Peden operations and training. Also they enabled part of the building to be let, for useful income. Fiddle player Maurice Duncan had especially composed a jig - ‘Oban Mountain Rescue salute the Order of St John’ - and gave its first public performance at the opening.

Also in November, a ceremony was held at the St John Church in Clerkenwell, London, to mark the retirement of Lieutenant-Colonel Eric Barry as the Lord Prior and the installation of his successor, Professor Anthony Mellows. It was attended by His Royal Highness The Grand Prior

45 | and representatives from many St John establishments, including St John Scotland. A reception was held afterwards in the nearby Chapter Hall of the headquarters of the Priory of England and the Islands. The text of the new Lord Prior’s address was later sent to members in Scotland. Eric Barry with Ian Crowther, the Prior for South Africa The Prior and Chief Executive Officer attended a service of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta in St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh on 14th December. The service, led by Cardinal O’Brien, included the unveiling in the cathedral of a bronze statue of St John the Baptist, the Patron Saint of the Order of Malta. It was commissioned for and dedicated to the memory of Frà Andrew Bertie, the Order of Malta’s late Grand Master. The present Grand Master, Frà Matthew Festing, spoke at the service and afterwards hosted a lunch in the Balmoral Hotel. At the end of the year, a grant was made to help St John Zimbabwe with their courageous and compassionate actions in response to the cholera outbreak. The grant helped provide much-needed medical and nursing supplies,with the assistance of St John South Africa. Further financial support extended well into 2009.

St John Zimbabwe re-hydration centre

THE PRIORY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA The Priory in the United States of America has its origins in the 1950s with the establishment of the American Society of the Order. Early supporters included Douglas Fairbanks Jr and the Drexel family. First centred on New York, it has developed strong active membership groups across the country. The Priory in the USA has much in common with that of Scotland in that it does not engage in first aid activities. Its principal objective is to support the eye hospital. This is achieved mainly through fundraising but also by, for example, encouraging US ophthalmologists to give service freely for voluntary periods at the hospital. In 2007 it committed to giving $1 million specifically for the benefit of women and children through the eye hospital, including renovation of the ward for them. In 2008, the Priory donated the typically large amount of $704,530 to the hospital. It also helps other establishments faced with emergencies such as St John Sri Lanka with the tsunami and St John Zimbabwe with the cholera epidemic.

| 46 L to R - Jaimes Wood (CEO, NZ), Norman Lloyd-Edwards (Deputy Lord Prior), Priscilla Wood,Tony Chignell (outgoing Order Hospitaller), Ian Bennett (CEO, Canada), Nick Drexel (Prior, USA), John Talbot (incoming Order Hospitaller), Rob Fenwick (NZ) at the Lord Prior’s dinner

USA Priory hosts USA Priory host

Margaret Marshall (Aus), Anny Mah (Can) and Judith Keith Dunn (Wales), Finn Ferris and Barbara Hayward Nicholls (UK) (USA) and Hugh Thomas (Wales) Events during the Order’s international meetings hosted by the USA Priory, (pictured above and reported on page 43) included a service in a 1773 church frequented by George Washington and Robert E Lee, and also visited by President Franklin D Roosevelt and Sir Winston Churchill for services there on the World Day of Prayer for Peace, 1st January 1942 (less than a month after Pearl Harbour).

47 | THE GREAT OFFICERS OF THE ORDER GRAND PRIOR HRH the Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO

LORD PRIOR Professor Anthony R Mellows OBE TD

PRELATE The Right Reverend John Nicholls

DEPUTY LORD PRIOR Captain Sir Norman Lloyd-Edwards KCVO RD JP RNR

SUB PRIOR Professor Villis Marshall AC

THE GRAND COUNCIL OF THE ORDER The Grand Council of the Order comprises the Great Officers of the Order, the Hospitaller of the Order, John F Talbot, and the Prior of each Priory or their appointed representative. The Priors are: Sir Brian Jenkins GBE - England and the Islands Sir Malcolm Ross GCVO OBE - Scotland Mr D Hugh Thomas CBE DL - Wales Major Ian Crowther JCD MBE – South Africa H E Anand Satyanand PCNZM - New Zealand H E The Right Hon Michaëlle Jean CC CMM COM - Canada H E Ms Quentin Bryce AC - Australia Mr Marshall Acuff Jr - USA

ST JOHN ASSOCIATIONS As well as the eight Priories, there are thirty three St John Associations. They exist in Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bermuda, Cameroon, Cyprus, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guyana, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Saint Lucia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Trinidad & Tobago, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Additionally, Northern Ireland is a Commandery and the Republic of Ireland an associated body.

| 48 THE PRIORY OF SCOTLAND

The Prior

Sir James Stirling of Garden KCVO CBE GCStJ TD BA FRICS until 30th October 2009

Sir Malcolm Ross GCVO OBE KStJ from 30th October 2009

Priory Officers

Chancellor and Registrar: John N P Ford KStJ FinstD*

Dean: The Very Reverend James Harkness KCVO CB OBE CStJ MA DD FRSA*

Receiver-General: Neil M Sharp MBE KStJ TD CA*

Hospitaller: John A Calvert KStJ BSc MB ChB DObstRCOG* until October 2009

Genealogist: Robin O Blair CVO OStJ MA LLB WS

Director of Ceremonies: Douglas C J Dow CStJ FRSA FSA Scot*

Cross Bearer: Norman G Marr KStJ DipArch FRIAS ARIBA*

Sword Bearer: Gordon Casely CStJ FRSA FSA Scot*

Banner Bearer: Ewan S Murray OBE KStJ

Chief Executive Officer: Richard P Waller OStJ*

Assistant Priory Officer

Assistant Director of Ceremonies: John D Gooch KStJ VRD FRICS*

CHAPTER

Consists of those above who are asterisked and:

Iain S Taylor OBE KStJ TD

Ian W J Wallace CStJ BSc MB ChB FRCSEd

Fiona M W Crighton OStJ FCIBS

Charles I Munro OStJ

The Reverend William Paterson OStJ

49 | Area Committees

ABERDEEN AND THE NORTH- Joseph Coleiro EAST Laurie Fraser Gordon Forbes Chairman: David Paton Peter Hay Vice-Chairman: Jennifer Shirreffs Robert Hill Secretary: Stuart MacBride Keith Rennie Pegasus, Ardoe, Aberdeen, AB12 5XT Lorna Robbie Tel: 01224 868691 Fax: 01224 869089 Email: [email protected] Treasurer: Joseph Mackie Press Officer: Gordon Casely AYRSHIRE AND ARRAN Iain Barclay Lesley Donaldson Chairman: Hywel Davies Angus Farquharson Secretary: Patricia Davies Peter Galloway Peatland, Gatehead, Kilmarnock, Malcolm Lamont – Mountain Rescue Association Ayrshire, KA2 9AN Sheena MacBride Tel: 01563 851020 Dawn MacKinnon Email: [email protected] Norman Marr Treasurer: Keith Tulloch Frank Maughan President: Lord Lang of Monkton Paul Rorie Roy Thomson: Representative to the Aberdeen Tacey Cameron and St John Mountain Rescue Association Margaret Collins Committee and the Aberdeen Mountain Rescue Roseanne Cuninghame Team. Elizabeth Dixon Alexander Urquhart Anne Dunlop Mike Will Deborah Findlay Lavinia Gibbs (on Arran) Carole Haldane Dorothy Hunt Wendy Sandiford ANGUS AND DUNDEE Glynis Scott Chairman:William Spence Vice-Chairman: The Reverend Canon Joseph Morrow Secretary: Elisabeth Hill, Douglasmuir, Arbroath, DD11 4UN CENTRAL Tel: 01241 828600 Chairman: David Waddell Email: [email protected] Hon Secretary: Charlotte Waddell, Treasurer:Thomas Scott 6 Farquharson Way, Falkirk, FK1 5UG Press Officer: Robert Hill Tel: 01324 624735 Honorary President:The Rt Hon Earl of Dalhousie Email: [email protected] Honorary Vice-Presidents: Iain Taylor, John Gooch Treasurer: Robert Taylor Press Officer:Vacant Honorary Presidents: Marjory McLachlan, Lord | 50 Lieutenant of Stirling & Falkirk Carolyn Greig Archibald Russell Moira Jones Arthur Langcake James Anderson Morag Thornhill Hilary Blewitt Anne Twiname Robert Blewitt John West Sidney Cooper Daniel Gallacher Margaret Hay Arthur Leask James Malone Stranraer Committee John Murning Chairman: Kenneth Paterson David Niven Secretary: Patricia Calvert (address above) John Paterson Treasurer: Peter McMahon

Adam Calderwood John Enos Evelyn Fulton DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY Jane Gall Chairman: Dr John Calvert until October 2009 Elizabeth Hamilton Vice-Chairman: Kenneth Paterson Aileen Thomson Secretary: Patricia Calvert Elizabeth Wilson Hillhead of Craichmore, Leswalt, Stranraer,Wigtownshire, DG9 0PN Tel: 01776 870219 Email: [email protected] Treasurer: Peter McMahon DUNBARTONSHIRE Press Officer: John Enos Chairman: Donald Fullarton Vice-Chairman: Douglas Dow Adam Calderwood Secretary: Donald Fullarton Martin Callaghan Inistore, 58 James Street, Helensburgh, John Dewar Dunbartonshire, G84 9LX Peter McMahon Tel and fax: 01436 673774 John Taylor Email: [email protected] Anne Twiname Treasurer: John Brown John West Press Officer: Donald Fullarton

