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NEWSLETTER 124 2018 1 / OKC NEWSLETTERNOVEMBER / NOVEMBER 2018 CONTENTS 02 DRINKS & DINNERS 18 ACT OF REMEMBRANCE 21 ACCREDITED ACTIVITIES
38 KCS LODGE 40 MEMBERS’ NEWS 43 BENEVOLENT FUND 44 DEATHS & OBITUARIES 54 CLUB SHOP 56 FACEBOOK
Front cover: Old King’s Club Dinner at the House of Lords.
DATES 23 6 26 21 NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY MARCH 2018 2018 2019 2019
ANN UAL KING’S ASSOCIATION AGM DUEL DAY DINNER CHRISTMAS DRINKS DINNER
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2 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 WELCOME
It has been a great pleasure to see how active younger OKs have been in the club. At the Annual Dinner at the House of Lords, over half of the OKs had left King’s in the past seven years. Participation at Duel Day dinners and informal drinks have told a similar story. Our sporting and other accredited activities continue to grow. The 1884 Boat Club (named after the year the Old King’s Club was founded) competed at Henley Royal Regatta for the first time.
The Old King’s Club Benevolent Fund’s investments have performed well. Dividends from the fund are available to support current pupils or members of the King’s community. We are grateful for the administrative, financial and moral support we receive from the school through Heidi Lissamore and the Development Office. Most of the club’s work is performed on a voluntary basis and we would welcome keen new committee members! Above all, we hope you will keep in touch and participate in the activities of the club!
ALEXANDER MALMAEUS (OK 1984) [email protected]
1 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 23 MARCH 2017 DUEL DAY This is a joint event with the King’s College Alumni Association to commemorate the Duel between the Duke of Wellington and the Earl of Winchelsea in 1829. The event was held on 23 March 2017 at the Athenæum Club on Pall Mall. Steven Rhodes presided and Alexander Malmaeus (OK 1984), assisted by Richard Bates, led the Old King’s Club group.
2 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 3 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 19 JUNE 2017 DRINKS Members of the Old King’s Club were invited to drinks at the Oxford & Cambridge Club. OKs of all ages came out in force.
4 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 5 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 6 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 17 NOVEMBER 2017 HOUSE OF LORDS TOUR The annual dinner was preceded by a tour of both Houses of Parliament.
7 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 8 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 17 NOVEMBER 2017 ANNUAL DINNER Lord and Lady McColl hosted the Old King’s Club annual dinner in the Cholmondeley Room and Terrace at the House of Lords. Lord McColl welcomed the members of the club, Past President Robin Reeve spoke about his long career and the colourful charac- ters he had encountered at the school. The Chairman, Alexander Malmaeus, thanked Lord and Lady McColl and proposed the toast to King’s and the Head Master, Andrew Halls, proposed the toast to the Old King’s Club.
9 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 10 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 11 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 12 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 13 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 14 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 15 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 22 MARCH 2018 DUEL DAY Duel Day 2018 was held at the Savile Club in Mayfair. Adam Ferguson (OK 2004) played the Duke of Wellington and his brother Alex Ferguson (OK 2009) played the Earl of Winchelsea.
16 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 21 SEPTEMBER 2018 DRINKS The Hon. Secretary David Buckley (OK 1980) hosted autumn drinks at the Naval Club in Mayfair. The date was set so undergraduate members were able to attend before going up to university.
17 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 ACT OF REMEMBRANCE The Rev. Joan Crossley conducted the Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial at 9:30am on 10 November 2017 in the quadrangle at King’s. Alexander Malmaeus (OK 1984) placed a wreath on behalf of the Old King’s Club and Andrew Halls placed a wreath on behalf of King’s. The event was coordinated by Commander Bob Mitchell.
18 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 19 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 17 NOVEMBER 2017 RIVAL DINNER - HELD AT THE SAME TIME AS THE 2017 ANNUAL DINNER Following the arduous Summer of Love, 126 boys joined the IVth form at King’s in 1967. 50 years later, in November 2017, 36 of them cele- brated the event at an agreeable dinner. Those blue caps with a red lion on them, it turned out, were inhabited by doctors and lawyers and engineers all running around the same rugby pitches as civil servants, industrialists and media wallahs, churchmen and soldiers, art dealers, translators, musicians, university professors, investment managers and China specialists. What would their 1967 teachers have made of it? No need to guess. One of them was there as guest of honour, Norman Isaacs, form master of IV2. Thirty five years at the school, 1961-96, and an advisor on the national modern languages syllabus, his presence that evening and his speech an alert, incisive, amusing and dynamic example to us all. Roll on 2027 and the 60th anniversary.
NICK DONALDSON, GRAHAM HOWELL & DAVID MOSS (ALL OK 1971)
20 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 19 JUNE 2018 CAREERS EVENING The Old King’s Club Careers Evening was held at the school for the Lower VIth. The Hon. Secretary, Dr David Buckley, thanked the Students Records Secretary, Eleanor Sturge, for her hard work in arranging the evening. Advisors enjoyed an informal meal before leading small seminar groups.
ALEXANDER MALMAEUS (OK 198 4)
17 JUNE 2018 CRICKET The Old King’s Club was beaten at home by the Old King’s Scholars (Gloucester) in the first round of the Cricketer Trophy. It is the first year that the club has taken part in this prestigious tournament.
ALE X HUGHES (OK 2013) [email protected]
24 JUNE 2018 CRICKET MATCH V SCHOOL The Old King’s Club beat the School’s 1st XI by four runs in a terrific Twenty20 Cricket match.
EDWARD CL ARKE (OK 20 07 ) [email protected]
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21 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 FOOTBALL
1ST XI: A comfortable mid-ta- ble finish that placed us above, among others, the Premier league stalwarts Old Etonians and Old Salopians was very re- spectable, but the season’s big- gest achievement was a great cup run to the quarter finals of the AFA Senior Cup. An impressive mid-season run that included wins against Tonbridge and Queen Mary College Old Boys in the cup as well as a draw against the The club thanked Mike Tilles for 12 Premier League’s standout team years of outstanding service over the last decade in Charter- house, were bookended by an inconsistent start and finish. We also went out at the first hurdle in the Arthur Dunn Cup, cruelly denied in the 90th minute in a end to end 4-3 loss against Old Etonians down in Windsor. However, the AFA Senior Cup saw us put a string of excellent perfor- mances together that included wins against Old Bromleians, UCL Aca- demicals and Queen Mary College Old Boys, before a team weakened by injury put up a great fight against Old Actonians, the eventual winners of the competition, in going down 4-3. The performances in this cup, the highest level of competition that the team can enter, demonstrated the inherent quality of the players who have played for the 1s this year. Whilst consistency of performance is something that will need to be addressed if we are to challenge over the course of the season in the league, the makings of a good team are clear for all to see. The end of the season marked the retirement of two stalwarts in Mike Tilles (OK 2002) and Andy Tyler (OK 2001). Both have had distinguished
22 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 careers at the club, racking up over 22 years of service between them and will be sorely missed. Mike has led the club as club captain admirably, overseeing its rise from 1 to 2 and now 3 teams with the 1s establishing themselves in the Premier League under his leadership. We wish them both well and hope that they come back to cheer us on/pull on the boots again every now and then.
