THE PANGBOURNIAN The magazine of the OP Society No 51 2021

IN THIS ISSUE: • The College in the year of Covid • OPs and the pandemic • 25 years of co-education • Remembering World War 2 • News of OPs

H1832-Pangbournian v4.indd 1 03/02/2021 10:49 THE TWO MESSAGES - FROM OUR 2020 AND 2021 CHAIRMEN AN HONOUR AND A long in the memories of those that PANGBOURNIAN were able to attend. I have no doubt The magazine of the OP Society No 51 2021 GREAT MEMORY that, when we are able to return to a form of normality, the planned Falklands weekend event will be every bit as enjoyable and memorable. It was unfortunate for me that the CONTENTS Covid-19 pandemic brought to an all- too early conclusion my participation OP Society fulfilling an increasingly 3 Welcome From the OP Society Chairmen, the in an array of events which had to be significant purpose for both the Chairmen of the Board of Governors, and the Headmaster cancelled but which usually I would College and especially younger OP’s have attended. We can only hope of both genders. Given that this latest The last few years acting as 7 News 9 14 that everything will return to as near edition of the OP Magazine marks the By and about Old Pangbournians in 2020 Chairman of the OP Society have to normal as possible before long. 25th Anniversary of co-education at been a privilege,” writes DAVID In the meantime, Phillip Plato has the College, I do hope more female 12 OP Clubs NICHOLSON (64-68). picked up the mantle, and I am more OPs will consider taking an active part Reports on OP yachting and golf in 2020 When first approached by Mark than confident that he will steer the in the life of the Society. Dumas and Merrick Rayner to take OP Society in a most effective and inclusive manner. This is a challenging time for the 14 The Covid Pandemic on the position, I was, to say the least, College which, out of unfortunate dubious but the support and friendship How some OPs responded to the challenge in 2020 16 20 To be Chairman of this Society of ours necessity, has had to make some provided by Thomas Garnier and his is an honour and it has been a period in difficult decisions including changes 16 Photo Essay wife Alex, Karen Hartshorn and my my life which I will remember, as with to the external relations staff on The Covid Year at the College fellow members of the Society assisted my time at the College between 1964 whom the OP Society relies so heavily. me greatly in my tasks. and 1968, with great fondness. Accordingly, my immediate objectives 20 From the Archives A number of events which took place December 2020 will be focused upon clarifying and Remembering the Nautical College, and OPs in WW2 during my tenure will remain in the establishing new procedures for managing the Society and establishing 31 44 memory – those that, in normal times, LOOKING AHEAD 22 The Female Impact occur with annual regularity such as WITH CONFIDENCE working relationships with personnel Founders’ Day and Remembrance who are new to both the College and A generation of co-education at Pangbourne assessed Credits & Contacts Sunday – but also our first OP event AND OPTIMISM our organisation. Editor: Robin Knight 27 Diary and Key Contacts in the USA so ably arranged for us by I feel hugely honoured to be elected Change is always challenging, but I Cover Image: Remembrance Day 2020 - Charlie Bown and his wife Anne in What's happening and who to contact as Chairman of the Old Pangbournian see this moment as an opportunity for the Upper Sixth and Marching Band take part in October 2017. A visit to Chicago is Society,” writes PHILLIP PLATO improving what the Society does and a parade and Act of Remembrance on the parade more than worthwhile at the best of (72-77) “even if it is a stark reminder of how it functions. I will always welcome 28 Campus Life ground – © Richard Follett times, but in the presence of fellow one’s advancing years! suggestions from any members, News and highlights from the College Design: Hyperbole Design & Marketing Ltd OPs, the HM and Karen Hartshorn, it whether former students or honorary made the visit doubly enjoyable. Although I am new to the OP Production and Distribution: NP Design & Print OPs, as to where the Society might 34 Committee, I have maintained close Books do better both for the benefit of the Submissions: [email protected] Another memorable event which took contact with the College since I left Reviews and Interviews College and for our global network of The editor wishes to thank Mrs Alexandra Garnier place was the impeccably arranged visit in 1977 and just hope I can do half members. I look forward to meeting (Hon OP) for her ongoing contributions. to the RY Britannia in June of 2019. as good a job as my two immediate 36 Obituaries Robin Paine (assisted and facilitated many of you in the next few years as Pangbourne College, Pangbourne, Reading, predecessors, David Nicholson & Requiescat in pace so ably by Tony Morrow), is the most well as welcoming into the Society all Berkshire RG8 8LA Merrick Rayner, who I must thank for accomplished of planners. The event, leavers at the College as they finish their respective efforts in the role. 46 OP Society Reception: +44 (0)118 984 2101 which was aided by beautiful weather, their time at Pangbourne. Officers; Other Information www.pangbourne.com was a delight and one which will last As I take over, I really want to see the January 2021

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There I managed to climb to heights of Chief Cadet Captain 63), and we can only hope that the are many issues we need to consider. of Harbinger, more through luck than good judgement. pandemic will be beaten, and we can get Affordability, changing demographics, Sandhurst and the Army followed, where I realised that drill back to some form of normal in 2021. and our recruitment area are just three outside Devitt had not been totally in vain, and then I was of many. The College has been through an commissioned into the 13th/18th Royal Hussars where I extremely challenging time and it has The OP Society Committee is joined a number of fellow OPs. been exceedingly difficult for both important to us, and we need to keep all My regimental service was standard for those days: staff and pupils alike. We cut the Lent OPs as close as possible to the College. swimming pool including new Germany, Northern Ireland and fun in Cyprus. I attended the term short, lowered the fees by 25% I hope Old Pangbournians will always changing rooms, floodlights on the Staff College, Camberley, followed shortly afterwards by an for the Summer term and started an feel that they are part of our legacy and Astro pitch and the recruitment of an extraordinary period of providing be proud of what has been achieved excellent new Bursar and several new exciting tour as Chief of Staff British Forces in Bosnia during home learning online every day. The over the last 100+ years. I certainly am! Governors to improve the gender and a troubled 1993. I then commanded 1st Battalion the Green Staff did a tremendous job, and it also I must pay tribute to David Nicholson skill balance. Howards, an armoured infantry battalion based in Germany, reflected well that we had updated our who has stood down as Chairman of Warminster and West Belfast. IT to such an extent that we were able the OP Society and wish his successor The highlight of my years, however, to cope with the demand. I left the Army after command in early 2003 to become Phillip Plato every success. will be the Centenary and the visit of time I sail (dinghies at Itchenor, and a yacht currently in the Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Bursar at Cranleigh School. The School today has about Baltic) and was one of the original members of the OPYC. Despite all this we did very well at I have been on the Board for ten years Highness the Duke of Edinburgh for 1,000 pupils, 420 staff, and schools in Abu Dhabi and I also shoot, enjoy Lakeland walks, read history whenever both A levels and GCSE – all based, – seven years as Chairman – and it is the Centenary Service in 2017. China. I am a Trustee and Treasurer of West Horsley Place of course, on Teachers’ assessments time allows and still just about manage a reasonable game time for me to stand down. At the Trust. I live south of Chichester and have been married to after the Government hiatus. We end of November, I handed over to I made the decision to stand down of squash.” Hetty for 37 years and have three daughters. In my spare December 2020 returned fully in September, but Patrick Roberts. Patrick is also an Old before the pandemic and will continue with many changes – Form bubbles, Pangbournian (the fifth OP chairman to do all I can to support the College, social distancing, no sports fixtures of the Board) and for many years has the Staff and OPs. My grateful thanks with other schools, no full parades, been the Bursar at Cranleigh School, to my Governor colleagues, the WELCOME FROM THE HEADMASTER no Remembrance service although so he is well versed on what is required. Headmaster, Bursar, all the Staff and the U6th and the Marching Band did the entire Pangbourne community PANGBOURNE LEANER BUT It is easy to overlook, however, how successfully the perform on 11th November. At Board It will be a wrench for me to move on, which has been incredibly supporting. College has met the challenge of the pandemic and level, we used Zoom to the full extent to but age is catching up and I judge that STRONGER various lockdowns. A full timetable of online lessons was this is the right time to retire and hand I will, of course, watch with ensure we continued meetings and were maintained in the Summer Term. We held an exam series over to a fresh pair of eyes. Much has considerable interest the continued The nine months since March 2020 have been able to keep on top of the finances. in mid-May for the public exam groups. Tutors stepped up been achieved including the significant development of a unique and unprecedented and challenging for all at the College. and became the leading edge of our pastoral care. Most As I write near the end of 2020, we increase in pupil numbers – now at marvellous school and community. As Instead of a Founders’ Day in July which would have pupils coped successfully with the challenge of learning are close to the AGM and end-of-year 460 – a complete revamp of the study I have said before, ‘Pangbourne Made enabled the Pangbourne community to gather to celebrate remotely. Our provision was obviously more developed Board meeting and I can report that the block including new windows and Me’ and I have every confidence that it our values, and to send off the Upper Sixth in style, we had than some of our competitors and, as one would expect, College is managing well. I have been heating system, recladding the science will continue to provide a real stepping to mark the moment virtually. As I said in my speech at the than all maintained schools. extremely impressed with the way the block, the transformation to the front stone for all our pupils now and into time, most of the memories of a normal school year come Staff have stepped up to the plate, but of the Mess Hall, the redevelopment the future. from the multitude of events – fixtures, concerts, dinners A Levels and GCSEs were a bit of a saga, and OPs will they will need the Christmas break of part of Devitt House having moved and, in Pangbourne’s case, parades – and the daily human no doubt be aware that there were many twists and turns more than usual! the Headmaster and his family to Hope to see many of you soon – and let interactions of a close community. Looked at through before the decision was made to award pupils the ‘Centre much more suitable accommodation, us hope 2021 will be much better. normal lenses, therefore, that Summer term was The Headmaster has reported a complete refurbishment of the Assessed Grades’ – those submitted to the exam boards in greater detail elsewhere in the December 2020 almost featureless. by schools – or, in 2% of cases, the higher grade awarded