George Campbell Thomas Downs Dumfries Committee Katharine Liston Chairman: Martin Callaghan Secretary: John Taylor Elmar, Greenlea, Collin, Dumfries, DG1 4PS Tel: 01387 750308 Treasurer: John Dewar

Florence Dewar

51 | EDINBURGH AND THE SOUTH- FIFE EAST Chairman: Lawson Rennie Chairman:Wayne Pearson Vice-Chairman: George Donaldson Secretary: George Hunter Secretary: James Delaney 1 Craiglockhart Crescent, Edinburgh, EH14 1EZ Leura, 46 Lamond Drive, St Andrews, Tel: 0131 443 2533 Fife, KY16 8DD Treasurer: James Floyd Tel: 01334 477085 Press Officer: Duncan McAra Email: [email protected] Honorary President: Margaret Balfour Treasurer: Lesley MacDonald Honorary Vice-President: J Gregor Sinclair Press Officer: Mary Gilmour Honorary President:The Earl of Dundee Susan Balfour Honorary Vice-Presidents: Philippa Crawford, Robert Cook Gavin Reekie Dennis McEwan Diana McIntosh Lorna Brotherton William Paterson James Hutchinson Barrie Pendlebury Elizabeth Laing Ian Robertson Stuart Morris of Balgonie Vivienne Robertson Irvine Rae Charles Whytock Alastair Ross Maurice Wilson

South-East Scotlland Committee GLASGOW Chairman:William Fleming Chairman:The Reverend William Paterson Vice-Chairmen: Robert Best, Charles Munro Secretary: Isobel Paterson Secretary: William Sommerville Benachie, Gavinton, Duns, Berwickshire,TD11 7 Woodburn Place, Houston, Johnstone, 3QT Renfrewshire, PA6 7NA Tel: 01361 882727 Tel: 01505 325793 Treasurer: Lorna Fleming Email: [email protected] Treasurer: Allan Stewart Tara Barron Press Officer: Alistair Alexander (not on the Simon Furness committee) Aline Hay Bruce MacLachlan Margaret Bartaby Alexander Trotter Irene Carmichael William Gilmour Archibald McGown Ewan Murray Peter Neil Trevor Stewart

| 52 HIGHLAND WEST LOTHIAN Chairman: Robert Fullerton Chairman: Ian Wallace Secretary: Gwen Fullerton Vice-Chairman: Keith Stirling 84 Drakies Avenue, Inverness IV2 3SD Secretary: Stuart Learmonth Tel: 01463 224973 42 Birkdale Park, Armadale, Email: [email protected] West Lothian EH48 2NE Assistant Secretary: Kirsty Fullerton Tel: 01501 749749 (work) Treasurer and Press Officer: Treasurer: Elspeth Smith W Crawford McMaster Preceptory Liaison Officer: Archibald Brown

Roderick Balfour Margaret Brown Canon Leonard Black Dennis Marshall Duncan Chisholm Sandra Marshall William Fraser Atholl McInnes Sylvia Hutchison James Provan William Russell James Robertson Allan Sellar David Simpson Frank Spencer-Nairn Anne Stirling Gordon Straube James Wilson Samuel Warden

PERTH AND KINROSS Chairman: Dr John Ferguson-Smith Secretary: vacant - correspondence to the chairman at: Braehead, Auchterader, Perthshire, PH3 1DZ Tel: 01764 663755 Email: [email protected] Treasurer: Lisle Pattison Press Officer: Dorothy Sinclair Honorary President: Brigadier Melville Jameson

Rona Archibald Andrew Beatson Patricia Beatson John Blair Fiona Crighton Sheila Ferguson-Smith Douglas Pover David Sherman

53 | ROLL OF ORDER MEMBERS IN THE PRIORY OF SCOTLAND The roll is a list of those members of the Priory of Scotland who are also members of the Order. It has been up-dated to add those recently admitted to the Order or transferred from elsewhere, and to delete those who have resigned, died or transferred to other Priories or with whom contact has long been lost.The total on the roll is 915 (compared with 939 in the preceding year book). The area in which those listed live is indicated by letters after their names as follows:

AA Ayrshire and Arran F Fife AB Aberdeen and the North-East G Glasgow and the South-West AD Angus and Dundee H Highland C Central O Outside Scotland DG Dumfries and Galloway PK Perth and Kinross DN Dunbartonshire S (Former) Strathkelvin ED Edinburgh and the South-East WL West Lothian Un denotes a person with whom contact has been relatively recently lost. Anyone who is in touch with a person in this category is requested to ask them to let the Chancery staff know of a current address so that contact can be re-established.

(tr) sho ws that a person has transferred from another Priory. Admissions and Promotions 2009 Her Majesty The Queen has been graciously pleased to approve the following admissions to, and promotions in, the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. Knight Samuel Edgar Hortin William Fleming Lesley Marian MacDonald Sir Walter Hugh Malcolm Ross GCVO OBE Margaret McAdam David Waddell William McAdam Thomas Ross Mennie Commander Donald James Riddell James Anderson CBE William David Hamilton Sellar Adam Stevenson Calderwood Peter James Stephen Hywel William Davies Aileen Beatrice Thomson Angus Durie Miller Farquharson CBE Archibald McAllister McGown Thomas Scott Member Samuel Connor Warden Peter Johnston Hay Joan McEwan Officer Stuart McVittie Violet Patricia Diana Davies Stuart James Mathewson Gordon Forbes OBE Andrew Mushet Robert Fullerton Brenda Kidd Wighton Simon John Furness Ian Woolley Transfers Transfers In Sir Walter Hugh Malcolm Ross GCVO OBE CStJ A nne Robinson DStJ (from the Central Roll of the Order). Since (from the Priory in the United States of America) promoted to KStJ. Lord Wilson of Tillyorn KT GCMG KStJ (from the Priory of England and the Islands) | 54 Bailiffs Grand Cross (GCStJ) ARBUTHNOTT,The Viscount of, KT CBE DSC MA LLD FRSE (O 1971, K 1982) 1994 - AB Esquires: John Keith Oxley Arbuthnott,The Master of Arbuthnott Andrew John Collingwood Bing STIRLING of GARDEN, Sir James, KCVO CBE TD BA FRICS (K 1986) 2004 - C

Knights and Dames (KStJ and DStJ) (*denotes Knights of Justice) AGNEW, Mrs Shiela (M 1974, O 1978, C 1984) 1991 - G * AIRLIE,The Earl of, KT GCVO PC JP (O 1981) 1995 - AD

BALFOUR, Mrs Margaret Euphemia Bremner (M 1970, O 1976, C 1993) 1998 - ED BARR, Mrs Agnes Arthur Paton (M 1986, O 1989, C 1994) 1999 - C BARR, Mrs Dorothy Mary, BEM (M 1965, O 1970, C 1976) 1986 - G BARTABY, Mrs Margaret Jane Coutts, DPE MCSP (M 1983, O 1987, C 1997) 2006 - G * BLAIR, Colonel John Samuel Greene, OBE TD BA ChM FRCP FRCS FICS DLitt FSAScot (M 1979, O 1984, C 1988) 1993 - PK BURNET, Captain George Wardlaw, LVO LLB WS (O 1971, C 1979) 1985 - ED * BURNETT, Charles John, DA AMA MLitt FSAScot (M 1972, O 1974, C 1982) 1990 - AB

CALVERT, Mrs Patricia Anne, RGN (M 1984, O 1988, C 1995) 2005 - DG COOPER, Sidney George Wilson (M 1978, O 1982, C 1991) 1996 - C CRAWFORD, Mrs Philippa Marie (M 1981, O 1984, C 1993) 2003 – F CRICHTON,The Reverend Thomas, JP MA (M 1968, O 1970, Ch 1984) 2006 - WL * CRUICKSHANK of AUCHREOCH, Martin Melvin, FRGS (O 1965, C 1974) 1982 - PK * DRUMMOND-MURRAY of MASTRICK,William Edward Peter Louis (C 1977) 1988 - ED

FLEMING,William, FIDHE FInstD EIMgt FSAScot (M 1987, O 1989, C 1997) 2009 - G FORD, John Noel Patrick, FInstD (M 1984, O 1986, C 1996) 2003 - G FORREST, Mrs Elisabeth Margaret Ross (M 1964, O 1966, C 1977) 1986 - G FULLARTON, Donald Speirs, MBE FSAScot (M 1983, O 1989, C 1996) 2005 - DN

*GOOCH, John Daniel,VRD FRICS (M 1993, O 1995, C 1999) 2006 - AD * HAMILTON and BRANDON,The Duke of, MA CEng MIMechE FBIS, 1974 - ED *HARDIE, Brigadier Donald Graeme,TD FIM, 1996 - DN Esquire: George Campbell

HARRIS, Raymond McGarva, CA (M 1967, O 1972, C 1982) 1990 - G HUNTER, George Alexander, OBE (M 1985, O 1987, C 1994) 1999 - ED

* INNES of EDINGIGHT, Sir Malcolm Rognvald, KCVO MA LLB WS (O 1962) 1982 - ED

JERDAN, Gabriel, FSAScot (M 1981, O 1984, C 1988) 1993 - G

LEITCH, Robert, CA (M 1984, O 1988, C 1997) 2006 - G MARR, Norman Gray, DipArch FRIAS ARIBA (M 1970, O 1986, C 1993) 2003 - AB MATHESON, Mrs Marjorie Graham (M 1982, O 1986, C 1991) 1996 - G