2ND XI: 2018 began with the Old Boys vs School game at Kingsway where the KCS OB 2nd XI came up against the familiar face of Adam Rich (OK 2018) who had featured for our side on occasion throughout the season. A challenging game and thoroughly enjoyable day saw us take the bragging rights for another year with a 3-1 victory. This would be one of the highlights of the next few months as, despite a 3-2 win against Old Aldenhamians II in the cup, we embarked on a run of 5 losses out of 6 that saw us pitted deep in relegation trouble and knocked out of the cup by Old Etonians II. However with a blend of youth and experience in the form of joint player of the season Matt Burditt (OK 2018), Patrick Nathanson (OK 2000), Pawara Yingviriya and Will Bennett (both OK 2002) and Alex Moir (OK 2003) we managed to turn around the results by coming from behind twice against Old Radleians and then recovering from 2-0 down against Old Foresters II to take a 2-2 draw in both games with Oli Godding (OK 2018) putting in a man of the match performance on debut. Our penultimate game was our chance to secure survival against our relegation rivals in the form of Lancing Old Boys II. An emphatic 3-0 win, with Sol Elliott (O K 2011) opening the account and Mike Tilles (OK 2002) scoring with one of his last touches in an Old Boys’ shirt, secured our status in Division 2 for another year. Our final game acted as a micro- cosm of our season, 3-0 down with 25 minutes to play and in adverse circumstances the team rallied together to beat the odds and finish with a 3-3 with James Barton (OK 2015) registering two goals and an assist. Survival was a success for the team, and the 2018/19 season has already shown promise, with a 2-0 win against Eton on the opening day.
GREG STODDART (OK 2007) www.kcsoldboysfc.com
23 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 CROSS-COUNTRY This year’s cross-country race between the OKs and the School, for the Kevin Hawney Cup, took place on 9 December 2017. There was an encouraging turnout, and the result was an individual victory for David Locke (OK 2006) in a time of 15.20, ten years after he won the inaugural race for the Kevin Hawney Cup. With good back-up from Edward Martin (OK 2011) and Jonathan Ross (OK 2006), the Old King’s Club scored a comfortable victory in the team race, and all then retired to the dining hall for tea. The race takes place every year on the first or second Saturday of December (the next one will be on 8 December 2018), starting at the Fox and Grapes, and all OKs are very welcome to participate – it is only two and a half miles!
JULIAN SMITH (OK 1981) [email protected] Photo by: Guy Gibbons
24 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 25 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 GOLF The Triangular Match between OKC, Kingston Grammar School OB’s and Raynes Park OB’s was played at Surrey Downs GC on 24 April. The weather was excellent for golf but unfortunately we were outplayed by the KGS team. For the 18-hole stableford match scores were: Graham Cox (OK 1964) 36, Graham Morris (OK 1965) 34, Lance Condon (OK 1969) 30 and Micky King (OK 1959) and Andrew Copeman (OK 1968) both 29 - total 158. The winners were the KGS team with 38, 36, 34, 33 and 30 – total 171. The star on the day was Brian Vennard of the Raynes Park OB team with a magnificent 42 points and he walked away with the Martin Fielding cup. The Spring Meeting was at Malden GC on 24 May with 15 OKs teeing off. I played with Michael Choong whose handicap is 3. Playing with some- one of this level of skill is a new experience for me and it was rather humbling, since I have played quite well recently with mid 30 scores on several occasions off my 18 handicap. Michael saw every stroke of less then 200 yds as a possibility to get close to the pin for a birdie. This he achieved four times in the first nine holes but he also got three bogeys thus scoring one under par for his round with 70. Naturally he won the Blades Cup (more later). The stableford Bill Cox Cup was a very closely fought matter. Michael Choong got 40 points but was not eligible, since he had already won a cup. Scores were very close with Peter Messent (OK 1966) 36, Neil Price (OK 1969) and Lance Condon 2018 Bill Cox Cup both on 35, Graham Morris and Peter Taylor (OK 1961) both on 34 and John Oliver (OK 1972) on 33. Next came Chris Di- acon (OK 1974) on 32 and Fred Grover and David Cross (OK 1979) were both on 31. The Old Paulines friendly match was the tenth match that we have played against the
26 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 St Pauls OB’s - we have won 5 times, we have drawn twice and now they have won 3 times. This year they brought a very strong team and won by the margin of 3.5 to 1.5. If that was not bad enough, this was the first time they had won at our home club of Royal Wimbledon Golf Club. Our winning pair were Gordon McGinn (Ex-staff) and Peter Mes- sent, who won comfortably by 4&3 and the pairing of Graham Morris 2018 Blades Cup and Fred Grover held their opponents to a draw. Chris Gems (OK 1975) and Michael Messent were unlucky to lose on the last hole and Alex Phillips (OK 1988) and Giles Fallowfield (OK 1973) and Micky King and Neil Lovett (OK 1974) lost by 3&2. The Blades Cup was initiated by George Rowland Blades (1868-1953), who lived in Sydenham, Kent and was a pupil at King’s (in the Strand at that time) leaving in 1886 to join his family printing business, rising to be- come its chairman. In 1913 he was elected to the Corporation of London, he served as Sheriff of London from 1917-1918 and was knighted during his term of office. In 1918 he was elected to Parliament for Epsom until 1928, he was created Baronet of Ebbisham, which is the old name of Epsom, in 1922. He was Lord Mayor of London from 1926 to 1927 and was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) in 1927. The Blades Cup is actually ‘The Old Kings Golf Society Challenge Cup Presented by G R Blades Esq. 1910’ and has a Birmingham hallmark made in 1910. He won the cup in 1911. George R. Blades was a founder member of the KCS Lodge in 1921 and presented the Lodge with a Bible dated 1622. The first “King James” Bible was published in 1611. The first Bible in modern English was published in the reign of Henry VIII (1509-1547).
GRAHAM COX (OK 1964) [email protected]
27 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 5-7 OCTOBER 2018 GRAFTON MORRISH CUP The Grafton Morrish competition (OKC winners 2001 & 2004) is the largest competition for former public school pupils.