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In September we welcomed everyone back for a new academic year and we have had a successful Michaelmas The Early Years Reaction at the time of the film’s first showing was scathing; Term given the restrictions in force. Pupils adapted very well The Times said its scenes of rape, violence and nudity to the new routines of hand washing or sanitising, one-way A PhD candidate at Buckingham University contacted recalled “end-of-term frolics at some rather liberal prep systems, cleaning of desks and chairs before and after every the College during 2020 for information about E.W. school.” The film marked the end of Russell’s association lesson, and year group ‘bubbles’ and the atmosphere has MIDDLETON (18-20). Research through back issues of with the BBC. The Log (available to read online) revealed that Middleton generally been positive. Being back at school, even under the 1950s present conditions, is far better than being locked down at had gone into the Merchant Navy and the Union Castle home! Line from the NCP. By 1927 he was a 2nd Officer with the company and also training in the RNR. That year he What COVID has done is to remind us all of the value of so joined the newly-formed OP Society. In 1930 he married online learning in the final week of the Lent Term. much of what we have at Pangbourne that previously had and came ashore. For the next decade he played a full been taken for granted. Notwithstanding this, the restrictions Michaelmas term started with 460 pupils in the school, part in the meetings and dinners of the OP Society while have affected us negatively in two very obvious ways. a record number for the fourth successive year. More living and working in London in the ship insurance and recently, the admissions department has been busy which salvage business. In 1939 Middleton was called up as First, large gatherings of any kind have not been permitted. So is encouraging. This, together with the measures we took, a Lt Cdr RNVR and was attached to the Examination sports fixtures, assemblies, the Divisional Music Competition, means that the College begins 2021 leaner but stronger. Our Service as a boarding officer. His feats included getting Congers and College Sundays have all had to be put on immediate priority now is to ensure that our marketing and two war-damaged ships to the coast safely and beaching hold, with no certainty when they will be able to resume. We admissions functions are as strong as they can be, so that them on successive days. Early in 1940 he was in the Suez have, though, been able to hold year group parade practices, pupil numbers remain as high as possible. Canal area in a support role to an Admiral. Back in the UK which have been appreciated, and more than 160 pupils were in 1941, he commanded a group of four anti-submarine The only known OP Reunion of 2020 took place in allowed to complete their Duke of Edinburgh Gold, Silver and That said, the future remains uncertain economically. So minesweepers. In 1943, when he was at Combined Auckland, New Zealand at the start of March. OP Rep Bronze Awards assessed expeditions. preparing the College for more storms ahead became a Ops HQ, the Winter issue of The Log reported that he ROBIN PAINE (55-58) reported that 15 OPs and their priority in the latter half of the year. During the summer had become the first OP to be awarded the Volunteer guests “gathered in glorious sunshine on the veranda of the Second, in order to separate year groups within the boarding holidays a review concluded that four Staff roles had to houses, the day pupils have had to be accommodated Decoration – for 20 years’ service. Next year, he was Quarterdeck Restaurant at the Royal New Zealand Yacht be made redundant. One of these was held by Karen promoted to Commander. outside their division. Creating house spirit is a significant Hartshorn, the Director of Development. Karen made a Squadron for drinks.” The ‘Senior Officer on Deck’ was challenge under these circumstances and we felt the lack of major contribution to the College’s Senior Management 1940s BARRY THOMPSON (42-45) who sadly died later in mentoring of the younger year groups by the Sixth Form – 2020. PHIL HICKLING (53-56), drove for four hours Team, and to OP affairs, during her time with us. I am KEN RUSSELL (42-44), the ever-controversial the bubble structure we have had to adopt prevents this. from Tauranga to be at the lunch. Also present was NICK extremely sorry that the pandemic caused her departure and film-maker who died in 2011, hit the headlines again in EDWARDS (55-58); both Phil and Nick reported that delighted that she quickly found a new post befitting March 2020 when a film he directed about the German Financially, the months of lockdown presented a very they were too busy being retired to do much else, but they her capabilities. composer Richard Strauss – once judged the most serious challenge to Pangbourne College, as indeed to all were both active and enjoying life. independent schools. Fees for the Summer Term were set Looking ahead, as far as the College and OPs is concerned, scandalous ever made – was shown publicly for the first From the 1960s, GRAHAM JEX (67-71) revealed that at 75% of the day fee for all pupils, which left a big hole in the important thing to note is that there has been no change time in half a century. Strauss was depicted in Nazi uniform he had retired from the police in 2019 and is now fully income for the year. Through a combination of rigorous to our commitment to the over-arching Memorandum of and in compromising positions with a number of nuns. The occupied with his own pursuits. SIMON MARRIOTT control of all expenditure, postponement of all capital Understanding that guides our relationship, and that there film was shown originally once by the BBC before it was (64-68) and his wife Caroline continue to run their citrus projects, furloughing of staff and not recruiting replacements will be no net reduction in the resources available to be spent effectively banned by the Strauss family through its control farm at the southern end of the Coromandel and make for leaving staff where we could, the College finished the on alumni relations and development. We can only hope of the copyright of the composer’s music. That copyright preserves and chutney from their produce, which is sold year in considerably better shape than we had feared might that in 2021 we are able, once again, to welcome OPs to the expired in 2020 and the film was then shown at the be the case in March. A big factor in this was the willingness College on Founders’ Day and on other occasions. Keswick Film Festival in Cumbria at the end of February. throughout New Zealand. They also have sheep and cattle, of parents to pay the reduced fees, on the back of the Russell always said that by making Dance of the Seven Veils which were becoming expensive to keep during a drought successful demonstration of the College’s provision for Thomas Garnier he had set out to test the limits of what was permissible. in the North Island.