55 | McNEE, Sir David Blackstock, QPM (O 1974, C 1978) 1990 - G McVEAN, Mrs Agnes Muir (M 1974, O 1977, C 1984) 1991 – G MURRAY,Ewan Skinner, OBE FSAScot (M 1984, O 1986, C 1996) 2006 - G

* PATON, David Romer, OBE DL FRICS DBA (SB 1991, O 1997, C 2000) 2005 - AB

* REEKIE, Gavin Ralston, OBE CEng FIEE FIMechE FIAgrE (O 1974, C 1980) 1992 – F ROBINSON, Anne W, 1987 – H (tr) * ROSS, Sir Walter Hugh Malcolm, GCVO OBE (C 2007) 2009 – DG (tr) * RUSSELL, Archibald McIsaac (M 1970, O 1973, C 1976) 1981 - C Esquires: George Lithgow Russell Stuart Alexander Russell SHARP,Colonel Neil Muir, MBE TD CA (M 1982, O 1984, C 1995) 2003 - AD SHAW, Sir John Calman, CBE BL FRSE CA FCMA JDipMA Drhc LLD HonLLD DLitt (M 1963, O 1966, C 1970) 1993 - PK SINCLAIR, James McGregor, FCII (M 1967, O 1976, C 1982) 1991 - ED SMITH, Mrs Jeanette (M 1984, O 1989, C 1996) 2003 - C SUTHERLAND, Mrs Georgina Scott (M 1954, O 1958, C 1965) 1979 - AB

TAYLOR, Brigadier Iain Scott, OBE TD (M 1993, O 1995, C 1999) 2006 - AD THOMPSON, Mrs Jane Beveridge Wilkie, DipIECDS (M 1977, O 1981, C 1995) 2003 - ED THOMSON, Roy Hendry, DL MA (O 1972, C 1984) 1999 - AB Esquire: Calum Craig Stuart * TILLING, George Henry Garfield, MA FSAScot (O 1977, C 1985) 1994 – ED

WADDELL, David, DMS MIMgt (M 1989, O 1992, C 2001) 2009 - C WILSON of TILLYORN, Lord , KT GCMG PHD MA 1987 – ED (tr)

CHAPLAINS (ChStJ) BARBOUR,The Very Reverend Professor Robert Alexander Stewart, KCVO MC MA STM DD 1977 - PK

LUSCOMBE,The Right Reverend Lawrence Edward, MA MPhil PhD LLD DLitt CA FSAScot (M 1981, O 1985) 1995 - AD

MORRIS,The Very Reverend William James, KCVO JP BA BD PhD LLD DD (O 1978) 1990 - G

STRONG,The Reverend Clifford, LTh (M 1988, O 1991) 2000 - F COMMANDERS (CStJ) ANDERSON, James, CBE JP DL, (O 1979) 2009 - C ASHER,William (M 1985, O 1989) 1996 - C

BALFOUR, Iain Robertson (M 1997, O 2003) 2008 - ED BEST, Robert Ross, CEng MIMechE MCIBSE (M 1990, O 1994) 2003 - G BLEWITT, Mrs Hilary Isabel (M 1983, O 1992) 1999 - C BLEWITT, Robert Richard Binnie, FSAScot (M 1983, O 1986) 1993 - C BROTHERTON, Mrs Elizabeth Lorna (M 1989, O 1992) 1997 - F

| 56 BROWN, Archibald Buchanan, RCM (M 1988, O 1997) 2006 - WL BROWN, Charles Stevenson Bradshaw, FRICS ACIArb (M 1989, O 1992) 1998 - C BROWN, John Henderson, AIBScot (M 1992, O 1996) 2000 - WL

CAIRNCROSS, Mrs Mary Margaret, DL (M 1984, O 1988) 1997 - PK CAITHNESS, George Sutherland, MBE MB ChB DObstRCOG MRCGP (M 1992, O 1994) 1999 - F CALDERWOOD, Adam Stevenson, JP,(M 2003) 2009 - DG CALDERWOOD, Miss Annie Hannah, ISO CPM (M 1988, O 1994) 1997 - DG CASELY,Gordon, FRSA FSAScot (M 1974, O 1996) 2003 - AB COLEIRO, Joseph Anthony, MD DO(Lond) FRCSEd FRCOphth(Lond) (M 1994, O 1999) 2006 - AD COLTART, Colonel George John Letham,TD MA MSc CEng MICE (M 1991, O 1992) 1995 - ED

DAVIE, Lieutenant-Colonel John, MBE MC (O 1971) 1981 - O DAVIE, Mrs Sheila Duncan (M 1980, O 1984) 1986 - Un DAVIES, Lieutenant-Colonel Hywel William, MA (M 1995, O 1996) 2009 - AA DONALDSON, George, JP FCFA CG (M 1997, O 2000) 2008 - F DONALDSON, Mrs Marjorie Stuart (M 1988, O 1990) 2003 - AB DOUGLAS, David Ogilvy, CA (M 1973, O 1974) 1992 - ED DOW, Douglas Charles James, LLB NP (M 1985, O 1993) 2003 - DN DUFF,Miss Anne Milne, DCE (M 1982, O 1991) 2003 - C

FARQUHARSON, Angus Durie Miller, OBE JP MA FRICS, ( M 2001) 2009 - AB FLAVELL, Mrs Jane Alexandra, DipHEc (M 1983, O 1988) 1999 - C FLAVELL, R Gordon, BA MIOP (M 1983, O 1986) 1992 - C FORREST-HAMILTON, Mrs Marguerite (M 1946, O 1947) 1951 - Un FRASER, Mrs Margaret Elizabeth, JP (M 1977, O 1978) 1982 - H FRASER,William Alexander Elrick, MBE JP (M 1979, O 1983) 2006 - H

GILLIES, Alasdair Buchanan, BDS FDS RCPS(Glasgow) (M 1978, O 1981) 2001 - C GOW, Mrs Elizabeth (M 1989, O 1993) 2003 - ED GRAHAME, Miss Sheila (M 1974, O 1988) 2003 - ED GRANT, Miss Elizabeth Battison Morgan (M 1978, O 1983) 1987 - DN

HARKNESS,The Very Reverend James, KCVO CB OBE MA DD FRSA (O 1988) 1998 - ED HILL, Sidney Robert, BSc (M 1992, O 1996) 2003 - AD HOEY,Samuel Graham (M 1979, O 1984) 1997 - G HUTCHINSON, James Carl, ISM (M 1992, O 1995) 2000 - F

JOHNSTON, Mrs Moira (M 1992, O 1995) 2001 - WL

KINNEAR, Mrs Jeanie McGill (M 1980, O 1984) 1997 - S

LEASK, Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur James,TD (M 1989, O 1995) 2003 - C LEITCH, Mrs Christina Anne (M 1984, O 1989) 2001 - G LISTON, Mrs Katharine Margaret Ella, MA (M 1984, O 1990) 2008 - G LIVINGSTONE, Ian McLean (M 1990, O 1996) 2000 - WL

57 | MACGREGOR, James Duncan, OBE MD FFPHM DPH DTM&H (M 1992, O 1994) 1997 - PK MACKENZIE, Lieutenant-Colonel Brian Douglas, BSc (M 1988, O 1991) 1996 - PK MACKENZIE, Percy Arthur Paul,TD JP LRCP & S LRFPS (O 1970) 1980 - ED MACKIE, Joseph (M 1987, O 1994) 2008 - AB (tr) MACKIE, Neil, CBE DMus FRSE FRSAMD ARCM DipMusEd DRSAM FRSA (Esq 1972, M 1974, O 1986) 1995 - O MACLEHOSE of BEOCH,The Lady, 1971 - G (tr) MACPHERSON, Ian Alistair, MBE JP FIMBM FCIOB FFB (M 1973, O 1976) 1983 - G McARA, Duncan Charles, DipPub FSAScot (SB 1995, O 1996) 1999 - ED McGOWN, Archibald McAllister (M 1993, O 1996) 2009 - G McIVER, Mrs Eileen Fisher, FSAScot (M 1991, O 1994) 1999 - ED McLACHLAN, Mrs Marjory Jane, 2008 - C McLAREN, Hamish Dickson (M 1983, O 1988) 1991 - PK McMAHON, Peter, CA (M 1981, O 1988) 1996 - DG MEIKLE,Thomas McVey, MCIBS (M 1988, O 1990) 1996 - C MILNE, James Andrew Pyper, MInstR (M 1972, O 1982) 1987 - DN MONCRIEFF,Lieutenant-Colonel John Graham (M 1987, O 1992) 2005 - PK MURDOCH, Kenneth Lyle Stewart, DA ARIBA ARIAS (M 1990, O 1996) 2001 - PK MURPHY,James Barrie, MB ChB DPM FRCPsych (M 1989, O 1994) 2003 - G

NIVEN, David Anderson Christie, FSAScot (M 1997, O 1999) 2005 - C

PATERSON, Kenneth George, LLB NP (M 1997, O 2000) 2005 - DG PATTISON, Lisle, MBE TD BA FCIS FRGS (M 1993, O 1995) 1997 - PK PEARSON, Major-General Ronald Matthew, CB MBE LDS, 1983 - PK (tr) PELHAM BURN, Angus Maitland, JP DL (O 1978) 1995 - AB PETRIE, Lieutenant-Colonel Alastair Stewart,TD JP (M 1985, O 1990) 1998 - S PICKARD, Mrs Anna I. (M 1971, O 1976) 1986 - Un