OKC top foursome of Alex Gems (OK 2008) and Matt Reynolds (OK 2010) endured a tough Friday, a 2 & 1 loss against Canford, played in a light breeze. Then a splendid 3,4,4 finish by Peter Crowther (OK 1972) and Mike Choong (OK 2004) enabled a win by two holes. Fate dealt the third pair of Rory Codd (OK 1996) and Paul Mortlock (OK 1996) a cruel finish. Two up with two holes to play, having eagled both the 7th (490 yards) and the 14th (430 yards) holes, the latter with a Codd three-wood, the Canford duo cruelly holed a 55-foot putt from the very front of the 17th, with OKC well-placed 30 feet from the hole. An OKC car-crash followed down the 18th - despite a fine drive. The deciding 19th hole was not well-contested. This lost OKC the match and placed us into the Plate competition. Four leading Saturday qualifiers would contest the Committee Bowl (OKC winners 1984; 2006) at 6,900-yards long Hunstanton on Sunday. Whitgift lead the way on Saturday, with just 70 scratch points (i.e. 23 points each). Qualifying on Saturday morning, enduring continuous Brancaster north- erly force-7 rain squalls (e.g. the 129-yard 4th hole played a firm 5-iron) that had many schools withdrawing, the Matt Reynolds (OK 2010)/Alex Gems (OK 2008) ex-Oxford. vanguard pair thereafter came out swinging. In Sunday’s Whitgift semi-final, and the Committee Bowl final, they had two victories on the 16th hole. The sunny morning saw a solid 4&2 victory off the Blue ‘tiger’ tees (two birdies, 4 bogeys, 10 pars). Peter Crowther & Mike Choong turned back the clock in their Whitgift semi-final, against a foursome pair including a two-time English Mid-Am- ateur Champion. Crowther played his 114th OKC match in Norfolk, and Choong was competing in his 4th final in 5 years’ appearances. A Hun- stanton back-nine of 454424344 in light winds brought a 2-up semi-final victory, winning the 14th, 15th, 17th and 18th, and 2-1 match win overall.
28 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 Rear-gunners Rory Codd (OK 1997) & Paul Mortlock (OK 1996) had lost their semi-final anchor match 4&3 to two Old Whitgiftian Royal St. George’s members. They fell behind, early, and failed to hole any putts at crucial times. In the final, after lunch against 2017 Committee Bowl holders Loughbor- ough, the Reynolds/Gems top pair reeled off 3 birdies and 7 pars in the first 10 holes, for a 4-up lead against a 1 and +1 handicap combination. They held on, after that, for a fine 4&2 win. Codd and Mortlock, again at the rear, turned on the gas for the final, thrashing the Loughborough captain & his partner by 7&5, grinding out 10 pars in their 13 holes. This victory made up for their rather sad Fri- day! Crowther and Choong finished in some style 444434264, but lost to Loughborough by one hole in the dead rubber. This capped a very pleasing week, with everyone playing well, all contributing points in an OKC team including two debutants.
PETER CROWTHER (OK 1972) [email protected]
TWO COURSES. THREE DAYS, SIX PLAYERS, ONE STORM, ONE TROPHY
29 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 RUGBY 2017-18 marked King’s 1XV’s fourth successive year at Level 7 of the RFU pyramid. The last three campaigns have seen the side record 5th, 6th and 8th place finishes and the club’s senior side went into the new season optimistic of doing at least as well again, if not better. An opening day defeat to Camberley, who were to go on to finish top, was quickly forgotten as seven successive wins were recorded, perhaps most notable a pulsating 18-17 victory over Old Reigatian, and at the half-way stage King’s sat 4th with an impressive record of eight wins set against three losses. After a Winter ‘wobble’ the team recovered their form in Spring winning four of their last five including a fine 18-22 victory away at Camberley, the champions’ only home defeat of the season. On the final weekend visitors Twickenham pipped King’s 33-36 which meant the sides swapped places and the old boys had to settle for a 4th place finish – still their highest for a decade. Looking forward to 2018-19 the club captain, for a third season, will be Tom Dugarin (OK 2007) and Sam Richards (OK 2006) stays on as head coach. The club’s 2XV last year played their league rugby in the newly formed Surrey Conference West, the second tier of Surrey reserve team com- petition. At the conclusion of a sixteen game season the side had a record of seven wins, one draw and eight losses which together were good enough for sixth place. Commendable victories against local rivals Battersea Ironsides and Old Emanuel were recorded. Our 3XV reformed, albeit briefly, for the first time in several years which was encouraging. The Veterans reached the Surrey Rugby Pitcher final where they eventually went down 28-36, but not before giving over- whelming favourites Old Mid-Whitgiftians an almighty fright. The club runs two sevens sides, the Young Pretenders and the King Prawns. Both play in competitions locally each Summer, and the King Prawns have travelled the UK and Ireland collecting trophies at the Bournemouth Festival and Kinsale Sevens amongst others, and in 2017 won the prestigious county-wide Surrey 7s for the first time in the club’s 110 year history.
30 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 Our Minis and Juniors meet on Sunday mornings and welcome children from U6 upwards providing a safe and fun environment for young players to develop their skills, exercise and socialise outside school. Our U21s reached the Surrey Cup final in 2017 where Richmond ultimately proved just too strong, but the boys did get their hands on some silverware in 2018 when they defeated Wimbledon 19-15 in the Surrey Bowl final. Should you wish to re-connect with the club, or become involved for the first time there are a variety of ways to do so. Aside from joining as a player, non playing memberships are actively encouraged and there are always volunteer roles in the Mini, Junior and Senior sections. As a Member you are of course entitled to apply for tickets to all England home internationals (and 6N away games) - for which the club get a healthy allocation. King’s Rugby is very much ‘open’ at every age group, and players, parents and supporters can be sure of a warm welcome at the clubhouse every weekend.