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H1832-Pangbournian v4.indd 6 03/02/2021 10:49 H1832-Pangbournian v4.indd 7 03/02/2021 10:49 TIM LUTON (73-77) works at Auckland University in the changes are being driven by political correctness and Covid pandemic as its share price continued an eight-year engineering department. CRAIG PEPLOE (77-80) has dramatic transformations in the buyer demographic across downward spiral. In the event, a late-November update moved from his previous job of running a large retirement prime central London. The typical buyers are now aged on the health of Aggreko indicated that although 2020 village to the global Compass Group which provides food from their early twenties to their mid-forties and from all revenues were expected to be down 14-15% on 2019, there services and support services. Craig started his career in over the world. This younger demographic tends to be are “signs of recovery” in most markets. Looking ahead, the food and beverages sector and is pleased to be back in very broadminded and find any form of sexism or racism Weston is counting on the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games – it again. deeply offensive.” one of Aggreko’s key opportunities – to transform results. In his words: "It’s actually been a pretty successful year CHARLIE FOWLER (85-90) moved a few years ago JOHN FISHER (68-73) featured in December in a on the work front, despite the share price impact. We are from the Customs to the Maritime Police. His plans Channel 4 fly-on-the-wall documentary, Britain’s Most in good shape financially, have a stronger balance sheet went slightly awry because the NZ police policy now is Expensive Houses, that went behind the scenes at the and cash flow than many, have not furloughed anyone nor to be posted to a range of tasks known as ‘Development auctioneers Sotheby’s as its representatives sought to made them redundant, nor taken any form of Government Opportunities’. His first ‘development opportunity’ had sell upmarket properties around the country. A review of disorientation leaders faced with a constant blizzard of support, and kept everything operational. And the future taken him from the water to a patrol car handing out the programme in The Sunday Times said that the show information; and threats that large platforms face from looks exciting." speeding tickets. lacked glitz but had big characters, such as John – “a multiple, small, agile and autonomous platforms, whether quintessentially English gent who wears red suede shoes GILES FUCHS in the hands of terrorist groups or challenger states. He That prolific letter-writer to newspapers, EWEN and beige trousers. One buyer fondly describes him as (78-83) appeared on finished by saying: “We need to get back to that version of SOUTHBY-TAILYOUR (55-59) had several published having ‘put the ‘p’ in posh.” The programme was made BBC tv London News ourselves that allowed us to see that the opportunities in a missives in 2020 including one in November. This was during the November lockdown. Some controversy in June to talk about the disruptive age outweigh the threats.” published in The Daily Telegraph and concerned a serious surrounded it because of suspicions at Sotheby’s that future of the office in injury sustained by a friend on Ewen’s boat some years Channel 4 wished to present it as a British version of Selling light of the coronavirus In July, as Colonel Commandant of The Rifles Regiment, ago. “The haemorrhaging leg wound required a tourniquet Sunset, a Californian Netflix reality series that combines pandemic. Giles is CEO of Tom thanked the Duke of Edinburgh for 67 years’ service and, in the dark, we applied a government-issued ‘first mega-mansions and supermodel agents. Fisher, an OP Office Space in Town - a company in London that provides and support as Colonel-in-Chief of the regiment, the field dressing.’ Once he had been lifted ashore by the Society committee member, has worked in property sales serviced office space for all sized businesses. Coronavirus, largest infantry regiment in the British Army. The Duke coastguard, we inspected the packaging: the dressing was for 20 years. According to The Sunday Times, he “uses he agreed, had changed the shape of future working. In the handed over to the Duchess of Cornwall in a ceremony at dated 1944. I am glad to report that my friend survived.” charm and cheesy jokes to woo buyers. His tricks include interview, Giles discussed what he thought the key drivers Windsor Castle and Highgrove House. Buglers sounded the ‘No More Parades’ call, marking HRH’s final ceremony. MIKE NICHOLSON (57-61), a retired Army Colonel then showing clients properties millions of pounds above were for people returning to the office, and the key role The Duke had been Colonel-in-Chief of successive living in Arundel, Sussex, also had several letters published budget. ‘If you dangle a few bits…somebody might have a that collaboration plays in business success. regiments that make up The Rifles since 1953. in the Daily & Sunday Telegraph in 2020. One, in April, nibble.’” 1980s praised the late Stirling Moss’s “courage” in persuading 1970s WILLIAM SKINNER the judges to overturn a seven-point penalty on rival Mike MARK HANKEY (81-86) was one of 113 service (82-87), Managing Hawthorn in the 1958 Portuguese Grand Prix. In doing PATRICK DERHAM (73-78) retired as Headmaster of personnel honoured by Her Majesty the Queen in the Director of Dege & so, he handed that year’s Formula One championship to Westminster School in the summer of 2019. He had been annual New Year Honours list at the beginning of 2020. Skinner – the tailoring a headmaster for 24 years including earlier stints at Solihull Hawthorn. “Moss’s integrity, selflessness and courage should He received an MBE. Mark, a Commander (Acting company based in Savile School and Rugby School. In a note to the OP Society in therefore be accorded equal status, at the very least, to his Captain) in the Royal Naval Reserve, was nominated Row that made the frock December he wrote: “I am technically running an online driving skills.” Two months later, Mike criticised Church of in the “promotions in and appointments to the military coat worn by Prince education company but doing it remotely. I was meant to England bishops for joining a “storm of hatred” over the division of the most excellent order of the British Empire” Harry at his wedding to be in Hong Kong (nine months a year for two years) but Prime Minister’s adviser Dominic Cummings. as a member. He joined Pangbourne from Brockhurst Meghan Markle, featured am here in Charlbury (Oxfordshire) for the foreseeable School and was Chief Cadet Captain during his time at the in London’s Evening 1960s future.” In early December, he wrote a strong opinion piece College, played rugby, rowed and was in the CCF. Standard for providing “a for The Daily Telegraph in support of the headmaster of PETER WETHERELL (66-70), the executive chairman In February Major General TOM COPINGER-SYMES touch of class” during the Eton College, then embroiled in a furore over free speech. of a Mayfair estate agency, featured in The Times in July in (82-87), Director Military Digitisation in UK Strategic coronavirus pandemic. William told the paper: “We do off- an article concerning changes in the use of language by For 56-year-old CHRIS WESTON (77-82), 2020 Command, spoke at the inaugural UK Strategic Command the-peg dressing gowns and we also do bespoke pyjamas.” his business intended to avoid offending a younger, more must have been the most difficult year possible. Chief Conference at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) It was not just working-from-home attire that kept the socially-aware clientele. Peter revealed that he planned to Executive of the FTSE 250 company Aggreko since 2015, about the threats and untapped opportunities offered company busy. William also told the Standard there replace terms such as “master bedroom” from his listings he faced a huge challenge to ensure that the world’s largest by new disruptive technologies. He defined “three had been “heavy demand” from Savile Row customers with “main” or “principal” bedroom. In his words: “These supplier of temporary power did not succumb to the primary threats” – cyberspace and the Twittersphere; the for Marylebone Cricket Club attire. “When we asked a

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H1832-Pangbournian v4.indd 8 03/02/2021 10:49 H1832-Pangbournian v4.indd 9 03/02/2021 10:49 customer, he said that he was dreaming of being able to period.” Phil was bowled over by the response, raising more Two Old African countries, across the Sahara Desert in Sudan, and watch a cricket game once sport is allowed to resume, and than £2,300 including contributions from a number of OPs. Pangbournians beside the Nile river to the Mediterranean coast. He had made the purchase in anticipation of that moment.” 2000s were married at the taken on the challenge to raise £10,000 for the charity, College in August Indigo Volunteers – a British organisation that connects CHARLIE FOWLER An Old Pangbournian 2019. JAMES and volunteers with humanitarian projects around the world. (85-90) took part in an has created more than EMILY WILSON Following his African adventure, Paddy thought he would Ironman contest in New 1,000 ceramics for a new wed in the be returning home to Maidenhead in September 2020 to Zealand in March and hotel in Hertfordshire. Falkland Islands start a Master's Degree course at the University of Reading. finished in the top 40% EMMA-LOUISE PAYNE Memorial Chapel If any OP has further news about Paddy, or the outcome of 1,164 participants. (01-06) used various and enjoyed their of his challenge, please let us know at development@ The race started with a types of ceramics to marital celebrations pangbourne.com 3.8km (2.4 miles) swim in Lake Taupo before Charlie cycled produce numerous items that feature in the Birch Hotel under glorious 180km (112 miles) through forest and farm land, and finished DARRYL in Cheshunt. Each room contains eight pieces made by sunny skies in the with a 42.2km (26 miles) run. In all, it took him 12 hours, MARFO Emma, with more of her items on show in the bakery, bars, College grounds. 27 minutes and 30 seconds to complete. New Zealand Rep (07-09), restaurant and the studio at the hotel. When asked why they chose to marry at Pangbourne ROBIN PAINE (55-58) sent “hearty congratulations to the couple said: “We chose to marry in the chapel at the Scottish Emma believes that the renewed interest in ceramics, crafts Charlie on a remarkable achievement.” Pangbourne for three reasons: The College is where we rugby union and the handmade is a result of people wanting to slow international, JAMES MACKENZIE met and spent so much time together; Emily got baptised down in their everyday life, consume less and appreciate signed for a (87-92) continues as in the Chapel; and it's such a remarkable and unique and understand what they do consume. “This is why new club side in OP Rep in Vancouver, building. If we hadn't married in the Falkland Islands ceramics were the perfect fit for the smaller touches at January 2020. British Columbia, Memorial Chapel, we would have eloped!” Birch”, she said, “It is durable and strong, but by having Darryl originally Canada where, he each item made by hand by one person it is an individual JAMES WILSON (07-12) and EMILY KELVEY (05-12) signed with Edinburgh in 2017 and was catapulted into the writes, a popular piece of artwork.” had both left Pangbourne seven years earlier. Numerous Scotland national team, playing in all three November tests provincial health OP guests were in attendance. “It was the first time that against Samoa, New Zealand and Australia, and 12 times officer handled the first wave of the pandemic very well. Emma, one of four Paynes to have attended the College, a few of our OP and POP (parents of Old Pangbournian) in all for Edinburgh. However, a back injury cost him his He continues, too, in his role as an Account Executive at has another achievement to celebrate – the family business guests had been back to the College since leaving and I place in early 2018, and he was unable to feature again for Rogers Communications Inc, selling telecommunications is growing. The Paynes have owned the Bicester Hotel think that it was a joyous occasion for them all to have a the club. In December 2019, it was mutually agreed that and software to municipalities in the Lower Mainland of and Spa for 18 years. The lake there was dug by one of her good catch up,” they said. “It was also lovely to introduce he would leave the capital club to seek playing possibilities BC. Beyond Covid, James is still in touch on a semi-regular brothers, BEN, whilst concrete was supplied by her older our non-Pangbourne friends to the College – a place elsewhere. Later that month it was announced that The basis with JOHN SAUNDERS (90-92) and DAN brother, MATT. A third brother, ADAM, who died in that means so much to both of us.” Reflecting on their Ospreys in south Wales had signed the Scotland prop BRUNTON (87-92). During 2020 he was also in touch 2015, assisted their father. schooldays, the newlyweds added: “We have very fond forward until the end of the 2019-20 season. with RICHARD HAMILTON (87-92) who lives and At the start of 2021, memories of our time at Pangbourne. We cannot thank it dairy farms in Victoria, Australia. professional hockey player (the school) enough for setting us up for life. From finding 2010s our better half, to meeting lifelong friends and spring- PHIL WARREN (84-89) completed a challenge for the TOMMY ALEXANDER JESSICA ROWE (10-13) reported early in 2020 that she boarding us into successful and fulfilling careers.” Royal British Legion 2020 Poppy Appeal in November, (03-08) took part in the had been working in the international yachting industry for aiming to raise £500. He is a member of the Kidmore End College’s virtual ‘Win PADDY CUNLIFFE (06-10) was in Perth, Western two years, sailing all over the Mediterranean and Caribbean branch of the Legion and realised that the Covid pandemic January’ sport seminar Australia where he was working in a gold mine in January, as well as up and down the East coast of the United States meant that it faced much lower receipts from poppy sales series. Director of Sport to start an African cycle challenge later that month and Canada. Her time had been spent on both busy charter, than in a normal year. Phil spent three years in the Royal Sam Hewick hosted the according to the and private sailing and motor yachts, between 30 and 50 Corps of Transport TA and his grandfather served in the session. Tommy played as Reading Chronicle. metres length. As a First Officer, her main role had been to RAF in WW2 so he has a strong association with the Legion. goalie in the 1st XI hockey team from Form 4 onwards. In For the African leg manage the deck crew. Some of her tasks included ensuring He decided to run from 11am Saturday morning, one mile, his final year, he was encouraged by his Berkshire coach to of his journey, he safety, managing deck operations and maintenance of on the hour, every hour for 24 hours. The total distance try for the Scotland U21s team. Since then, he has followed planned to cycle the vessel, supervising and preparing “toys” onboard (sea was therefore supposed to be 24 miles. “However, my a career path which has included, during the last two years, from Cape Town bobs, jet skis, water skiing, wakeboarding, kayaking, paddle Pangbourne navigational skills went slightly wrong and, as it playing for Gross Flottbeker in Hamburg, Germany, one of through southern boarding), planning navigational passage, and bridge- turned out, I actually ran just over 30 miles over the 24-hour the leading hockey clubs in the world. and eastern watching duties while at sea.