RENNIE, Keith (M 1995, O 1998) 2006 - AD RENNIE, Lawson, MIBMS AIST (M 1977, O 1999) 2003 - F ROBB, Air Commodore Robert Cleghorn, OBE MB ChB DPH MFCM, 1976 - O ROBERTSON, James (SB 1977, O 1998) 2006 - WL ROSS, Alastair Robertson, RSA RGI FRBS DA FSAScot HonFRIAS DArts (M 1979, O 1984) 1997 - F RUSACK, Ronald Edward Seton, MBE FBII (M 1982, O 1984) 1997 - ED

SCOTT,Thomas (M 1996, O 2001) 2009 - AD SHAW, Neil, MBA FRICS ACIArb (M 1981, O 1984) 1988 - O SHIRREFFS, Mrs Jennifer Anne, BSc DL (M 1991, O 1995) 2003 - AB SMAIL, Ian Balfour, BSc CEng ARCST FIMarE (M 1989, O 1991) 1997 - G SMITH, Mrs Elspeth Burrell (M 1977, O 1984) 1993 - WL SMITH,The Reverend Richard, JP BD (M 1987, O 1990) 2003 - C SMITH, Sir Robert Courtney, CBE MA(Cantab) CA LLD FRSE (M 1973, O 1976) 2003 - PK SOMMERVILLE,William Sands (M 1986, O 1989) 2008 - G STEYN, John Hofmeyr, MB ChB PhD FRCS FRCSE (M 1983, O 1985) 1990 – AB STIRLING of GARDEN, Lady (M 1992, O 1998) 2006 - C

TAYLOR, Robert (M 1994, O 1996) 1999 - C

| 58 VALENTINE,Tom (M 1993, O 1997) 2006 - C

WALLACE, Ian William John, BSc MB ChB FRCS (M 1992, O 1995) 2005 - WL WALTON, David, JP HonFRCPSG (M 1977, O 1983) 1984 - G WARDEN, Samuel Connor, FIST MInstAM IFSTA ASTA (M 1983, O 1986) 2009 - H WARDROPE, Gavin Kenneth, FSAScot (M 1991, O 1994) 2003 - G WATSON, David, CA FSAScot (M 1984, O 1988) 1999 - G WEST, John Watt, RGN RMN (M 1992, O 1995) 2000 - DG WHYTOCK, Charles Ian Gibson (M 1987, O 1994) 2003 - ED OFFICERS (OStJ) ABRAM, Henry Charles,VRD DL, 1977 - G AGNEW, Ian, MA(Cantab), (M 1984) 1987 - PK ALLAN, Malcolm McRae, (M 1980) 1984 - C ALLISON, Mrs Joycelyn Francis , (M 1967) 1970 - ED ANDERSON, Mrs Agnes Scott, (M 1984) 1989 - G ANDERSON, Norman Robert Craig , (M 1982) 1984 - G ARNEIL, Emeritus Professor Gavin Cranston, MD PhD DSc FRCP FRCPG FRCPI FRCPE FAAP FRCPCH DCH (M 1986) 1999 - DN ARNOTT, John Emslie, DA DipTP ARSA ARIBA ARIAS (M 1971) 1974 - ED

BAILLIE, Mrs Margaret Peden (M 1984) 1998 - F BALFOUR, Miss Susan Margaret, BA (Hons), (M 2001) 2006 - ED BEE, Mrs Jane Wright ,(M 1996) 2005 - C BEE,Thomas, (M 1996) 2005 - C BIGGART,Thomas Norman, CBE MA LLB WS, 1968 - G BINGHAM, James A, FSAScot (M 1995) 1999 - G BLACK, Allister David, FSCA FSAScot (M 1997) 1999 - G BLAIR, Mrs Ailsa Jean, MBE DA (M 1977) 1982 - PK BLAIR, Edward Taylor Hardie (M 1998) 2003 - ED BLAIR, Mrs Joan Anne, DipEd DipIndAdmin (M 1997) 2003 - ED BLAIR, Robin Orr, LVO MA LLB WS, 2001 - ED BORTHWICK, Kenneth White, CBE JP DL, 1978 - ED BOWMAN,The Reverend Norman McGathan, MA BD (M 1978) 1980 - G BROLLS, Edgar Keltie, BSc MSc PhD MIMechE CEng (M 1997) 1999 - G BROLLS, Mrs Mary Agnes (M 1997) 2001 - G BROWN, Mrs Alexina Mary Robertson (M 1989) 1995 - G

BROWN, Mrs Elizabeth Jessie Cunningham (M 1993) 2000 - WL BROWN, Mrs Frances (M 1990) 2000 - WL BROWN, Iain Alistair Carlton, BSc (M 1974) 1980 - G BROWN, John (M 1997) 2003 - DN BROWN,William Robertson,TD FSAScot (M 1995) 1996 - ED BRUCE, James Ritchie, MCIBS (M 1989) 1991 - Un BUHLER-LOW, Christian, 1984 - O BURTON,The Lady (M 1989) 1992 - H BURTON, Mrs Helen Dougal, MCST BSc(Hons) (M 1998) 2003 - G

59 | CAIRNS, Mrs Margaret Greenlees (M 1988) 1993 - G CAMERON, Lord Provost Elizabeth Anne, MAHons, 2006 - G CAMERON, James MacKenzie (M 1985) 2001 - G CAMPBELL, Mrs Elizabeth Muriel, OBE MA (M 1983) 1988 - G CAMPBELL,Wing Commander George, OBE DL FInstLM MIOD RAFVR(T) (M 1997) 2001 - DN CAMPBELL, Sir Ian Tofts, CBE VRD JP (M 1984) 1986 - ED CAMPBELL of AIRDS, Alastair Lorne, FSAScot (Esq 1986) 1995 - DN CARGILL THOMPSON, Helen Emma Christina, BSc PhD ALA FSAScot (M 1977) 1989 - G CARMAN, Philip David, CLJ FIDiagE MIIExE MInstLM ACMI, (M 2003) 2008 - G CARMICHAEL, Mrs Irene Mary, PhC MRPharmS (M 1997) 1999 - G CARRUTH, John Aitken (M 1994) 1999 - DG COLTART, Mrs Inger Christina, FilKand DipLib ALA (M 1994) 1996 - ED COOK, Michael, 2000 - DG (tr) COOK, Major Robert Hugh, RGN, 2008 - ED (tr) COOK,William Edward (M 1989) 1993 - G COOKE, Mrs Irene Mary Joan Davis (M 1970) 1974 - ED COX, Norman Stewart (M 1989) 1992 - PK CRABB, Norman Cameron (M 1982) 1986 - G CRAIB, Alexander John (M 1996) 2006 - H CRAWFORD, Mrs Catherine Adam (M 1985) 1991 - F CRICHTON, Alan, MRICS (M 1995) 2006 - AB CRICHTON-STUART, Fra' Fredrik John Patrick,TD, 1976 - ED CRIGHTON, Mrs Fiona Mary Wilson, FCIBS CharteredMCIPD MCMI, (M 2003) 2006 - PK CROOK, Mrs Agnes Gina, DRSAM (M 1985) 1991 - F CROOK,William Roger, DRSAM ARCM (M 1985) 1991 - F CROOKALL, Simon Philip, MA (M 1989) 1992 - G CURRAN, Miss Eileen-Anne Marie-Rose,TD RGN SCM MSc, 1991 - ED (tr)

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| 60 DUNDEE,The Countess of (M 1999) 2003 - F DUNN, John (M 1987) 1992 - C DUNNETT, Mrs Helene Joyce (M 1985) 1991 - ED

ELLINGTON, Baron of Towie Barclay, Marc Floyd, DL (M 1987) 2003 - AB EMSLIE-SMITH, Donald, MD ChB FRCP FRCPE FSAScot (M 1988) 1992 - AD ERROLL,The Earl of, 1978 - O ERSKINE,The Reverend The Hon. Michael John, MA BD (Esq 1984) 1994 - F ESPLIN, Frank Lindsay (M1979) 1984 - C

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61 | HAMLIN, Professor Michael John, CBE BSc LLD FEng FRSE, 1990 - O HAMMOND, Malcolm Turner (M 1982) 1985 - WL HANNAH, David, JP ACIH (M 1994) 1997 - H HARDING, Mrs Primrose (M 1984) 1985 - O HARLE, Andrew Haig, AIBScot (M 1987) 1991 - S HARRIS,The Reverend Samuel McCurdy, BA BD (M 1995) 1999 - G HAY,James Taylor Cantlay, MBE BSc DTech FInstPet AAPG (M 1991) 1998 - AB HAY,Mrs Margaret Gibb (M 2001) 2003 - C HAZEL, Arthur Owen (M 1970) 1972 - ED HEANEY,George Browne, OBE BScEng, 1977 - G HEATLY,Sir Peter, CBE DL BSc DLitt CEng FICE (M 1976) 1990 - ED HENDERSON, Ian Thomas (M 1998) 2003 - G HENDRIE,William Fyfe, MA (M 1970) 1989 - WL HILL, Mrs Elisabeth Cargill, OBE (M 1999) 2005 - AD HOLAK, Mrs Janet Mary, BA DipEd (M 1993) 1997 - DG HOPE, Colin John Filshill, BA FCII FCIS FCIT (SB 1980) 1989 - DN HORTIN, Samuel Edgar, (M 1968) 2009 –F (tr) HUMPHREY,James Malcolm Marcus, CBE DL MA FRICS, 1971 - AB HUNTER, Charles John, BSc PhD CChem MRSC (M 1981) 1992 - Un HUNTER, Mrs Eileen Elizabeth (M 1999) 1905 - ED HUTCHINSON, Mrs Mary Orchard, MA (M 1995) 2000 - F