TOM MOORE (OK 1999) [email protected] / kingsrugby.org.uk
King’s U21s in the Surrey U21 Cup
31 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 ROWING The steady upwards march of the 1884 Boat Club (Old King’s Club rowing section) started with enter- ing the 2017 Head of the River Race for the first time only for the race to be cancelled. A crew was put to- gether to enter the Thames Challenge Cup for Club Eights at Henley Royal Regatta, the top club rowing event in the world. The crew put in a valiant perfor- mance and only narrowly missed out on qualification. 1884 BC activity has reached new heights this sea- son. It began with OKs back from university training alongside the current sixth form over Christmas and the 2nd dead heat in a row at the OKs vs the School race. An entry into the 2018 Head of the River Race followed and a strong performance was delivered beating crews such as King’s College London and the Berliner Rudder-Club. This momentum carried into the summer racing season with appearanc- es across the country at Putney Town, Wansbeck, Hexham, and Durham Regattas. Nick Elkington (OK 2016) and Charlie Buchanan (OK 2014), fresh from their Boat Race campaign with Oxford, flew the 1884 BC flag at the 2018 Henley Royal Regatta with an entry into the prestigious Silver Goblets and Nickalls’ Challenge Cup for open pairs. This elite event
The 1884 BC crew at Henley
32 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 2018 Head of the River Race features the top domestic oarsmen alongside Olympic class crews from international teams around the world. They beat top international and domestic crews to qualify for the prestigious Silver Goblets and Nickalls’ Challenge Cup for Open Pairs. The field for this event was incredibly high class, including the Olympic Champions from Croatia whose winning time in the final knocked Sir Steve Redgrave and Sir Matthew Pinsent out of the regatta record book. Nick and Charlie put in a great performance but unfortunately lost their race. It is difficult to explain to non-rowers just how well they did to qualify. Hopefully some context will help. The pair that they lost to was a GB development crew and went on to beat the Hungarian national team in the next round (by the same margin that they beat Nick and Charlie), before narrowly losing to the Australian national team. After Nick and Charlie’s race, the GB Rowing Team Lead Coach for U23s came over to speak to encourage them to trial for the GB U23 team next year.
Ollie Hines (OK 2013) won the Prince Albert Challenge Cup. Having lost the final in 2017, Ollie’s Imperial College crew were out to right some wrongs and dispatched crews from Grand Valley State University USA, Durham University, University of London, and Goldie Boat Club (Cam- bridge University) en route to winning the event for Student Coxed Fours. Ollie is the first OK to win at Henley Royal for 10 years.
Charlie Middleton (OK 2013, University of London), Alex Duncomb (OK 2013, Putney Town Rowing Club), and the King’s 1st VIII all won races in the early rounds of the regatta, making it hugely successful for the whole King’s community.
33 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 Old King’s Club rowing has gone from strength to strength since re-founding in 2014 and this season has been no exception. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you would like to get involved – we are looking forward to next year already!
JACK ELKINGTON (OK 2012) [email protected]
18 APRIL 2018 BOATHOUSE DRINKS Old King’s Club members braved the spring tides to get to the King’s Boathouse in Putney, where the club’s spring drinks party was held to celebrate the 1884 Boat Club’s success. The school kindly offered the use of the boathouse rent-free.
ALEXANDER MALMAEUS (OK 1984)
Left: spring drinks overlooking the Thames
Right: The 1884 BC crew at Henley Royal Regatta Photo by: All Mark One
34 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 35 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 TENNIS We reached the semi-finals of the Public Schools Old Boys’ Lawn Tennis Association D’Abernon Cup by beating Bryanston Old Boys, Old Carthusians, Old Etonians and Old Uppinghamians on 22 April.
The match against the Old Reedonians was rained off on 29 July and lost away on 12 August. Old Reedonians went on to secure their fourth consecutive Cup against the Old Reptonians 5-4. A creditable third place by the Old King’s Club, which has won the cup more times than any other team since the tournament began in 1929.
CHRISTOPHER DIACON (OK 1965) [email protected]
36 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 RIFLE CLUB The Rifle Club continues to thrive and get a number of OKs (and non OKs) who join the join the club over the year normally after returning from further education. As with most clubs we experiment with different courses of fire; for example we have added a number of short range weekday events to our calendar and are experimenting with more multi-positional courses of fire. Gallery rifle still seems to be most popular with pistol calibre rifles shot at turning (snap) targets at 25m. Civilian Service Rifle (CSR) has been growing in popularity over the past few years and a number of the club members have taken to shooting in these events organised by the CSR section of the NRA. These are timed events using falling plate (fall when hit) targets as well as some of the more traditional figure 14 targets for precision sharp shooting. There are a number of guest days throughout the year where we pro- vide 121 training, coaching and tuition so you can be safely introduced to the sport, if you like what you see and do then feel free to come again (or join). Visit the Old King’s Club website to see what we do or email [email protected]
RICHARD HUDSON (OK 1976) [email protected]
NETBALL It was so lovely to see girls from most of the years who have left the school return to play in the annual tournament. The standard was ex- tremely high and it was a very competitive event. The Old King’s girls were able to field three strong teams and took part in a round robin event. The day was won by the current King’s College School 1st VII with the 2016 OKs coming runners-up. It was a fantastic event and we look forward to more girls returning next year. Thanks go to the school for supporting this event, it was very much appreciated.
NICOLA EDWARDS (STAFF - HEAD OF GIRLS’ GAMES)) [email protected]
37 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 KING’S COLLEGE SCHOOL LODGE
Richard Criddle (OK 1986) installed William Greenly (OK 1995) as Master on 20 April 2018. The ceremony took place in the Great Hall and was followed by drinks & dinner in the dining hall.
Micky King (OK 1959) was presented with a certificate for 50 years of service to Freemasonry. The Lodge has recently established a link with the Wimbledon Guild, which provides a range of services to support local people of all ages.
The Order of Women Freemasons is based in Notting Hill. We would be delighted to introduce any King’s Old Girl and aim to work ever more closely with their lodges.
38 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 The Lodge has held a range of social activities throughout the year to include families and non-masonic guests, including Richard Criddle’s Master’s Supper at Glenmore House. King’s College School Lodge is keen to reconnect with OKs who are members of other Lodges or who wish to know more about Freemasonry.
39 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 MEMBERS’ NEWS TOM BASDEN (OK 1999) is continuing his succesful career as an actor, writer and pro- ducter. He has been awarded and nominated multiple times including a BAFTA nomination for the break-through talent award for the British come- dy-drama Fresh Meat in 2012. Tom is also known for his plays. In 2011 he was nominated for the ‘Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright’ Tom Basden in the Evening Standard Theatre Award for his stage adaptation of Franz Kafka’s novel The Trial. He is currently continuing to produce, write and act in the successful sitcom Plebs which is currently in its 4th season. WILL BRIERLY (OK 1992 & STAFF) Senior Deputy Head at King’s Col- lege School, Wimbledon, has been appointed as Head of Senior School at Claremont Fan Court School with effect from 1st September 2018. He joined King’s in 2007. Before becoming Senior Deputy Head he held roles as Head of Department, Head of Sixth Form and Dep- uty Head.