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H1832-Pangbournian v4.indd 10 03/02/2021 10:49 H1832-Pangbournian v4.indd 11 03/02/2021 10:49 OP CLUBS A roundup of clubs' activity and individual OP achievement in the past year. OP Weekend at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, 15-16th October 2021 A Tribute to OPs in the 1982 Falklands War Like many others we have had to adapt and hold meetings OP YACHT CLUB – l A presentation by Col Ivar Hellberg OBE (1956 – 60) via Zoom. Whilst a new approach for OPYC, this has been with R/Adm Jeremy Sanders CB OBE (1956 – 60) FROM HON. SEC. IAN WILLIAMS very successful, with the Commodore (Jeremy Owen) covering the Land and Sea Battles, together with other What a challenging year it was, with a series of lockdowns acting as host. Our AGM in 2021 will be on Tuesday March OPs who took part in the conflict, in the Princess Royal Gallery at the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard coupled with tier restrictions that have made organising 9 starting at 7:30 pm and will also be via Zoom. It could be a lot more fun than usual! any kind of sailing event next to impossible. I know that l Informal Welcome Cocktail Party at the Mary Rose some Clubs were partially successful where they had had Museum pre-organised events which fell between the lockdowns. OP GOLF SOCIETY – l Most events though, including our own and the Arrow FROM HON. SEC. CHARLIE PARRY Talk and tour of the Mary Rose Museum arranged and kindly sponsored by Chris Brandon (1964-68), one of Trophy racing, were all sadly cancelled. Inevitably, many golf functions had to be cancelled this the architects of the museum I should add that while most members enjoyed a year off, year, but we approach 2021 with new hope. One of the l Formal Gala Reception and Dinner at the magnificent our Vice Commodore Peter Kewish worked his socks off early casualties in 2020 was the OP Centenary Matchplay Wardroom HMS Nelson with wine and port included (as did the Commodore behind the scenes) trying to keep Tournament. However, there is some optimism that it will events open just in case restrictions eased. Peter worked be possible to hold this popular competition for the sixth l Optional Dockyard Attraction Tickets available equally hard on the Arrow Trophy Managing Committee time, beginning in April, 2021. Please complete the booking form below and send to: – again, just in case any racing might be possible. Whilst More detail will be available in due course in the OP Golf £135 per person Robin Paine, 6 Fairways, 21 Chilbolton Avenue Winchester, official events were cancelled wholesale, I am sure some Hants SO22 5HB. Email: [email protected] OPYC members managed the odd day-sail in 2020, or a Society section of the OP Website. Any OP holding a few days away in a ‘bubble.’ At least I hope so. recognised handicap up to 24 is welcome to participate. Interested OPs should contact the coordinator, Richard Booking Form Friday 15th - Saturday 16th October 2021 Givan, at: [email protected] or 07831 499918. Title/Rank of OP: ...... Name of OP: ...... Our summer meeting at the impressive Frilford Heath GC last year was another Covid casualty. In 2021 the Suffix: ...... Years at College (from/to):...... meeting is set for Wednesday June 2, also at Frilford (near Abingdon). Division: ......

Between lockdowns in 2020, when some competitive golf Name of Spouse/Partner/Guest: ...... was being played, we hoped to stage the annual match Email: ...... against the College at The Berkshire GC at the end of September as we were keen to seek revenge for our defeat Phone: ...... Mobile: ...... the previous year. As it turned out, the College could not participate since all school team sports had been cancelled Dietary Requirements: ...... by then. Nevertheless, the 12 OP’s who had committed Deposit £25 per person. to the match duly arrived on a breezy, showery autumnal Bank Transfer: Nationwide – Account name: RGP Paine. Sort Code 07-04-36 A/C 04432044 day and played a singles stableford competition in the afternoon. George Gale prevailed with an impressive 37 For those who prefer paying by cheque, please send a cheque to: points playing off a 6 handicap. Robin Paine, 6 Fairways, 21 Chilbalton Avenue, Winchester SO22 5HB Please email to advise when the transfer/payment has been made [email protected] and please don’t forget to put your name In 2021 the match vs the College will take place on September in the 'Reference'. 29 – as usual, at The Berkshire. If you would like to take part, Cancellation: Deposit after 31st July; 40% less than 30 days before event; Full amount less than 15 days before event. please contact me at [email protected]