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| 62 LAWTIE, Andrew McNab, DL JP (M 1981) 2006 - AB LAYDEN, Mrs Maria (M 1984) 1988 - DN LAYDEN, Michael John, ABICC LIOB ARCA (M 1979) 1985 - DN LESLIE, Mrs Katrine Dorward (M 1964) 1966 - H LESLIE MELVILLE, Mrs Ruth Jacquelyn, MBE, 2008 - AD LETFORD, John Ross 2006 - AD LONGMORE, Alexander Bryan George, MA LLB (M 1976) 1984 - H LOW, Mrs Dorothy (M 1991) 1994 - G LYE, Carey David Thomas, RMN (M 1999) 2003 - H (tr)

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63 | MEIKLE, Mrs Irene (M 1992) 1995 - C MENNIE,Thomas Ross, ( 2003) 2009 - G MERRETT, Mrs Mary (M 1987) 1996 - F MIDDLETON, Alexander S (M 1981) 1984 - AD MILLAN, Mrs Mary Williamson, ACE NFF (M 1994) 2000 - WL MILLAN,William Ian, MBE DA(Edin) (M 1993) 1998 - WL MILLAR, Mrs Margaret Adams Forbes, MB ChB (M 1984) 1988 - PK MILLER, Mrs Susan Blanche, MCSP (M 1982) 1985 - ED MILNE, Peter Sharp, BSc CEng MICE MIHT (M 1993) 1998 - F MITCHELL, Mrs Elizabeth Hogg, DCE (M 1988) 1991 - WL MITCHELL, Mrs Lilian, RGN RM (M 1991) 1995 - G MOFFAT, Edward McKinlay (M 1980) 1984 - C MOIR, Mrs Margaret Mair (M 1997) 2006 - F MONCRIEFF,Mrs Susan Mary (M 1995) 1998 - PK MONEAGLE, John Wright (M 1987) 1991 - DG MONTROSE,The Duke of, 1978 - DN MOODIE,William McDougal, CBE QPM (M 1985) 1987 - F MOORE, John (M 1986) 1990 - DG MORRISON, Harvey Elmslie, LLB CA (M 1978) 1983 - Un MORROW,The Reverend Canon Joseph John (M 1996) 1998 - AD MOSSON, Alexander Francis, 2000 - G MOWAT, Donald Arthur Edward, MB ChB FRCGP AFOM (M 1983) 1988 - AD MOYES, Mrs Barbara Robertson (M 1983) 1997 - DN MULLENS, Mrs Isobel Hope (M 1965) 1970 - ED MUNRO, Charles Inglis (M 1999) 2003 - G MURDOCH, Mrs Anna Olive Elizabeth (M 1992) 1999 - PK MURDOCH, David Macleod, BSc BArch(Hons) (M 1997) 2005 - PK MURPHY,Mrs Eileen Elizabeth (M 1984) 1996 - ED MURRAY,Mrs Louisa Calder, RGN ONC (M 1993) 1997 - H

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| 64 PIRRIE,Thomas Syme, JP MInstM MIQA, (M 1981) 1985 - S POVER, Major Douglas Brian, MBE MISM, (M 1998) 2008 - PK

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65 | SMITH, Mrs Elizabeth Watson Stevenson (M 1981) 1984 - Un SMITH, Iain Jackson, CA (M 1989) 2003 - G SMITH, James, JP BSc, 1972 - G SMITH, Surgeon Captain John Francis Ferguson,VRD MB ChB RNR (M 1971) 1974 - G SMITH, Lady (M 1973) 1978 - PK SMITH,William John (M 2001) 2003 - H SMOLLETT of BONHILL, Mrs Georgina Myra Albina Telfer (M 1958) 1961 - DN SNEDDEN, Charles, OBE JP,1986 - C SPENCE, Mrs Alice Melville (M 1984) 1985 - ED SPENCE,William Arthur, QPM LLB BA (M 2003) 2006 - AD SPENCER-NAIRN, Christopher Frank, JP MA MBA FCA (M 1997) 2005 - H SPENS, John Alexander, MVO RD BA LLB WS, 1988 - DN SQUIRE, Romilly, DA FRSA FSAScot (M 1989) 1991 - ED STEPHEN, Peter James, MCIBS, 2009 - AB STEWART, Allan, CA (M 1993) 1996 - G STEWART, Mrs Penelope Marion Theodosia, RGN (M 1996) 2001 - DG STEWART,Trevor Melvin Robinson (M 1996) 2000 - G STIRLING, Mrs Ann Grant (M 1996) 2005 - WL STIRLING,William Keith, FIOD FILT FIMH AWeldI (M 1989) 2003 - WL SUTHERLAND, Mrs Jeanette (M 1997) 2000 - C SUTHERLAND,William Grainger (M 1997) 2000 - C SUTHERLAND-FISHER, John Mark, LLB(Hons) DipLP NP (M 1988) 1992 - H SUTTON, Colin, DFM (M 1984) 1995 - Un

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| 66 WILSON, Mrs Dorothy Johnston (M 1990) 1998 - C WILSON, James Wiseman, OBE (M 1980) 1997 - G WILSON, Maurice Blair (M 1997) 2000 - F WILSON, Robert Livingstone (M 1987) 1993 - C WILSON, Mrs Sylvia Ann (M 1992) 1994 - WL WYPER, John Forrester Brown, BSc MB ChB FRCOG, 1970 - AB

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BAGLOW, Mrs Elizabeth Balfour, 2005 - F BAIN, Neil Kynoch, 2006 - AB BALFOUR, Major Roderick Andrew Christopher,TD MA MLitt LLB, 1997 - H BANNERMAN, Mrs Irene, RGN, 1993 - AB BARCLAY,The Reverend Iain Cameron, MBE TD MA BD MTh MPhil PhD, 2006 - AB BARR,William Robin Graham, 1984 - C BEATSON, Andrew George, DA, 2003 - PK BEATSON, Mrs Patricia Anne, 2003 - PK BELL, Niall, BSc(Hons) PhD MIBiol, CBiol, 1999 - AB BESWICK,Walter, BVMS MRCVS, 1984 - O BIGG, Derek Charles, DFC FCA IPFA, 1979 - H BINNIE, Mrs Margaret, 1994 - ED BIRSS,The Reverend Alan David, MA BD, 1995 - G BISHARA, Nakhle Edward, 1985 - O BLACK,The Very Reverend Leonard Albert, 2008 - H BRANSON, Alfred James William, FRICS, 1996 - ED BREADEN,The Very Reverend Robert William, Dean of Brechin, 2001 - AD BROTHERSTON, Flight Lieutenant John William Jeffrey, CTSW, 2000 - DG BROWN, Mrs Anne Patricia, 1998 - G BROWN, Miss Christabelle, MBE BA, 1988 - ED BROWN, Mrs Jean, 1978 - WL BROWN, Mrs Margaret Auld, 2001 - WL BRUCE, Mrs Isobel, RGN, 1983 - AB BRYSON, Hugh, 2005 - G

67 | BUCHANAN, Mrs Aileen, RGN, 1986 - AB BURGESS-WINN, Mrs Beatrice Annie, 1995 - ED BURNETT, Robert, 1972 - AB BURTON,William Rollin Michael, 2000 - G BUTCHART, Mrs Euphemia Murie, 1984 - F BUTLER, Mrs Myra Josephine, 1994 - G

CALLAGHAN,The Reverend Martin Peter, CECM, 2006 - DG CAMERON, Gerard James Saunders, 1986 - Un CAMPBELL, Alison Marion, 2006 – MRIPHH REHIS - DN CAMPBELL,The Reverend Roderick Duncan MacKenzie,TD BD FSAScot, 1994 - ED CAMPBELL,Walter Menzies, CBE PC QC MA LLB MP,1965 - F CANALE-PAROLA, Mrs Leonora Margaret, 1994 - AB CARCARY,James McFarlane, 2005 - PK CARSE, Mrs Sybil Oliver, 1971 - ED CATTO, Lady, LLB NP,1992 - AB CAYZER, Nigel Kenneth, 2005 - AD CHAPPELL, Derek Guy, MIPM, 1992 - AB CHISHOLM, Duncan Fraser, JP,2003 - H CLARK, Alexander Aitken, JP MB ChB, 1984 - DN CLELAND, Mrs Elaine Helen, BAcc CA, 2003 - G COLLIER, John George, 2001 - G COLMAN, John Haig, ISM, 2008 - F COMBE,William Rice, 1982 - G COOK, David, FCCA, 1991 - ED CORBETT, Stephen George, 2005 - G COUTTS, Herbert, AMA FMA FSAScot, 1977 - ED CRILLY,Mrs Aileen Jean, 1985 - ED CUMMING, Fred Leslie, MCIM, 1990 - Un CUNNINGHAM, Alistair Archibald, 1974 - DN