MATTHEW BRYAN (OK 1997) began as Head Master of Lon- gacre School in Shamley Green, Surrey, in January 2018. Lon- gacre is a co-educational prep school known for its family oriented community. JAKE HENNESSEY (OK 2017), former vice-captain of the 1st XV, took part in the famous Jake Hennessey
40 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 Varsity Match between the universities of Oxford and Cambridge on 7th Decem- ber. Jake is studying French and Ancient Greek at Trinity College. Jake was select- ed for the England Sevens squad to take part in the opening round of the 2018 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Ryan Lumsden Prix series in Moscow. RYAN LUMSDEN (OK 2015) made the US Open golf field after shooting six-un-der at the US Open sectional qualifiers. He will be playing at Shinnecock Hills Golf Course in Shinnecock Hills, N.Y. He was the only amateur from his section to qualify. Ryan’s achievements include Scottish Men’s Amateur (run-ner-up) 2017, European Men’s 2017 and Men’s Home Internationals 2017.
GER ALDINE MCGOIG (OK 2015) was the first female OK to achieve a Blue. She played for Cambridge in the women’s Varsity. Georgina is studying Law at Downing College and has Geraldine McGoig previous ex-perience with the Tigers.
CONOR O’NEILL CDR (OK 1999) has recently (April 17) assumed command of HMS MONTROSE, a Type 23 Frig- ate based in Devonport. He served in the Royal Navy since leaving KCS in 1999, with the service sponsoring him through his degree at Wadham College, Oxford. He has previously commanded Conor O’Neill
41 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 HM Ships TRACKER, PURSUER, HURWORTH and CLYDE and served in the South Atlantic, Baltic, Mediterranean and Gulf regions, as well as in Home Waters. He has maintained his links with the CCF at King’s, attend- ing the recent Inspection Day and often laying the wreath for the OKC on Remembrance Day. MONTROSE is currently completing an extensive refit period, will sail for sea trials in July, before rejoining the operational Fleet towards the end of the year. ALEXANDER SAWYER (OK 2011) is continuing his succesful career as an actor, singer, songwriter and director. He has recently joined the cast of Get Shorty for season 2. Alex will be playing David Oumou, an earnest actor working an unexciting day job, until a murder makes him a breakout star. SIMON SMEDLEY (OK 1980) led a group of OKs on a visit to the Tyne Cot Cemetery near Ypres. This is the largest Commonwealth burial ground in the world containing 11,976 WW1 graves, of whom 70% or 8,366 are Known unto God (unable to be identified). He found the names of all OKs commemorated on the long stone memorial wall tablets lining the rear of the cemetery: 2nd Lieut. Reginald Coles, 2nd Lieut. Arthur Mitchell, 2nd Lieut. Gordon MacKay and Capt. Ernest Murray.
Simon Smedley
42 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 OLD KING’S CLUB BENEVOLENT FUND Registered Charity Number 310025
The Old King’s Club Benevolent Fund was established by a Trust Deed in 1973, following a resolution of the club. Its current value is approximately £300,000. The Fund is a charity in its own right, registered as no. 310025. The capital and income of the fund can be used to provide bursaries tenable at the school for the children of parents in financial need, though the parents do not have to be OKs; to assist OKs and past members of staff or their respective dependants who are in necessitous circumstances; or to further any charitable object for the benefit of the school. We usually support a pupil who is in the upper tiers of the school. In the past we have, typically, paid an agreed percentage of school fees, but we are now willing to provide funds for the “extras” which inevitably arise over the course of a term. The fund has a Management Board consisting of the Chairman, the Head Master (ex officio), the Treasurer of the Old King’s Club (ex officio), a Treasurer and some other members, together with a Secretary. Four members of the Board also hold office as the Trustees of the Fund. The Trustees and members of the Board are elected or approved by the club at its AGM. New Trustees are nominated by the club, and must be members of the club. The first two Trustees of the Fund, John Hamilton and Cavan Taylor, are still in office, and Tony Hein, the first Secretary of the Fund, is another member of the current Board. Please get in touch if you would like to apply for support or make a donation.
RICHARD MORRIS Chairman of the Old King’s Club Benevolent Fund [email protected]
43 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 (SINCE JULY 2015) DEATHS & OBITUARIES It is with regret that we have to report the following deaths:
JOHN BAGGALEY (EX-STAFF) BRIAN DENNIS KEEP (OK 1950) MICHAEL BAILEY (OK 1948) JAMES KING (OK 1957) CHARLES BARTLETT (OK 2015) DONALD LEGGETT (OK 1936) ROGER BLANKLEY (OK 1949) WILLIAM LLEWELLYN (EX STAFF) RAYMOND BUCKLAND (OK 1951) ROGER LOCKYER (OK 1946) GRAHAM HARRY BUCKRIDGE (OK 1938) TIMOTHY LOWE (OK 1983) RICHARD CALLWAY (OK 1945) GLENN MARTIN (OK 1966) DUNCAN CAMPBELL (OK 1970) DR BARRY MARTIN (OK 1954) JOHN CHICK (OK 1954) ANGUS MATHEWS (OK 1987) GEOFFREY DOUGLAS CLARKE (OK 1962) JOHN MATHIE (OK 1947)
SIMON CLARKE (EX-STAFF) HEATHER MCKISSACK (VICE-PRESIDENT & EX-STAFF) DAVID COHEN (OK 1962) DOUGLAS MOBSBY (OK 1954) PAUL COOPER (OK 1956) CHRISTOPHER PARR (OK 1952) NICHOLAS COYLE (OK 2002) PETER PIRIE (OK 1969) NOEL CROCKFORD (OK 1947) DESMOND PULLIN (OK 1934) DEREK DAVIES (OK 1943) NILS REGAN (OK 1943) DUDLEY DAVIES (OK 1946) PAUL RICHARDS (OK 1970) LEN DRUCKMAN (OK 1935) PETER SLADDEN (OK 1937) IAIN DUFF (OK 2017) PHILIP CRANFORD SMITH (OK 1945)
NAT EDGAR (OK 1961) ERIC SPRINGTHORPE (OK 1949 & EX-STAFF)
JOHN FLEMING (OK 1946) BRYAN STOKES (PAST OKC SEC. & EX-STAFF) DOUGLAS FLORENCE (OK 1965) ROY TEED (OK 1945) ROBERT GARVIN (OK 1945) ANDY TETLEY (OK 1964) NIGEL GIBSON-HORROCKS (OK 1949) JOHN TIMBERLAKE (OK 1949) ALAN RAYMOND GILBERT (OK 1935) TOM TRAHERNE (OK 2012) BRIAN GILLS (OK 1951) ANDRÉ LEON DE VRIES (OK 1971) DAVID GROSSEL (EX-STAFF) PETER WAKE (OK 2005) BERNARD HENNELL (OK 1942) RICHARD WALSH (OK 1972) DAVID JOHNSON (OK 1945) CHRISTOPHER WINN (OK 1945) DAVID JONES (EX-STAFF) IAN YOUNG (OK 1939)
44 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 GRAHAM HARRY BUCKRIDGE (OK 1939) died on 5 May 2015, aged 93. On leaving King’s, Graham like many of his compatriots, entered into war service, in Graham’s case the Royal Navy. He saw service in the North Atlantic including the North African landings and the Far East. After the war, Graham joined a commercial shipping company, the Pacific Steam Navigation Company, which traded with the west coast of South Amer- ica. Graham was first stationed in Panama, then Chile, where he was joined by his fiancée June, who came out from England and they were married in Valparaiso, Chile in 1954. Shortly after they were married, P.S.N.C. stationed Graham & June in Lima, Peru. It was here three of their four sons were born. Graham and his family returned to England in 1960. They settled in the seaside town of West Kirby on the Wirral, near Liverpool where P.S.N.C. Head Office was located. In 1974, Graham left PSNC and then worked for a couple of different trading companies, which involved extensive overseas travel. When he retired Graham did much social work for his local church and community.