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H1832-Pangbournian v4.indd 12 03/02/2021 10:49 H1832-Pangbournian v4.indd 13 03/02/2021 10:49 Cardiologist working in a district general putting themselves at risk. Most were periods of home stays for young OPS AND COVID-19 hospital in the Salisbury area, began frightened, most went through periods people in her care prevented. Then she During 2020 OPs began sharing some of their Covid-related experiences. Most are working in the medical field, but not all. Here we preparing for a pandemic in February of confronting their own mortality. contracted the virus herself. Initially, share a selection of these stories and appeal for more. The full accounts may be read on the OP website at: www.pangbourne.com by speeding up all urgent cases on his Some paid the ultimate price. But they as a speciality, “we thought we had waiting lists – inevitably, elderly patients came to work anyway. I’ve never been got away lightly compared to our requiring pacemakers. By mid-March prouder to be part of something.” medical colleagues. Now we’re seeing In April GRAHAM DAWKINS Several OPs crossed paths and he had been diverted to work on Covid the severe ramifications of lockdown Among the OP GP fraternity, CHRIS (83-88), a pilot with British Airways, connected to help fight the spread of cases in a newly-built Respiratory Care on the mental health of children and ALLEN (89-94) is a senior partner found himself flying on behalf of the coronavirus. MERRICK RAYNER Unit (RCU). “We adopted a routine of adolescents” – something she expected in a practice of 20,000 patients in Foreign & Commonwealth Office to (68-73) sent out an appeal for PPE changing into surgical scrubs on arrival to go on worsening the longer the Putney, southwest London. He spent repatriate UK citizens from behind equipment on behalf of his youngest at the hospital before heading to the pandemic lasted. wards where we had to go through the six months re-designing service delivery closed borders, to ensure vital supply son Charles who is a Registrar Surgeon For HUGH MAHONEY (83-88), process of putting on gowns, gloves, in primary care. In the space of two lines of medical equipment and to attached to the Royal Surrey County Managing Director of Brakes, the UK’s eye visors and full respirators – time- weeks, his practice went from seeing support British Overseas Territories Hospital in Guildford. His request went leading foodservice wholesaler, the consuming, and the additional PPE was 180 patients a day in the surgery during the first national lockdown. via the Shipwrights Livery Company pandemic offered a unique opportunity uncomfortably hot and claustrophobic to a similar number using video Writing at the end of that month, he network and got a response from to assist the community by switching the and left us with poorer vision and conferencing software. During the observed: “The stories of those coming JEFFREY EVANS (61-66; Lord direction of the business. The hospitality difficulty in communication.” The summer the practice began seeing the back to the UK show the worst and best Mountevans) who sent Merrick an industry closed down for much of the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit and RCU first examples of long Covid. In his of humanity. Days of travel and hardship article about a company called Cam Lock view: “The benefit from this crisis is that year. But Brakes had people, vehicles seen us able to step up and support soon filled up just as the number of staff to reach remote airports with rescue Ltd, based in Aldershot. The company the usually clunky and slow-to-respond and stock. So in nine days at the start our civilian colleagues in new ways of on duty declined because either they flights, guests turned out of hotels on designs and produces a highly specialist of the first national lockdown a food developed symptoms themselves or had NHS machine has shed a lot of fat and range of life saving respiratory equipment working,” she explained. “It’s clear that parcel service was designed from scratch suspicion of being disease carriers, then to go into self-isolation. This pattern of become more streamlined.” for use in hazardous conditions. the only way to get through this in one to deliver to front doorsteps across the being taken into homes by strangers. cover lasted to mid-May. More than 40 piece is to work together as a team.” NIGEL FRASER (80-85) is a GP country. “Two thousand brave drivers People have slept on airport benches for Charles Rayner called Cam Lock, patients died and the units worked at based near Hereford and also chair then went out into the teeth of the storm days after hearing about our flights.” who sent one of their sophisticated Another OP medic serving in the 170% of normal capacity. “Although I of the Herefordshire Local Medical to deliver boxes to the vulnerable up and respirators to the Royal Surrey County armed forces is Major CHARLIE was used to dealing with patients dying, Each returning BA flight on a Boeing Committee and its GP Federation. down the land. Social media went wild, Hospital to be trialled. As a result of DUFFIELD (98-03) of the Royal what was unusual and heart-breaking 777 brought back 300 passengers. His surgery quickly moved to total the letters came rolling in and tough, the trial, the procurement section of Army Medical Corps. An anaesthetics was seeing patients die only being Boarding was a slow process – anyone phone and video triage. “I think we uncompromising drivers of 30 years’ the hospital ordered some. It was also registrar on deployment at Kings comforted by hospital staff. We did showing symptoms of Covid was turned innovated more in a few weeks than experience were moved to tears.” Five suggested that Merrick contact MIKE College Hospital (KCH) in London not run out of PPE but at times it was a away. Meantime the 777s were also in the previous ten years” even to million boxes were delivered during the WRAY (67-72) as he was known when the pandemic struck, he spent close-run thing.” Tim ended his account carrying up to 50 tonnes of freight – the the extent of using a GP colleague in April-June period before the service was to work in the PPE area; it turned the first lockdown working as an ICU/ by hoping lessons had been learned equivalent of three million masks, gloves Geneva. “One of the things that will stood down. “But today it is still there out that Mike also worked for Cam Critical Care Registrar at KCH. Within ahead of the inevitable second wave or PPE aprons per flight. Round-the- stay with me,” he wrote, “is the great – waiting should the call come again.” Lock and proved to be “extremely two weeks, he caught the virus himself and that he would not again have to clock operations became essential. As sense of team and the shared purpose Maybe it has by now, as the second wave helpful” in informing Merrick about the and had to take time off but recovered. cancel all his normal work. more places shunned overseas visitors, it with colleagues and patients alike.” gets a grip. “Aside from the inevitable human became necessary to tear up rules on rest production of the masks. Alex is a Consultant Hepatologist at He is sure that his time at Pangbourne catastrophe,” he wrote, “another and allow air crews to fly on extended Around this time at the height of the the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading and in the Army helped by developing hard part was actually differentiating flight time limitations similar to rules of crisis the Ministry of Defence website where he also has a managerial role. He an “operational tour mentality and a patients in your mind. The pandemic war, so allowing up to 32 hours without posted a news item about ALICE found himself working in the hospital’s degree of resilience. certainly took its toll as people became disembarking the aircraft. By the start MULLEN (06-08), a Petty Officer Acute Medical Unit, seeing patients The mental toll taken by Covid is tired and burned out, myself included. of April, BA had flown 5,400 tonnes of Naval Nurse. She had volunteered to admitted and doing daily rounds of something of particular concern I think the implications of Covid will cargo. Dawkins ended: “When the world work in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Covid-positive patients. He was “really to CLAIRE TILLEY (03-08), a last well after the virus recedes.” is more relaxed and you hear my name at Derriford Hospital, a large NHS proud” of the way the Royal Berkshire Registrar in the Child & Adolescent on the PA while travelling, come and say teaching hospital in Plymouth near her Two other OPs based in hospitals were responded. “The most impressive Mental Health Service. She found hello – to me or any of the many OPs base at the HMS Drake Medical Centre. TIM WELLS (82-89) and ALEX thing to me was the bravery of our psychiatry wards in hospitals being who work for airlines around the world.” “Our leadership and training have EVANS (89-94). Tim, a Consultant staff. They came to work each day closed, capacity cut back and overnight

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H1832-Pangbournian v4.indd 14 03/02/2021 10:49 H1832-Pangbournian v4.indd 15 03/02/2021 10:49 THE COVID YEAR AT THE COLLEGE From April 2020 to the end of the year ALEXANDRA GARNIER expertly recorded the pandemic year at the College through the lens of her camera. This is a selection of her photos.

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10 12 SPORT 2 4 9. Mown lawns and a beautiful campus – but the tennis nets 11. Due to the lack of external fixtures, more girls and boys’ crews had the remained down in April because no pupils were returning to chance to train on the water during the Michaelmas Term. LEARNING school then for the Summer Term. 12. In the November lockdown, senior pupils were able to get on the water 1. During June/July musicians in the chamber choir recorded their 3. During the November lockdown it was obligatory for all pupils and 10. From September all sport was played in year group ‘bubbles.’ and enjoy some idyllic conditions on the Thames. parts individually from home for the events to follow including the staff to wear masks at the end of lessons when moving from one Remembrance Sunday service. classroom to another. 2. In September screens were erected between teachers and pupils in 4. Peripatetic music lessons were held from behind screens from the English As An Additional Language department. September. Staff wore visors. Hand sanitiser was used, and piano keys sprayed or wiped.

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6 8 CHAPEL 14 16 5. On Remembrance Sunday OP Lucy Perring played the Last Post. Four 7. Cherise, a Form 3 pupil, wearing her No.1 uniform for the first time in Upper Sixth pupils read out the names of the 178 OPs who have died in the Michaelmas Term, read a lesson for the pre-recorded carol service. FOOD conflict since 1917. 8. Mrs. Sue Hollebone, parent of OP Jonathan Hollebone, with the 13. From September, due to Covid restrictions and year group bubbles, 15. Sixth Form students collecting their Christmas lunches. Each year 6. The 6th Form chamber choir singing from the balcony of the Advent wreath she created for the chapel and filming of the carol Sixth Form boarders could breakfast in-house. A definite perk! group ate separately in the Mess Hall during the Michaelmas Term. Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel in December as part of a service. 14. All year groups wore masks when queuing for food in the Mess 16. Upper Sixth students for the first time in the term wore Black Tie dress pre-recorded carol service. Hall. A screen was placed between the catering staff and pupils. for Christmas dinner on the final evening of term.

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H1832-Pangbournian v4.indd 16 03/02/2021 10:50 H1832-Pangbournian v4.indd 17 03/02/2021 10:50 OP MERCHANDISE OP, Centenary and College merchandise is available through the Pangbourne College Shop. Please get in touch with Shop Manager Karen Townsend to place your order: Tel: 0118 976 7476, Email: [email protected] Or visit during opening hours: Mon - Fri: 08:30 - 15:30, Sat: 10:00 - 13:00, term-time only.

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22 24 STUDENT LIFE 21. A nail-biting Form 1 &2 Inter-Watch Indoor Rowing Challenge in 23. In the November lockdown, when most schools were functioning, December. pupils wore masks in their divisions. 22. Ben (Form 2) sings the first verse of ‘Once in Royal David’s City’ 24. The Chiefs and Senior Scholars meeting with Mrs. Caroline Bond. No as part of the Dunbar carol service in December. cloths were on the tables due to the virus.