DAVIDSON, Mrs Harriet Elizabeth Marjory, SRN, 1959 - O DAVIDSON, Mrs Lorne Montgomery, RGN, 1992 - AB DAVIES, Mrs Vera Frances Maclean, 2000 - C DAWSON,Thomas Cameron, 1976 - DN DAWSON,William, BSc CEng FIMechE, 1979 - Un DELANEY,James William, MB ChB, 2006 - F DENHOLM, Alastair Kennedy, FUniv FCIBS FInstP,1977 - G DICKSON, Miss Anne Lizbeth, 1995 - G DICKSON, Miss Fay, 1995 - G DICKSON, George Roberts, 1985 - DN DICKSON, James Jones MacAuley, BSc DipTE CEng MIMechE, 1985 - G DOWNIE, Mrs Elizabeth Mabel, 1996 - O DOWNS, Mrs Christina MacKenzie, 2005 - DN DRUMMOND, Mrs Heather Anne, 1987 - G DRUMMOND, John, 1997 - WL DRUMMOND, Mrs Violet Agnes Mary Hepburn, DipCOT, 1977 - PK DUMBRECK, Mrs Valerie Shand, 1970 - Un

| 68 DUNBAR, Miss Agnes, MA RGN SCM RNT, 1983 - DN DUNBAR, Mrs Catherine Murdoch, 1998 - PK DUNCAN, Mrs Agnes Dickson, 2005 - G DUNCAN, David, ARIAS, 2005 - G DUNCAN, Mrs Rhona Anne, 1986 - S

EASTON, David Thomas Ronald, ALA, 1984 - ED ELLINGTON, Mrs Karen Leigh, 1989 - AB ENOS, John Charles, 2008 - DG

FARQUHARSON, Andrew Robert, 1981 - ED FARQUHARSON, Mrs Angela Pauline, 1978 - ED FENWICK,William Hugh Fenton, CA, 2000 - G FERGUSON, Mrs Ann Maria, 1997 - O FERGUSON, Mrs Catriona Roberta, 1997 - C FERGUSON, John Bell, MB ChB MRCPsych BSc, 1996 - WL FERGUSON-SMITH, Mrs Sheila Ann, 2003 - PK FERGUSSON, Mrs Margaret Hamilton, 1984 - PK FINDLAY,Mrs Margaret Elizabeth, 1980 - DG FLAVELL, Miss Amy Jane, 1998 - C FLYNN, Charles Patrick, 1997 - WL FORREST, Miss Margaret Ogg Ferguson, 1955 - ED FRASER, Peter Kerr, MA(Hons) MIMIS, 2000 - AB FRASER, Roland Lovat, OBE FRAeS, 1986 - AD FULLERTON, Mrs Gwen Elizabeth, 2006 - H FULLERTON, Miss Kirsty Elizabeth, 2005 - H FULTON, Mrs Evelyn, 2000 - DG FYFE, Mrs Mary Eleanor, MCSP,1983 - G FYFE, Mrs Mary Rhoda, OBE MCSP,2003 - F

GALBRAITH, Alexander, CLJ FSAScot AIMgt, 1982 - G GALLACHER, Daniel Iber, FCCA ATII, 2006 - C GALLOWAY,Mrs Isabelle Winifred, RGN ONC, 1991 - ED GARDINER, Peter, FCCA ATII, 1977 - C GARDNER, Mrs Jean, 2001 - C GARTON, George Alan, BSc PhD DSc FRSE FRS, 1986 - AB GAVIN, Hugh Thomas Hodge, LVChC MSChA MInstCH, 1987 - G GILHOOLY,Laurence John, Master Mariner FG, 2001 - ED GILLESPIE, Alastair Alfred Bell, 1978 - O GILMOUR,William, 2008 - G GOOCH, Mrs Ann Patricia, BSc CCETSW GSCCM, 1995 - AD GOSMAN, Evelyn Anne, RMN RGN, 2006 - C GORDON, Andrew David, BSc FBOM DMS, Esq 1971 1976 - AB GORDON, David Wilson, BEM, 1983 - Un (tr) GORDON, Frederick Charles Andrew, DipRMS, 1981 - AB GOURDIE, Mrs May Smith, 1993 - ED GOURLAY,Andrew, 2003 - AD GRAY,Mrs Arline Elizabeth Lyons, 1985 - DN

69 | GRAY,Ian Lang Holmes, ACII FCILA, 2001 - G GREEN, Alexander, FIA, 1981 - F GREEN, Mrs Florence Ada, 1984 - F GREEN, Major Michael Alan,TD, 2003 - AB GREEN, Robin Michael, BA PhD FRAS, 1970 - G GRIEVE, Harald Gilbertson, 1993 - G

HAMILTON, Elizabeth – 2006 - DG HAMILTON, Henry Alan Shanks, DA ARIAS RIBA, 1985 - AB HAMILTON, John Patterson, QPM BA(Hons) MBA BSc, 1999 - O HART, Mrs Jean Elizabeth, 1986 - DN (tr) HAY,Henry, 2005 - DG HAY,Peter Johnston, 2009 - AD HAY of DUNS, Mrs Aline Mary, MA (Hons), 1906 - ED HENERY,Mrs Margaret Agnes Henderson, 1998 - WL HIGGINS, Ian, 1997 - O HILL, Michael Henry James, OBE MA BSc, 2005 - AD HILLS, Mrs Lesley Joan, ACIBS, 1988 - O HOGG, Hope Berthe Turner, MB ChB DPM, 1998 - G HOPKINS, Dennis John, 2000 - H HOPPER, Mrs Lilias Euphemia, 1965 - ED HOWARTH, Mrs Jean Leckie, 1996 - O HOWARTH, John Hutcheson, BSc, 1998 - O HOY,Ronald Pullar, 1995 - F HUNTER, Mrs Jean Ann, SRN SCM QIDN, 1983 - AB HUNTER, Mrs Mary, 1982 - H HUSBAND, Mrs Helen Anderson, 1977 - G HUTCHISON, Miss Sylvia Rose Bruce, 2003 - H

INGRAM, Mrs Helena Adie, 1983 - AB INNES, Mrs Alison Ann, 1997 - ED INNES, Mrs Janette Paterson Hart, 2005 - G

JARVIE, Mrs Anne Marion Russell, 1984 - C JARVIE, James Beaton, 1985 - C JEFFREY,Miss Lily Isobel Hume, FCOT SROT UCCAP,2000 - O JENNINGS, Kevin Patrick, MB ChB FRCP,1989 - AB JERDAN, David, FRICS, 2000 - G JOHNSTON, Robert, 1999 - WL JONES, Ian Stewart, BSc, 1984 - AD JONES, Mrs Isabella Moira, 2003 - DG

KELSO, Peter Simpson, MCIBS, 2000 - G KENNEDY,Kenneth Donald, MA FSAScot, 2000 - G KENNON,William Stanley, 1985 - DN KER, Mrs Elizabeth, 1978 - O KINNEAR, Edith Ann Mary Munro, CIWO, 2006 - ED

| 70 KIRKPATRICK, Mrs Isobel Smith, 1981 - C KIRKWOOD, Mrs Miriam Stewart, 1980 - DG KNIGHT, Mrs Alma Fraser, 1987 - Un KNIGHT, Roland Lewis, 1987 - Un

LAING, Mrs Elizabeth Scott, 2003 - F LANG, Mrs Doreen Marguerite Symington, JP,1978 - G LATIMER, Stanley Byron Logan, 1982 - DN LEGGAT, Mrs Christina Crawford, 1973 - G LEYLAND, Mark, BScHons, 2003 - DN LINDESAY-BETHUNE,The Honorable John Martin, DL BA, 1905 - F LORIMER, Mrs Judith Eileen, 1974 - G LOUGHRIDGE, Mrs Jessie Dougall, 1970 - ED LOW, Robert Andrew Lochhead,TD MB ChB FRCSG FRCOG, 1995 - G LOWRIE, Mrs Jane, 1990 - Un LUTTON, Clifford Cuthbert, MB ChB MRCGP,1984 - ED LYE, Mrs Pamela Joyce, 2002 - H (tr)

MACASKILL,The Reverend Marjory, LLB BD, 1995 - G MacAULAY,Brian John Ballantyne, BVMS MRCVS, 1984 - C MacBRIDE, Christopher David, 2008 - AB MacCALLUM, James Stark, 1978 - WL MacFARLANE, John Alan, MB ChB FRCS, 1970 - F MacINNES, Angus Neil, 1986 - DN MacINTYRE, Neil MacVicar, 2000 - DG MACKENZIE, Mrs Alexanderina, 1984 - H MACKENZIE, Gordon Andrew, MA FCIS AIIMR MSI FSAScot, 1997 - ED MacKENZIE, Kenneth, MBE, 1982 - H MACKINTOSH, Henry Harrison, FWeldI, 1984 - DN MacLAREN ANDERSON, Mrs Kathleen Mary, 1991 - O MACLEAN, Neil Mackinnon, MB ChB FRCGP DMJ, 1980 - G MacLEOD, Frederick MacKinlay, CA, 1974 - G MACPHERSON, Mrs Rebecca Amer, 1980 - G MACRAE, G Findlay, MIMM MILOG, 1995 - AB MACRAE, Hugh Charles Edward, MA, 1998 - PK MacRAE, Colonel James Robert, MBE TD, 2003 - PK MacRAE, Malcolm Charles, BSc(Hons) MSc, 1992 - ED MAHAFFY,Ronald Gibson, FRCS FRCR, 1978 - AB MAIN, Joan Cameron, MB ChB MFCM DPH DA, 1977 - Un MAINLAND,William Maxwell, 2003 - ED MAIR, Mrs Margaret Isobel Gowans, 1987 - AB MALCOLM, Edward Anderson, 1999 - WL MALLOCH, James McCaig, 1971 - G MAR and KELLIE,The Countess of, 1979 - Un MARSHALL, Dennis Wiliam, 2006 - WL MARSHALL, Harley Hamilton, OBE, 1974 - G MARSHALL, Mrs Sandra, 1906 - WL MARSHALL, Mrs Winifred Mary, 1967 - Un