GEOFFREY DOUGLAS CLARKE (OK 1962) joined King’s from Old Central School, Wimbledon, on a Surrey scholarship, like his father (Douglas John) before him. At school, he ploughed his own furrow and under the inspiring teaching of Robin Reeve and other KCS historians gained an Exhibition at Caius, Cambridge, in 1962. He was a proud member of CND and the Anti-Apartheid Movement, on one occasion being ad- monished for wearing an AA badge while on “duty” at a School concert. He continued his path of academic success at Cambridge, gaining a 2:1 before joining the then British Railways as a Management Trainee, thus continuing a family tradition originating with our great grandfather. His was a questioning brain, always refusing to accept conventional wisdom at face value and always being prepared to test unorthodox and unfash- ionable points of view. Thus he moved away from the political left and, by the late 1970s, was a Major in the Transport and Logistics sections of the Territorial Army. He took a break from the railways to fund his own study for an MBA at Harvard, from which he emerged with the predict- able Distinction. Returning to BR, he became part of the Privatisation
45 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 Unit, effectively planning his own redundancy and early retirement! After a spell as a transport consultant, particularly in the former Eastern Bloc, he returned to academic study in the form of a part-time M.A. at the School of War Studies at the University of Birmingham. Success with this led him into research for a Ph.D. in the same area, focusing his study on the role of transport on the Western Front during the Great War and, predictably, refusing to accept the unchallenged wisdom of “Lions led by Donkeys” or that it was a disaster. Sadly, his work was almost, but not quite complete at the time of his death: it is hoped that publication in some form will be possible.
SIMON CLARKE (EX-STAFF) died on 13 October 2017. Clark displayed burgening sporting talents early on which he developed further at Alleyn Court Prep School and Wellington College. He won a place to read history at Downing College, Cambridge. Before he begin his studies he did his National Service in the Royal Marines. At Cambridge he excelled at every ball sport he tried. He represented the university at cricket, played county level hockey and squash and quickly achieved a single-fig-
England’s Simon Clarke kicks downfield Rugby Union Five Nations Championship England v France
46 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 ure handicap at golf. In 1962 he found his true sporting vocation when he was selected for the Varsity rugby match where he made such an impression that he was fast-tracked into the final England trials. He was influential in the Calcutta Cup against Scotland in 1963 where England secured a 10-8 victory and clinched the Five Nations championship. Clark played his last international against Scotland in March 1965 in the presence of the Queen, having won thirteen caps, nine of them in Five and Six Nations matches. Clark married Liz Thomas, a Welsh artist. The couple had two daughters and after spending 18 months in Yokohama they returned to Wimbledon. There he did sales and marketing work for various firms. Liz died of breast cancer in 1977. Clark later re-married to Nicky Delmar-Morgan. Clark became an adviser with the careers organisation Inspiring Futures and later a mentor at King’s. He remained closely involved with rugby, staying in touch with many of his old team- mates. He is survived by his two daughters, Sophie and Rosie, and by his stepchildren, Frances and Piers.
LEN DRUCKMAN (OK 1935) was Master of King’s College School Lodge 1974-75 and as a chartered accountant was well placed to become treas- urer. His two sons Darryl (later president of the Rugby Club) and Paul attended King’s.
ALAN R. GILBERT, MBE, TD, ChevLH, CdeG (OK 1935) began his military career in 1938 when he joined the Royal Artillery (TA). He was lucky enough to be evacuated from Dunkirk in May/June 1940. In 1941 Alan volunteered and was commissioned into the Intelligence Corps. He was posted to serve at RAF Medmenham based at Danesfield House in Buckinghamshire. He worked there on the plans for Operation Over- lord and operations in the Caen area of Normandy. This was followed by a posting in 1944 to the 1st Free French Division to North Africa and Italy including fighting in the Monte Cassino assault and Southern France where he was recommended for the Croix de Guerre which he received in February 1945. Alan then found himself posted to HQ British Troops in Aleppo, Syria as the British Liaison Officer to the French forces. At that time Syria was a French mandate controlled by the Vichy French. He explained to Dan Rivers ‘”we had to move our
47 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 troops out because we did not know how the locals were going to react. Then when I was recommended for my MBE, the general said that it was because of me that we did not have any fighting in the streets.” After the war, Alan became the Managing Director of his family’s Mens Outfitters; Wings of Piccadilly. He also maintained his links with the Intelligence Corps (TA), the Medmenham Association and not least his love of Free- masonry until his final days. At the age of 97, Alan was invested with the Légion d’Honneur for his services at a special ceremony presided over by the French Consul in Bath just a short distance from his home.
DAVID GROSSEL (EX-STAFF), joined Hampton in 2011 and worked at the school until his retirement in 2016. Prior to this, he had worked as a teacher of history and as a senior manager at a number of London day schools including University College School,Hampstead, City of London School and Kingʼs. David was a wonderful teacher and colleague whose knowledge and empathy were enormously appreciated by all who came into contact with him. Despite being a serious historian who wrote per- ceptively about his subject, David was able to wear his intellect with an admirable lightness and this, combined with his warmth and dry wit, will have made their mark on the many students who benefitted from his wisdom across his 40-year career.
DAVID JONES (EX-STAFF), joined King’s in 1957 after an earlier career in law and remained with us until his retirement in 1996. In addition to holding almost every position of pastoral responsibility in the junior school, Mr Jones was a true all-rounder, devoted to the extracurricular life of the school. He ran the athletics team, coached the junior school 1st XV, stage-managed dramatic society productions, organised the nat- ural history society, accompanied climbing and skiing expeditions and was a passionate choral singer.