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H1832-Pangbournian v4.indd 18 03/02/2021 10:50 H1832-Pangbournian v4.indd 19 03/02/2021 10:50 In 2020 the OP Society published war working in what was then the British been disbanded by then. One thing led to FROM THE ARCHIVES Volume 2 of the Old Pangbournian Cameroons and was a poor letter writer. another and eventually, through contacts Interesting stories, artefacts and news items gleaned from the College Archives. Our thanks to Mrs Alexandra Garnier Record giving details of those who died In 1946, by then transferred to Nigeria, he in Northern Ireland, Kenya and Australia, in World War 2. In the Q&A below, learned that he was listed as dead at the we unearthed details of Pulliblank’s death ROBIN KNIGHT (56-61) describes NCP and so wrote to the College. One in February 1941 when the King’s African WORLD WAR 2 AND THE NAUTICAL COLLEGE one. They have, however, bequeathed this project. OP, who lost touch with the College in Rifles were part of the Allied invasion of to all, and especially to the College, the 1930s, was only reported to have died Italian Somaliland. Q: What led to the research and compilation (in 1942 on the Burma-India border) by Friday 8 May, 2020 marked 75 years the priceless legacy of devotion to duty of this book? his son in 2016. Another OP changed his Another amazing find was the since the cessation of fighting in Europe at and a great example. The College is A: It arose out of another book I have been name and disappeared during the war, detail around the death of Richard the end of World War 2. ALEXANDRA very proud of them and also of the writing, one about courage and bravery. but was later confirmed by two separate Shuttleworth, a 21-year-old RAF GARNIER trawled through Nautical amazing number of them who have This is based on profiles of scores of sources to have died in an air raid on Squadron Leader, in 1941. His nephew, gained awards and decorations. Let College records to discover how the war individual Old Pangbournians 1917-2020 London in 1943. also called Richard and at the time us therefore thank Almighty God for had affected the school and how the which I hope will be published by the President of the OP Society, unearthed having preserved the College from hurt original VE Day, in May 1945, had been Unicorn Publishing Group in 2021 under Q: The Foreword is by Maj Gen Tom a long-forgotten account written in The celebrated. and damage by enemy action (a bomb the title “Leaders.” I realised that I needed Copinger-Symes who is the most senior OP Sunday Express in 1973 by W.J. ‘Bill’ fell nearby off Bere Court Road) and for serving in the armed forces today. His uncle, Edrich, the famous Test cricketer. Edrich VE Day was recorded in the Summer to include a chapter about OPs who had having enabled us to carry on our work died in conflict situations. This involved, Lt Col Tom Symes, features in the book, was a friend of Shuttleworth’s and also a Term Log of 1945: ‘The most of training boys to face the world at sea principally, researching all the 178 OPs doesn’t he? Squadron Leader in the RAF. momentous event of the term was the or elsewhere, without interruption.” who died in World War 2, plus two others. A: Yes, but I didn’t know the connection. end of hostilities in Europe. This was Q: Did you receive much help from non-OP I had asked Tom to write the Foreword During the war, a Chapel Fund had sources? celebrated by two days’ general holidays Q: Isn’t there a Book of Remembrance held and so he read the draft text and that was been set up to construct a dedicated being added to the half-term leave – a at the College? when the link was made. He was able to A: Yes, a lot. The best example involves building to honour the College’s war most suitable arrangement.’ made.” In 1946, in further recognition, A: There is, but it lacks detail. It was provide a lot of helpful family information, Rodney Rodgers. He was a Lt in the dead. Insufficient money flowed in, so Fleet Air Arm and was killed attacking a The preceding six years had been some of the school’s cadets participated compiled by Lionel Stephens and Mike including details of the death and a the memorial window and plaque now copy of the letter written to his uncle’s railways goods yard in southern France hugely significant for Pangbourne. in the Victory Parade on The Mall, Harris in the late-1990s based on the 1947 positioned above the entrance to the Roll of Honour – and before the internet widow by Sir Philip Devitt, part of which in 1944, flying a Grumman F16 Hellcat. Only 22 years old at the outset of the London. Falklands Islands Memorial Chapel were transformed historical research. Basically, is reproduced at the end of the book. It For some reason, in 2012 the town of war, ‘virtually every Old Pangbournian, For the duration of the war, Sir Philip commissioned. A Memorial Service it contains just a name, the date of death remains very relevant today. Villeneuve-les-Beziers decided to name a except for the medically unfit, served Devitt, the son of the founder of the was held at St. Martin-in-the-Fields and the identity of the ship or unit in street after Rodgers. An impressive civic automatically in one of the armed College and Chairman of Board of in London in March 1947. The huge which the OP was serving. Q: Did you come up with any ceremony took place, involving the mayor services or in the Merchant Navy’ Governors in 1939, ran the school from church was packed to capacity and a unexpected stories? who seems to have been the guiding spirit according to the College’s centenary Devitt House and took over the role of Roll of Honour listing the war dead by Q: Were there any surprises uncovered by A: Yes, there are quite a few. We were behind the commemoration. We were the research? history Pangbourne College: Spirit in Captain Superintendent (the equivalent name was read out. able, for example, to get to the bottom able to secure 150 photos of the ceremony Changing Times. Many Pangbournians of Headmaster now) so that others A: There were indeed. In fact, this slim of the story about the death of the last from the town hall, but no explanation! went directly into the Services from Throughout its history, Pangbourne has OP killed in combat – Ian Clark, who could play their part in the national war (92pp) book is full of surprises. I was Q: Volume 2 is obviously an important the College. placed a strong emphasis on its values. was killed in action in Borneo in 1966 effort. Many older newcomers took their much helped in my research by Col Mike record for the College and OPs. What is Although there is no longer a specified Nicholson (57-61). The main revelations during the confrontation with Indonesia. In recognition of the school’s wartime place, including the first two women to going to happen to it? aim to prepare young men for careers we uncovered were that two of the 178 Surviving members of 42 Commando contribution and role in preparing future teach at the College. at sea, it is pleasing that even today the OPs listed in the Book of Remembrance Royal Marines provided the detail. We A: Well, we’ve printed 100 copies. officers for life in the armed services, At the end of the war, Sir Philip reflected College has opportunities to take part had not, in fact, died in the 1939-45 already knew the detail of the first OP ever Forty have been retained for general King George VI (himself a Royal Naval on its impact on the Nautical College on the national stage, as it did then. conflict, whereas two other OPs, who are killed in action, Stanley Newman, who distribution by the OP Society and 60 officer in the First World War) and his and its people, writing: not listed, had died. was serving in the RAF in Iraq in 1935. will be placed in the Falklands Chapel, daughter Princess Elizabeth paid an when Covid regulations permit, to raise unexpected visit to the College on the “In 1939 the Summer Term was spent Q: How did that happen? Q: What else? funds for the chapel through donations. afternoon of Founders' Day 1943. Not with war clouds more than threatening A: Keeping accurate records in wartime A: I suppose the most extraordinary story The OP Society sees the publication as surprisingly, everyone at the school was and now, after six years, the Summer is not easy for all sorts of reasons. One in Vol. 2 involves B.G. Pulliblank. He living history – an online work that may thrilled with this 'Royal seal of approval'. Term of 1945 has brought to us and to of the OPs thought to have been killed joined the Army in the mid-1920s from be accessed on the OP website www. In 1945, the First Lord of the Admiralty, our Allies a victorious peace in Europe, in action while serving in the Royal Naval the Nautical College and was serving in pangbourne.com and amended easily if A.V. Alexander, visited Pangbourne to to be followed during the leave by Reserve turned up at the College in the Somaliland Camel Corps in 1939. He and when any new information appears. express the government’s appreciation the end of the war against Japan. The 1952 and was rather surprised to see his was listed on the 1947 Roll of Honour as One OP has already found a relevant “to the fullest extent (at) the number of old Cadets [pupils] who have name on the memorial plaque. It had to being killed in action in 1941, but there WW2 grave in Amsterdam that we had no contribution which the College has given their lives (178) is indeed a terrible be removed! The other had spent the were no details and the Camel Corps had detail about.