71 | MARTIN-BATES, Graham Robert, DipEd, 1998 - PK MATHEWSON, Stuart James, 2009 - G MATTHEWS, Mrs Margaret Lamont MacDonald, RGN SCM, 1998 - S MATTHEWS, Mrs Marlene McCulloch, 1998 - F McCARROLL, Mrs Sarah Greer, 1996 - G McDONALD, Edward Graham, BSc DipEd, 1979 - AB McDONALD, Miss Moira Catherine, 1994 - AD McEWAN, Joan, 2009 - ED McFARLANE, Kenneth, 2005 - PK McGILL, Mrs Unity, 1985 - S McGOWN, Hugh Stuart, 2001 - G McGUCKIN, Mrs Janet Hornall, 1973 - Un McHALE, Mrs Margaret, 1993 - ED McHARDY,Mrs Carolyn, 1988 - S McINTYRE, Ranald Ewen, 1998 - PK McKENNA, Alan Lawrence, 1994 - ED McKENZIE, Justice Donald Cameron Moffat, JP FFA FIM, 1978 - PK McKINLEY,James, JP BA MCII, 1983 - DN McLAREN,The Reverend William, MA BD, 1998 - O McLEAN, David Logan, FSAScot, 2003 - WL McMAHON, Anthony, HNC Dental Technology, 2003 - AB McMAHON, Mrs Janette Blair, 1999 - DG McMASTER, Major William Crawford, 2005 - H McMILLAN, Andrew, 1979 - G McMILLAN, Ronald, 1972 - Un McNAY,Mrs Margaret Crawford, 1976 - G McQUEEN, Ferguson, QVMSM, 1995 - AB McROBBIE, Ian Simpson, MB ChB MRCGP FFOM DIH DObstRCOG, 1989 - ED (tr) McVITTIE, Stuart, 2009 - DG McWHANNELL,Wilfred Alan, FISTC FSAScot, 2003 - G MENZIES, Mrs Sheila Rachel, 1977 - Un MESSER, Mrs Mary Wood, RGN RFN, 1999 - C MIDDLETON, Mrs Yvonne Marjorie, 1984 - AD MILLAR, Geoffrey Thomas, MB ChB FRCSEd FRCOphth, 1993 - F MILLER, Paul George Joseph, 1980 - AB MILLER, Roger Ogilvy Stewart, BSc FCIOB, 1989 - ED MITCHELL, Michael James, 2001 - AD MITCHELL,William Thomson, 1974 - C MONTGOMERY,Miss Nanette Duncan Whyte, 1987 - C MORE, Callum, 1995 - Un MORELLI, Mrs Christine, 1996 - C MORGAN, Mrs Audrey Wannan, 2006 - F MORRIS, Miss Agnes Robertson, 1995 - ED MORRIS, Miss Janet Liddle Buchanan, 1994 - C MORRIS OF BALGONIE & EDDERGOLL, younger Stuart Gordon Cathal, DipSocSc, FRSA, FSAScot, Freeman,City of London, 2003 - F MORRISON, Miss Elena, 1984 - Un MOUTREY, David, 2005 - S

| 72 MOWAT, Mrs Eileen Stark, 2000 - AD MOYES, Miss Caroline Inglehart MacDonald, 1984 - DN MUIR, Mrs Margaret Evelyn, 1958 - G MUNRO, Miss Gillian Lesley, 2006 – G MUNRO, Mrs Margaret Bartholomew, 2006 – G MURNING, John, 2008 - C MURPHY,John Storrar, MA, 1971 - C MUSHET, Andrew, 2009 - G

NEIL, Mrs Christina Liddell, 2006 - G NEILSON, Mrs Lily Simpson Roger, 1993 - ED NEVILLE, Mary Hallam, BA MEd PhD, 1986 - O NICOL, Douglas Carnegie, 1998 - AD NOTMAN,Thomas Ewan, 2005 - ED

OLIVER, Stewart Mason, 2005 - S ORR, Stuart, 1987 - G OSWALD, Edwin Thomas, 2000 - AD

PAGAN, Charles William, MBE DL TD BA LLB FRSA WS, 2001 - F PAISLEY,Peter Craig, OBE, 1974 - DN PARK, Mrs Mary Murray, RGN, 1983 - G PARKER-JERVIS, Mrs Marigold Elizabeth, 2006 - H PARSONS, Ronald Albert, 2003 - F PATERSON, Mrs Ann, 1989 - Un PATERSON, Mrs Catherine Brydie, 1984 - Un PATERSON, John Moore, JP MA Hons, 2006 - C

PATTERSON, David Wemyss, 1977 - AB PAUL, John Findlay Russell, BA CA, 1999 - C PEARCE, John, FIMgt, 2003 - C PENN, Mrs Myra, 1988 - F PETERKIN, Mrs Rachel Mary, JP, 2001 - F POWELL, Damon St John, 2003 - AB PRINCE, Roger Michael, 1985 - ED PROCTOR, John Taylor, DBA(Edin), 2003 - ED PROVAN, James, 2006 - WL PURSER, David Herbert,TD MA, 1998 - AB

RAE, Alan, FTC AMIMI CertEd, 1999 - AB RAMSAY,Mrs Margaret Elizabeth, 2003 - AD REDMOND, Robert Roy, 1991 - G REID, Joseph Robert, 2006 - G REID, Robert Brown, CA, 1987 - G REID, Stephen James, FCSD, 1994 - G RENNIE, Mrs Avril Taylor, 2001 - F RENNIE, David Edward Gavin, 2006 - H REYNOLDS, Helen Christie, 2006 - AB

73 | RICHMOND, Henry William, FRSA FSAScot CQSW, 1978 - ED RIDDELL, Michael James, 1998 - AB RIDDICK,William Scott, 1999 - G RILEY,Gordon Douglas, SRpara, 1995 - AB ROBERTSON, Alexander, 1984 - C ROBERTSON, Mrs Enid Mary, 1986 - C ROBERTSON, George Slessor, MD FFARCS, 1985 - AB ROBERTSON, Ian, MCIPD FSAScot, 2003 - WL ROBERTSON, Norman Cattanach, 1979 - AB ROBINSON, Mrs Penelope Helen Thom, MA, 1987 - G RODGER, Miss Jean Lennox, 1980 - DN ROLLO, David Bruce MacIntosh, LLB NP WS, 1980 - F ROME, John, 1990 - G ROME, Mrs Lindsey, 1991 - G ROSS, Frederick, 2008 – G ROSS, Mrs Kathryn Margaret Greig, FSAScot, 1987 - F RUSSELL, George McLaren Bell, Esq 1986 1989 - C RUSSELL, Mrs Margaret Anne, SRN SCM, 2001 - G RUSSELL,William Grant, 2006 - H RUTHERFORD, James Cunninghame, 2003 - G RUTHERFORD, Mrs Marjorie McRobbie, 2003 - G

SANDILANDS, Mrs Annie Christina, 1990 - WL SCOTT, Mrs Helen Diack, MCSP,1906 - DG SCOTT, James, CA, 2000 - AD SCOTT, Mrs Janette Johnstone Chalmers, SRN SCM BTA HV, 1997 - G SCOTT, Mrs Kathleen, 2000 - AD SCOTT, Peter Borthwick, DipEd AIBScot, 1999 - ED SEARIL, Mrs Jean Hill Armour, 2006 - G SEARIL,William MacKenzie, 2008 - G SEMPLE,William Gordon, MB ChB, 1985 - G SHANKS, Robert McDonald Johnston, MITD, 1988 - H SHARP,Mrs Muriel Anne, 1999 - AD SHELDON, Miss Elizabeth Amelia, MBE, 1978 - AB SHIRLAW, Miss Ellison Fargie, 1978 - G SIM, Mrs Mary Gillespie Adam, RGN, 1997 - ED SIMANDI, Mrs Ann, MA, 2006 - F SKILTON, Mrs Joan Margaret, 1968 - ED SKINNER, Alexander, MPS, 1994 - ED SLATER, Michael Brian, BEng AMIEE, 1972 - AB SMITH, Mrs Sheila R, DipCE, 1997 - WL SMITH, Miss Sheila Stewart, 1988 - AB SOMERVILLE, Miss Moira Collis, BA, 1997 - WL SORBIE, Gavin, 1998 - S SOUTH, Mrs Sandra, MBE, 1984 - H SOWTER, Mrs Margaret Jean, 1997 - C SPENCE, Mrs Hazel Murray, 2006 - AD SPRENT, Professor Janet Irene, BSc PhD ARCS, 1982 - F

| 74 STARK, Mrs Mary Elizabeth, 1986 - F STEDWARD, Alexander, 1988 - Un STEDWARD, Mrs Moira, 1986 - Un STEEL, Alison, PgD BSc RGN RM, 2006 - G STEVENSON, Russell Gray, BSc(Hons) PhD, 1999 - AB STEWART, James, 1998 - AD STEWART, Mrs Joyce Margaret, RGN, 1983 - AB STEYN, Mrs Daphne Mary, BA, 1987 - AB STRAUBE, Gordon Alexander, 2006 - H STUART, Mrs Linda Ann, 1986 - Un