BRIAN DENNIS KEEP OBE (OK 1950) worked as an apprentice at almost all the subsidiaries of General Electric Company in Coventry and London. He sang in the London Philharmonic choir as a tenor and took part in many concerts. As the graduate apprenticeship ended, he was called up for national service. Having a degree and Office Cadet experience in the Corps, he was commissioned as a Pilot Officer (Signals) after a three
48 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 month course in the Isle of Man. Opting to do a three-year short service commission, Brian was posted to Singapore. He was put in charge of calibrating navigational aids used by the Royal Air Force in the Far East, a job which took him to many places in the Far East, including Malaysia, The Cocos Islands, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, the Maldive Islands, Borneo, and the Philippines. Brian left the RAF at the end of his commitment and joined the Civil Aviation Department of the Hong Kong Government. He became in charge of planning and commissioning the development of Hong Kong’s Kai Tak airport. Brian eventually became Director of Civil Aviation in Hong Kong responsible for the airport, air traffic control, aviation safety and security and civil aviation international agreements for Hong Kong. He was awarded the O.B.E. for services to Civil Aviation in Hong Kong in 1983. Brian was appointed and served as the Hong Kong Government director on the board of Cable and Wireless. Brian retired from his work in Hong Kong in 1985 and became Civil Aviation Technical Advisor to the Government of Bahrain, until 1990, when he returned to Hong Kong. For the next four and a half years, Brian was Airports Advisor to Swire Pacific Ltd., whose parent company also owned Cathay Pacific Airways, Air Hong Kong and Dragon airlines. Brian was again much involved in the planning and development of the Hong Kong re- placement airport at Chek Lap Kok. Brian also visited many Chinese cit- ies to aid the development of regional airports in China. Brian retired in 1995 and spent his last years living in the Principality of Andorra, where he continued to pursue his interests in computers and choral singing. WILLIAM LLEWELLYN (EX-STAFF) studied Classics at Cardiff University and Music at Oxford, where he was an Organ Scholar at Balliol College, and then joined the common room at KCJS in 1956. He remained at King’s until his retirement in 1991. During his long career, he taught Latin and Music and was responsible for establishing the Concert Band. He was also a fine sportsman and many boys benefited from his rugby coaching. His talents and outstanding contribution to the school were recognised by his promotion to the posts of Housemaster of Stuart House, then Senior Master and, finally, Second Master to Colin Hollo- way, who was Headmaster from 1976-1998.
49 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 BARRY MARTIN (OK 1954) died on 25 August 2018. In 1947, when he was 11, Barry won a scholarship to King’s. This was where he started to develop his love of cricket, rugby, chess and mathematics. In 1955, Barry won a place and a State Scholarship to read mathematics at Merton College, Oxford. Early on he was selected to play rugby for the 1st XV. He went on to do a D. Phil, under the supervision of John Reid at Sussex, which he dedicated to Mr Eastcott, the surgeon who saved his life in his 20s. He was never happier than in the days in the Appleton laboratory near Datchet in his early 30s where he worked on exciting, space-exploration satellite projects including Ariel 5 and IRAS. He later progressed to senior management roles in the Science and Engineering Research Council, including Head of Engineering. Barry undertook a lot of voluntary work, always taking an active role in PTAs and later becom- ing a governor of various schools. Latterly he was also Chairman of his local Labour Party branch in Didcot. Despite suffering from illness in his later years he always enjoyed life to the full.
ANGUS MATHEWS (OK 1987) died in Prague on 30 August 2016, after a brave battle against cancer. He joined Dresser-Rand in the oil and gas industry in their New Malden office, moving in 1996 to help to establish their new office in Prague. After leaving Dresser-Rand in 2001, he be- came a consultant and then a director of Alpha Management, a Czech company providing project management for Western companies wishing to develop business opportunities in Central and Eastern Europe. He was a member of Prague Barbarians, one of the clubs played by KCSO- BRFC on their Prague tour of 1998. A memorial celebration was held in the Garden Room of Hampton Court Palace, attended by many of his friends from Prague, OKs, his former Head Master and former members of staff. He leaves a wife and 3 year old daughter who continue to live in Prague.
HEATHER MCKISSACK MBE (VICE-PRESIDENT & EX-STAFF) taught Chem- istry for 41 years at King’s, retiring formally last summer. In 2003, she founded the Wimbledon Partnership with Carol Campbell, then head- mistress of Coombe Girls’, and in 2016 she was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire for her extraordinary devotion to state and independent school partnerships. She was the first full-time female
50 / O KC N E WS L E T T E R / NOV E M B E R 2 018 teacher at King’s in 1976. King’s Head Master Andrew Halls, described her as “the school’s equivalent of a national treasure”. Heather McKissack was also a junior tennis champion in Zambia and played golf off a handicap of eight. She climbed Kilimanjaro, Mont Blanc and Cotopaxi in Ecuador. DOUGLAS MOBSBY (OK 1954) died peacefully on 11 March 2017, aged 79. Member of Court of Common Council, elected governor of the City of London Heather McKissack MBE Freemen’s School, co-opted governor of the School, Chairman of the Board of Governors, Member of the Finance, General Purposes and Estates Sub-Committee, the School’s Representative on the Association of Governing Bodies of Independent Schools (AGBIS), a conservator of Mitcham Common (appointed by the city) and one of the city’s representatives on the Ashtead Common Consultative Committee.
PHILIP CRANFORD SMITH (OK 1945) practised as a dentist in the family practice in South Wimbledon, before moving to Alderney, in the Chan- nel Isles. He was then elected as a member of the Alderney States and an Alderney Representative on the States of Guernsey. He was also for a time Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Alderney States, and on four committees of the States of Guernsey.