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H1832-Pangbournian v4.indd 20 03/02/2021 10:50 H1832-Pangbournian v4.indd 21 03/02/2021 10:50 the world. It probably wouldn’t have the boys in the best possible spirit.” academic year. I have to say, though, suited every teenage girl, but I’ve never that it was an act of faith. There were regretted it.” Still, the decision to go co-ed had been no funds for this transformation, taken against a very dark background. no plans to market it, no minimum After Pangbourne, Charlotte went to Early in 1993, a boy committed standards were set for any young girls university and then served 12 years suicide at home during the holidays. who entered, and no plans or money in the Royal Navy where she trained Soon after, another parent alleged existed to hire more women teachers. as a lawyer. For the past six years she publicly that bullying at the College In fact, almost none of the teachers had has been an in-house barrister for was “endemic.” An outcry arose in the any experience of co-education.” a leading industrial company. She national press, the school was subject remains a passionate advocate of co- to a rigorous outside inquiry – and Hudson set out to redress the situation education and is delighted at the way numbers due to enter Pangbourne as quickly and imaginatively as he it has worked out at the school. “The plummeted. ROBIN KNIGHT was a could. One of the first persons he opportunities at Pangbourne today are Governor at the time. He remembers: recruited was 23-year-old SAM fantastic, and the whole ethos of the HARROD who, as a pupil at Rugby “Sir John Webster, the OP Chairman, education given suits both genders. School, had been involved in a similar was a staunch advocate of co- There’s a very healthy interaction transition. “She wasn’t very popular, education. So when the Staff, in today. The girls also provide a balance which was a good thing. She didn’t January 1995, collectively endorsed a to the community. In my view, it’s mother the girls. But she achieved report by the Headmaster to the Board really important that teenage girls something far more important – she that the College go co-ed as soon as and boys learn how to get along. And mentored them quite strictly.” possible, he supported the move. But co-education helps the whole learning environment to grow and flourish.” the Board split, and no decision was Another early hire was CAROLINE taken. Two months later it began to BOND, chosen to transform pastoral From the outset, the first girls reacted look as though the school might have care from a ‘Cinderella’ part of the well to being in the limelight and soon to close that September with numbers curriculum to an important, carefully- became good at things like marching likely to be below 300. So, in March, planned experience. Caroline has and parades. This was something John tried again and this time got the remained at the school ever since. “I that ANTHONY HUDSON had majority behind him. Full co-education arrived in January 1994, initially for THE FEMALE IMPACT anticipated. In the College Centenary was embraced from the 1995/96 the Lent Term to cover a sabbatical. Co-education began officially at Pangbourne in 1995 following a decision by the Board to admit History, published in 2016 (available to be purchased through the College girls for the 1995/96 academic year. In fact, by then there were already six girls studying in the Shop), he states: “They were terrific! Sixth Form. In the 25 years since, the impact on the College has been profound. Below, we They happily lived in some strange highlight the transformation in the words of a few of those involved. places, including a spare room in Devitt, but just got on with it. The CLAIRE MORPHY Hudson’s claim that the pair’s presence go to Pangbourne,” Charlotte recalls. boys responded very well. Behaviour (WHITEHEAD) and CHARLOTTE would help to “civilise” the boys. Both “The school was very open – it put a in class, for example, improved and BUTTERWORTH (DRAKE) girls were day pupils, but both were lot of trust in us two to find our own in my entire time at Pangbourne arrived at the school in 1990, leaving attached to Divisions and given a way. We both were into music, so nothing inappropriate happened.” two years later. Charlotte, a lawyer, room each, accessed only through the that helped, and we played hockey Echoes the former Second Master has been a Governor since 2008. Her Housemaster’s quarters. Other girl- and tennis with the boys and just got GERRY PIKE, writing in 2002 by first contribution to College life had specific facilities were non-existent. on with it…The experience did help which time more than 100 girls were actually involved taking the lead female me after Pangbourne. It made me at the College: “The girls proved role in the school play in December “The reception was mixed, but I don’t stand on my own feet, become more more Pangbournian than anyone 1990. The next month she joined the remember ever feeling uncomfortable independent and more resilient and could have hoped. They were Sixth Form, swayed by Headmaster or that it wasn’t the right decision to so more able to make my own way in determined to prove themselves to

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H1832-Pangbournian v4.indd 22 03/02/2021 10:50 H1832-Pangbournian v4.indd 23 03/02/2021 10:50 It was a time when the College was number of girls, we look to develop proud and individual, just like her. As The current co-Senior Scholar, every one of the Pangbourne girls I undergoing huge cultural change, not even further the co-educational they matured, girls came to see her EMILY GREENWOOD (16-21; have ever had the privilege to meet only in going co-ed, but in evaluating provision at the College.” impeccable standards for what they Illawarra), echoes this positive or befriend. its ethos and pastoral care in light were, a secure framework in which to assessment. “The shaping of young of the Social Services inquiry into Another female recruit who was grow and learn. Many became women’s minds – and teaching girls Throughout my time at Pangbourne bullying,” she recalls. “In 1994, the to have a huge influence over lifelong friends.” to strive and value their talents and I’ve been motivated by the Senior College was certainly a very macho, successive generations of girls was successes – is paramount in today’s Scholar position. Recently, this has male-dominated environment with BETTINA VETTER, “the definitive Bringing us up-to-date, OLIVIA society. This has been reflected always been awarded to a girl or, on very few female members of staff and a Housemistress of St. George” to quote PATERSON (2013-18), who throughout the 25 years of co- occasion, to a girl and a boy. These handful of girls who were affectionately her obituary after she died of lung became Joint Chief of the College, education at Pangbourne and will leaders were my role models from my known as ‘pioneers.’ Those pioneers cancer in her 40s in 2013. In part, that left the school in 2018 with no doubts continue to be so. first day, and I am honoured now to were certainly made of strong stuff, obituary states: “Her personal qualities about the value of co-education at when 50% of the Guard is made up be able to call myself one of the two and demonstrated huge resilience and and leadership helped to shape the co- Pangbourne. Now at university, she of girls or, better yet, when there is a Pangbourne girls are nothing short female Senior Scholars of the years determination in those early days. educational revolution and to ensure writes: “From my experience as a girl female guard commander. of inspiring. We’ve always battled 2020 and 2021 alongside Georgie its success. Throughout this period, at a Pangbourne, I simply can't imagine against the predominantly male ratio, Paterson. Knowing that academic Undoubtedly, the arrival of girls Bettina was an inspirational and education any differently. In my year The harmonious atmosphere in my and yet we continue to succeed in endeavour has been led by women has had a profound impact on, and colourful role model, an indefatigable group the girls were significantly peer group, I believe should largely be many same-sex and gender-mixed throughout my Pangbourne life has helped to precipitate, a more open promoter of opportunities for girls outnumbered by the boys, but it accredited to the ways in which the competitions. A notable success is given me hope that we can continue and egalitarian atmosphere with an and a formidable force for the general never felt that way. I felt respected boys brought out the best in the girls the Headmaster's Cup. Throughout to lead this area in our future lives.” emphasis on the College’s important good…(She) fell naturally into the and listened to when I was a new girl and vice versa, reducing stereotypical my years at Pangbourne, and as far Flag Values, especially integrity, role of benevolent matriarch. She entering Dunbar and as Joint Chief. behaviours associated with single-sex as I know for years before, either St. Editor's Note: The pandemic limited kindness and moral courage. Many could be brisk with those who lapsed; As a female, it was greatly satisfying to schools. A huge positive of being at George or Illawarra have retained reporting for this article. All OPs are colleagues would agree now that the Bettina wanted them (the girls) to witness the first few girls join the Guard a coed school is that it is a far more the cup. Essentially, it measures encouraged to submit contributions for biggest area of female influence is the be true Pangbournians – strong, for parades. I look forward to the day accurate simulation of life once you perseverance and effort, and for a future article in the 2022 issue. Please impact upon the academic culture of leave. There are, very few avenues one this reason I believe it is a perfect send your submission to development@ the school. The girls have encouraged can go down after school that keep reflection of the efforts of each and pangbourne.com some of their fellow male students boys and girls apart. to be more focused, conscientious and hard-working. Interestingly, Inevitably, there were times when since the girls have competed for both genders believed that ‘the the Headmaster’s Cup as separate grass was greener on the other Divisions in their own right, they have side.’ These beliefs often stemmed always won it! from the different attention paid to sporting teams or to the girls’ new- In addition, I think co-education has build boarding houses vs. the boys’ helped us evolve a more sophisticated older ones, or to the portion sizes model of leadership. This has moved in the Mess Hall. When students away from an emphasis on senior boys raised issues such as these, they were disciplining younger pupils to one received well and slowly got improved which puts peer welfare and support at upon throughout my time. There its heart. The girls have certainly been simply won't be a level playing field enthusiastic Peer Mentors (as, indeed, for absolutely everything in a mixed have the boys) and helped us to deliver school. At Pangbourne, just as the the excellent pastoral care which has girls will never beat the first team boys become a hallmark of the College. at rugby, I can't quite imagine that the However, we can never be complacent boys (try as they might) will ever beat and, as we move to increase the the girls in div. song!”