TANKARD, Mrs Ann MacLeod Lightbody, MA, 2001 - F TANTON, Michael, 2003 - O TAYLOR, Allan Watson, BSc(Hons) PhD ACA, 1906 - AB TAYLOR, Douglas Hunter, 1906 - G TAYLOR, Edward Graham Macdonald, 1982 - G TAYLOR, Mrs Hilda May, 1982 - O TAYLOR, Matthew Charles, 1982 - O TAYLOR, Mrs Nancy Christine, 1996 - AD TELFER, Miss Mary West, 1978 - G THOMSON, Mrs Jean, MBE, 2003 - AD THORBURN, Mrs Margaret, 1985 - C THORBURN, Stanley Russell, 1984 - C THORNHILL, Mrs Sarah Ann, DipEd, 1994 - DG TILLING, Mrs Margaret Meriel, MA, 1997 - ED

VALENTINE, John Young, 1996 - C

WALKER, Mrs Ellen Meek Chalmers Prentice, RGN, 2006 - DG WALKER, Joseph Muir, AMBIM, 1987 - Un WALKER,William, 1972 - AB WALLACE, Mrs Kathleen Elizabeth, RGN SCM NDNCert, 2000 - DG WALTON, Mrs Carole, 1983 - G WARD,The Reverend William Francis, 1981 - AD WARWICK, Mrs Christine Margaret, 1986 - PK (tr) WATSON, Derek John, 2006 - C WATSON, Kenneth Matthew, 2000 - WL WATSON, Mrs Valerie Stewart Massie, 2003 - WL WATT, James Richard, MA, 1976 - O WAY,Baron of Plean George Alexander, LLB(Hons) FRSA FSAScot SSC NP,1999 - ED WEBSTER, Kenneth McDonald James, 1998 - AB WIGHT, Mrs Doris, 1994 - ED WIGHTON, Brenda Kidd, 2009 - AD WILKIE, Brian Bennet, 1980 - AD WILLIAMS, Mrs Mary Smith, 1990 - DG WILLIAMS, Mrs Muriel Joan, 2008 - ED WILSON, Mrs Elizabeth Alice, OBE BSc RGN RGM, 2003 - DG WILSON, John Gordon, 2005 - ED

75 | WISHART, David, 2001 - F WOODS, Peter Alwyn, MBE FIPD, 1990 - DN (tr) WOOFF,Jane Fraser, MB ChB DRCGP,2000 - DG WOOLLEY,Ian, 2009 - H WYLIE, Mrs Phyllis Helen, JP,1974 - G WYLLIE, Gordon Malcolm, LLB NP FSAScot TEP WS, 1999 - G

YARROW, Lady, JP,1985 - G YOUNG, Miss Caroline Rosemary Vida, HND, 2000 - Un YOUNG, Mrs Joyce Marguerite, 1976 - G ESQUIRES ARBUTHNOTT, John Keith Oxley,The Master of Arbuthnott, 1983 – AB

BING, Andrew John Collingwood, 1983 – AD

CAMPBELL, George, 1998 – DN

RUSSELL, George Lithgow, 1998 - C RUSSELL, Stuart Alexander, 1998 – C

STUART, Calum Craig, 2003 - AB

Jaimes Wood, the CEO of St John New Zealand, in discussion with the Prior (maybe about fishing, or, more likely with Jaimes, a narrowly missed hole in one).

| 76 PERSONAL ACCOUNT OF THE EYE HOSPITAL Many St John Scotland readers will know Tony Chignell, the recent past Order Hospitaller. He was the principal guest for the 2006 festival in Dunfermline, where during his moving post- lunch address about the hospital, he planted the idea of the highly successful Scottish Priory group visit to the hospital for its 125th anniversary the following year. We look forward to similarly welcoming his successor, John Talbot, to an event in Scotland. Tony has written a fascinating personal account of the hospital from 2002 to 2008, the period for which he was the Order Hospitaller. He explains the upturn in finances and the other factors which brought about a remarkable increase in clinical output and a steady rise in outpatients from 46,000 in 2002 to 94,000 in 2008. The 25 page illustrated booklet, with a preface by His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester, is available on request from St John’s House. Never one for dull moments,Tony is pictured below apparently auditioning for ‘Sox and the City’ or maybe a certain famous baseball team (the Boston Red Sox). He is with Keith Dunn (CEO, St John Wales) and Craig Troeberg (CEO, St John South Africa) at the dinner held during the 2008 meetings in Alexandria,Washington, to bid farewell to Eric Barry as the Lord Prior.

77 | IN GRATEFUL MEMORY

The deaths of the following Order members are recorded with deep regret and with gratitude for the support they gave to the Order:

June, Marchioness of ABERDEEN & TEMAIR Donald ASTBURY Susan BAIRD Peter Douglas BELL Sheila BEST Margaret Dorothie BOYD Daphne Anne BOYLE John Anthony CALVERT William David COATS Kenneth Muir COOPER Hester Doreen Mitchell CRICHTON Charles Alistair FORSYTH Robert GRAY Catherine Agnes GREIG Isabella Todd GUNN The Earl HAIG OF BEMERSYDE OBE David Leonard HART John HAY Joseph William HILLS Peter HOLMES Dennis HUNTER William Oliver KINGHORN Elspeth Baillie KIRK William Torrens Caldwell LOUGHRIDGE Margaret McKENDRY Alastair John McLAY Jack Elius MILLER Ian Paterson RENTON Robert ROSS Charles Richard SINCLAIR James Neilson STEVENSON Ian Howie THOMSON Mary Jane THOMSON James WHITTET

| 78 Amongst those lost to the Priory were the following Grade I and Grade II members of the Order.

Lady Aberdeen’s association with St John was a long and special one, pre-dating her admission to the Order in 1965. Her husband, the Earl of Haddo and later the 4th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, was the 5th Prior of Scotland, from 1970 until his death in 1974. Lady Aberdeen’s strong continued support was centred on her passion for music. An accomplished musician, when also known as June Gordon, she used her extensive connections to the great benefit of St John through fundraising concerts. Later, in 1981, the St John Musical Society was formed to raise funds for the eye hospital. Lady Aberdeen was, continuously, the society’s musical adviser from the outset and its chairman from its second year. Performers included the singer Dame Janet Baker,the BBC personality, Richard Baker and, as an indication of their diversity,‘The Fairer Sax’– four female saxophonists. Some performances were conducted by Lady Aberdeen or accompanied by the Haddo House Choral Society. Her home at Haddo House was a cultural centre of north-east Scotland and frequently visited by distinguished guests such as HRH Princess Margaret, Benjamin Britten and Ralph Vaughan Williams. St John members remember her typically generous hospitality when she entertained at Haddo House those unable to be accommodated at the 1993 festival civic reception. Lady Aberdeen was a member of Chapter from 1981 until its reorganisation in 2005 and was promoted to Dame Grand Cross in 1995.

D r John Calvert’s admission to the Order in 1979 was an early milestone on a path he chose which was to take him to a position of inspirational leadership in St John in the south-west of Scotland and then across the country and beyond. A General Practitioner in Stranraer, he was well known and widely respected there and within the broader community.John was instrumental in the re-activation of St John in his area in the late 1970s and was chairman of its Association or Order committee continuously from 1982. He used his extensive knowledge of the National Health Service and other factors to develop St John palliative care and patient transport services. A relatively recent achievement under his leadership was when his area exceeded the £225,000 target for their contribution to an expanded palliative care unit in the new Stranraer Hospital. In 2000 he took over as Scotland’s Hospitaller and championed the cause of eye health with typical energy and enthusiasm. His visits to the hospital, with his wife Pat, endeared him to the staff as well as strengthening his ability to support them. As a new initiative, he seized early opportunities to help Palestinian doctors gain consultancy status through funding their training overseas. Dedicated to St John and always with a twinkle in his eye and an encouraging word, John Calvert set an example which others keenly followed, to the benefit of many.

An early involvement of Joe Hills with St John was through a community project using volunteer pupils from Fettes College in Edinburgh where he taught maths. Admitted to the Order in 1974, Joe went on to become a leading figure in St John Scotland. Throughout, he gave strong support to all his area’s many fundraising and service provision activities, serving on the committee from 1977 and as Association or Order chairman from 1987 until 2003. Under his motivating and caring leadership, various key initiatives were developed during this time, including the funding of a new canal boat for Seagull Trust Cruises at Ratho, specially designed for people with disabilities. Similarly, he led on the acquisition of St John Cramond (‘Lindores’), and its use as a holiday home for alzheimers sufferers and their carers and then as weekday accommodation for cancer patients from the south-west of Scotland receiving day treatment in Edinburgh. At a national level, he served on Chapter from 1990 until 2005 and was the Convener of the Convocation of Associations for three years from 1993 and the Chancellor from 1999 until 2002. In addition to all his other invaluable hard work for the Order, he gave much time to the St John charity shop in Stockbridge, close to where he lived in Edinburgh. Together with Bob Mothersdale, Joe generously and charmingly hosted many much-enjoyed St John fundraising and social events at their gracious home.

79 | The St John Festival in Glasgow

Photographs by Gillian Munro. See also page 44. | 80 Celebration of the work of St John, Palace of Holyroodhouse reception

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