ERIC SPRINGTHORPE (OK 1949 & EX-STAFF) entered the school, on a Surrey Scholarship at 11+, represented the school on the cricket field in the 1st XI and left with a place at Oxford to read Botany. Sadly, family finances were such that he had to turn this down in favour of a place at King’s College London, where he gained a 1st in 1952. This was followed by National Service where he served as an officer in the Royal Artillery and was posted to Germany. He brought his academic and intellectual prow- ess to bear on the problems of accurate range finding and devised new procedures that were subsequently adopted by the army. Released from
51 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 National Service, his first teaching post was at Emanuel College in Wandsworth, moving after three years to King’s as a junior member of the biology department under, then Head of Biology, William Barker, remaining at the school for the rest of his career. Barker and Springthorpe collaborated on a new textbook to support their teaching called A Concise Biology (1963). Having succeeded Barker as Head of Department, Eric authored two fur- ther books to support the changing style of Eric Springthorpe teaching and curriculum in the late 1960s-70s, including: A First Biology (1967) and Introduction to functional systems in animals (1973). Eric was respected by boys and colleagues alike. He was a thoroughly professional teacher who took great pains in his lesson preparation and marking. The strong foundations he laid enabled a con- stant stream of boys to go on to read science and medicine at leading universities. Out of the classroom, Eric was a popular VIth form tutor and also took part in the training teams in rugby and cricket, but his passion was tennis. He found himself drawn into the organisation of the Independent Schools LTA with which he was associated for many years into his retirement. His legacy is the Springthorpe Cup for which all the ISLTA 1st round losers compete. Following retirement, Eric became both reader and treasurer at St Mary’s, Starston, joined the local choral society and Probus, and both he and Katie volunteered to mentor local sixth formers to help them apply for university and work. BRYAN STOKES (PAST SECRETARY & EX-STAFF) had been a member of the King’s community for 64 years when he finally left King’s in 2016. He began his time at the school in 1952 as a teacher of Chemistry. He had an enormous im- pact on his field and worked with the Nuffield Foundation, organising the continued devel- opment of the new Advanced Level Chemis- Bryan Stokes
52 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 try course throughout the 1970s. Bryan was Head of Glenesk house from 1961-74 and Head of Chemistry for many years. Upon retirement from teaching, he became Secretary of the Old King’s Club and School Archivist. He left the latter role in 2016.
TOM TREHERNE (OK 2012) died on 3 June 2017. Tom played trumpet in the school’s orchestra, set up the Dr Who society, contributed in stand- up comedy events and debates and was known for being a brilliant scien- tist. His teachers described his as a generous person and a lovely human being. The Head Master, Andrew Halls, sent his deepest commiseration to Tom’s family. In memory of Tom Treherne more than six thousand pounds were raised for a charity that prevents suicide in young people.
CHRISTOPHER WINN (OK 1945) died peacefully on 27 August 2017, after a wonderful innings of 90. Reference to his rugby and cricket careers can be found via the espn website. His wife Val is 88 and was a renowned athlete, winning the 400 metres or 440 yards in the British Athletics Championships for 6 consecutive years from 1948 to 1953, the year they got married. After county cricket with Sussex CCC, Chris played for Hampstead CC and was latterly President. He made an enormous con- tribution to cricketing bodies in Middlesex through the Middlesex CCC Centenary Youth Trust, the Middlesex Colts Association, the London Schools’ Cricket Project, Capital Kids Cricket and doubtless several oth- ers. Chris was also a devotee of Real Tennis, winning the French Open Seniors doubles championship around 20 years ago, and of greyhound racing, in which for some time he appeared to be a less than success- ful part-owner! A reasonable claim to be one of KCS’s great all-round sportsmen, though he preferred not to dwell on his later schooldays.
53 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 CLUB COLOURS
Made in England by Toye, Kenning & Spencer (est.1685), manufacturer of jewellery and clothing by appointment to HM The Queen.
The ties and bow ties are made of pure silk and are hand finished.
Buy them via oldkingsclub.org.uk
Ties £28 Bow ties £22
54 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 BLAZER BUTTONS & CUFFLINKS
The Old King’s Club Blazer Button displays the crown and lion crest from the 1829 King’s College London/ King’s College School coat of arms.
A well-presented box set containing 2 large and 8 small buttons can be purchased via oldkingsclub.org.uk Blazer buttons £75 / set
Hallmarked sterling silver gilt cufflinks struck from the same die as the large blazer buttons are also available. Cufflinks £85 / pair
55 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 The Old King’s Club Facebook page is frequently updated with news, photography and events and acts as a complement to the website.
56 / OKC NEWSLETTER / NOVEMBER 2018 PRESIDENT: MICKY KING
PAST PRESIDENTS: ROBIN REEVE, SIR ROBERT ANDREW, CAVAN TAYLOR
VICE PRESIDENTS: RICHARD ARMITAGE, MICHAEL BARRON, DAVID BELCHAMBER, CHRIS DAY, CHRIS DIACON, MARK FRANCIS, PETER GRANT JOHN HAMILTON, TONY HEIN, ROGER MATHEWS, PADDY RALSTON TONY STOKES, DAVID TILLES, KELVIN WALTON
CHAIRMAN: ALEXANDER MALMAEUS
HONORARY SECRETARY: DR DAVID BUCKLEY
HONORARY TREASURER: RICHARD CRIDDLE
ELECTED COMMITTEE MEMBERS: CHRIS BARRON, RICHARD BATES, DR DAVID BUCKLEY, CHRIS DAY, MARK FRANCIS, JOHN GALLOWAY (KING’S), MICKY KING, ALEXANDER MALMAEUS, PAUL MANSELL, GAVIN STEBBING
CO-OPTED: LAURA COTTRELL (KING’S DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR)
REPRESENTATIVES OF ACCREDITED ACTIVITIES: CRICKET: ALEXANDER HUGHES, CROSS COUNTRY: JULIAN SMITH DUEL DAY: ALEXANDER MALMAEUS, FENCING: DAVID TILLES, FOOTBALL: MIKE TILLES, GOLF: IAN HAY, HOCKEY: ROB SCHILLING, KING’S COLLEGE SCHOOL LODGE: SANJEEV GUPTA, NETBALL: NICOLA EDWARDS, RIFLE CLUB: RICHARD HUDSON, RUGBY: DARRYL DRUCKMAN, TENNIS: CHRI S DIACON, ROWING: JACK ELKINGTON SAILING: JAMES BRYANT
TRUSTEES OF THE OLD KING’S CLUBHOUSE: RICHARD ARMITAGE, TONY HEIN, STEPHEN TESTER
TRUSTEES OF INVESTED FUNDS: RODNEY OFFER, GUY SLIMMON, MARK S MITH
HON AUDITOR: ADRIAN HOUSTOUN
BENEVOLENT FUND MANAGEMENT BOARD: RICHARD MORRIS (CHAIRMAN AND TRUSTEE), RICHARD ARMITAGE (MEMBER), RICHARD CRIDDLE (EX- OFFICIO), ANDREW HALLS (EX-OFFICIO), SAIYID HAMID (TREASURER AND TRUSTEE), JOHN HAMILTON (TRUSTEE), TONY HEIN (TRUSTEE), C AVAN TAYLOR (TRUSTEE), JOAN BURGESS (SECRETARY)
PHOTOGRAPHY: ANTONIOS MARINIS (PAGES 2-5, 16-17, 36-36 (KCS LODGE PHOTO), 52-53), OLGA KOTOVSKA (PAGES 6-13)
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