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OP SOCIETY COMMITTEE AND CLUBS SOME DATES FOR YOUR DIARY OP Society Chairman Phillip Plato (72-77) [email protected] As of publication of this magazine, it is difficult to know what OP events in 2021 will be held, or when, or where. OP Society Secretary Adam Lewis (99-01) [email protected] In early January 2021, the tentative calendar for the year OP Society Treasurer Paul Lawrence [email protected] ahead looks like this: OP Yacht Club Peter Kewish [email protected] OP SOCIETY COMMITTEE MEETINGS 2021 OP Golf Society Charlie Parry (81-85) [email protected] All OPs are welcome to attend. Venue usually is the Naval OP Magazine [email protected] Club, 38 Hill St, Mayfair, London W1J 5NS. (Submissions) 0118 976 7416 Should the Covid pandemic continue through 2021, Zoom Alumni Relations [email protected] virtual meetings will be held, as in 2020. To take part, (College) 0118 976 6795 please contact the Chairman at [email protected] Meetings start at 1830 hours. Note: We are keen to revive OP cricket, hockey and other sports clubs and events. If you are Owned by Old Pangbournian Giles Giles was educated at Pangbourne Burgh Island is widely regarded as interested in helping this initiative, please email Phillip Plato at [email protected] Tuesday 9 February – a Zoom meeting. Fuchs and family, Burgh Island hotel is College between 1978 and 1983 and has one of the foremost places to see and Tuesday 4 May. Likely to be at the College, after the 6th an iconic Art Deco landmark and retreat, gone on to become a self-confessed experience Art Deco in Europe at its best OP DECADE REPRESENTATIVES Form/Leavers meeting. positioned on a wildly beautiful and serial entrepreneur. He heads up a and most authentic. The hotel boasts 1940s Courtney Edenborough [email protected] secluded tidal island. The hotel was once select group of investors who bought some of the most significant original art Tuesday 12 October. This meeting will follow the OP described as a shining white ocean liner Burgh Island hotel in early 2018 and deco pieces of the era. 1950s Representative needed Society AGM at the Naval Club, London (see below). surrounded by golden beaches and have painstakingly set about the silver seas. Built in 1929 Burgh Island has redevelopment of this wonderful coastal Giles would like to extend the offer of 10% 1960s David Nicholson [email protected] CAREERS DAY a fascinating original art deco history location and are passionate about off your stay to all Old Pangbournians. 1970s Phillip Plato [email protected] This is normally held for pupils at the College in mid- littered with tales of legendary guests regaining its title as ‘The best hotel west Please use the code OP2021 when 1980s William Skinner [email protected] March. Any OP prepared to offer career advice, networking and great adventures. of The Ritz’. booking. opportunities, internships or possible future jobs to 1990s Representative needed pupils at the College is urged to contact development@ pangbourne.com with their details. WWW.BURGHISLAND.COM 2000s Paul Lawrence [email protected] 01548 810514 2010s Larry Howard [email protected] SIXTH FORM/LEAVERS MEETING - Tuesday 4 May Note: Decade Representatives encourage fellow OPs to attend events, sometimes plan At the College. Details from [email protected] decade-specific events, and act as a link to the OP Society committee. If you are interested FOUNDERS’ DAY - Saturday 3 July in representing the 1950s or 1990s, please email Phillip Plato at [email protected] Details to be announced in due course. Boutique Serviced Offices OP OVERSEAS REPRESENTATIVES For all queries, please contact the Alumni Relations office Office Space in Town’s CEO, Giles Fuchs, attended Old Pangbournian between 1978-1983. Argentina Charles Pettit [email protected] at the College at [email protected] The serviced office industry was something Giles was very passionate about, both his Australia Paddy Evelegh (Perth) [email protected] parents worked within the industry, with Giles’ mother opening the UK’s first serviced OP SOCIETY 88TH AGM - Tuesday 12 October office in Northampton in 1979. Roger Pike (Sydney) [email protected] Venue: Naval Club, 38 Hill Street, London W1J 5NS – Geoff Rae (Brisbane) [email protected] starting at 1830 hours. Office Space in Town (OSiT) offers a wide variety Alex Heaton (Melbourne) [email protected] of businesses offices to rent on flexible terms, FALKLANDS TRIBUTE WEEKEND meeting room hire, serviced bedrooms and Canada James Mackenzie (Vancouver) [email protected] venues for events. Friday 15 – Saturday 16 October New Zealand Graham Jex [email protected] OSiT began its journey in 2009, and opened its South Africa Shaun Maynard [email protected] A Tribute to OPs who took part in the 1982 Falklands War first office in London’s Euston Tower in 2011. Fast forward 11 years, they now have 7 centres in (Johannesburg) Please see the advertisement in this magazine including the central London, 2 in Northampton and 2 in booking form Cardiff. Family values are at the core of Office Geoff Popple (Cape Town) [email protected] Space in Town, with all centres being led strongly Uganda Andrew Nzeyi [email protected] All queries: Contact Robin Paine at [email protected] by brother and sister, Giles and Niki Fuchs. This family value is widely recognised and in June United States Nick Gillette (California) [email protected] OVER-60S LUNCH - Tuesday 23 November 2019 OSiT won Family Business of The Year. Charles Bown (Chicago) [email protected] Turf Club, 5 Carlton House Terrace, St. James's, London In celebration of OSiT’s 10th year anniversary in 2019, they launched their generous referral Note: Overseas Reps act as a point of contact for OPs visiting their area. Occasionally, they SW1Y 5AQ scheme ‘10 for 10’. organise events. If you live abroad and would like to take on this role, please contact Phillip To reserve a place (numbers are limited), contact Mark

Any individual can earn 10% of a 1-year contract Plato at [email protected] Dumas at mark.dumas.be value for every client they refer to OSiT that signs for an office. OP COMMUNICATIONS All you need to do is send your referrals name and e-mail address to [email protected] The primary means of communication with OPs is digital – through the OP website at www.pangbourne.com>Community>OldPangbournianSociety and through the Newsletter sent out electronically to all OPs several times a year. The website was maintained in 2020 on as normal a basis as possible. However, two recent episodes suggest that OPs are not accessing the website as often as they should or could, so we urge you to do so. Book a viewing today - Call 0844 412 1796 The OP Magazine is published annually. Currently, the OP Society is looking for someone to help to produce this magazine, liaising with the For further enquiries visit our website www.officespaceintown.com Development Office at the College. It is a once-a-year task. What is required is an OP with curiosity, editing and networking skills, and an enduring interest in OPs and the school. If you are interested, please email OP Society Chairman Phillip Plato at [email protected]

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H1832-Pangbournian v4.indd 26 03/02/2021 10:50 H1832-Pangbournian v4.indd 27 03/02/2021 10:50 CAMPUS LIFE A VIRTUAL FORENSIC ANALYSIS The following section rounds-up College news over the past extraordinary year. Further details are available on the CAREERS DAY In March, Hannah Stone (98-03) Pangbourne College website in the News section at: www.pangbourne.com In June more than 30 Old returned to the College to share Pangbournians, Parents of Old knowledge and advice on what her Pangbournians and guest speakers day-to-day life was like working came together to support the annual within the prison system as a ACADEMIC NEWS Careers Day. Due to Covid restrictions, forensic psychologist. 8TH PIANO the 2020 event was moved online FESTIVAL HELD PLEASING A LEVEL RESULTS IN A DIFFICULT YEAR with a day-long Zoom featuring talks, Hannah, now 34, broke into the For the eighth year the College interactive Q&As and breakout profession at the age of 21 with her Despite cancelled exams and an untested grade calculation have recognised the achievements of most of our pupils room interviews. celebrated its All-Steinway School first job at Broadmoor Hospital, one process, the College reported that most of its A Level in what has been a very difficult year for everyone,” said status in style with a Piano Festival in of the oldest high-security psychiatric candidates were treated fairly, achieved results which the Headmaster, Thomas Garnier. “The hard work and Among key speakers were Adrian early March. More than 100 young Pike, a Pangbourne parent, who is hospitals in the UK. From there, reflected their capabilities and would progress to their commitment of out pupils and staff in both this year and people, aged 6 to 18, from almost 40 chairman at InstaVolt Limited and she has gone on to work in prisons, first-choice universities. A similar judgement was made previous years has been broadly recognised.” state and private schools in the south CEO for P4 Consulting Limited, Head high security hospitals and various about GCSE grades – “a fair reflection of individual pupil of England participated. Among them of Sixth Form, James Bamforth and other places. Her latest role is in achievement” according to the new Director of Studies In September a new Deputy Head (Academic) replaced were eight Pangbournians. Lucia Will Williams who had moved to a headship in London. the Director of Development, Karen Wormwood Scrubs (a Category B Buric won the Solo Advanced, 18 and Mark Seccombe. Appeals were, however, made in “some Hartshorn who all emphasised the Samantha Greenwood, previously Head of Key Stage 4 men's prison in Hammersmith) where under (Grades 7-8), class and Grace areas of concern.” importance of networking. Guest and before that Head of Maths, assumed the role. she interacts with some of the most Spalton (L6, I) and Lucia won the speaker Jess Dwerryhouse – who violent and challenging prisoners and Duet Senior, 17 and under, class. At A Level, the percentage of grades calculated as A*-A works in career development – gave also writes parole reports. was 29.1%, one of the highest in recent years for the advice on CVs, job applications and All of Pangbourne College's pianos school. Among the results were a number of outstanding what to do before an interview. The come from the world-class piano Towards the end of the session, individual successes. Sam Braham achieved three A* group also heard from Mark Mearing- manufacturer Steinway & Sons and sit pupils were able to ask questions. grades in computing, maths and physics. Senior Scholar Smith (98-05) who is VP Structuring well within the beautiful surroundings Tia Duffy achieved three A* and one A grade. Lucy at NatWest Markets. He covered key In her answers, Hannah emphasised of the school's Music department Perring, leader of the marching band and captain of the aspects of ‘the interview game’. In his the importance of self-care. She said: (created in 2012), Drake Hall, and the equestrian team, received an A* and two A grades; she words: “It’s important to look tidy “My role is also all about self-care. We Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel. is aiming to join the Band of Household Cavalry. At the in your appearance and attire. You debrief with the team after hearing The latter houses one of the largest GCSE level, Peter Garnier achieved nine GCSEs at grade don’t need to wear a tie to be well something difficult, and it’s all about Steinway instruments, a Model D, and 9. “We’re generally pleased with the way the exam boards presented, but it’s little things like keeping the two (work and home life) this particular one, chosen with the having your shoes polished – the subtle very separate. You’re there to have a help of maestro Vladimir Ashkenazy, impressions – that matter. When you professional risk opinion”. has an amazing breadth of sound. get into the interview, think about what the interviewer is looking for.”

Later in the virtual event, pupils were invited to create a video résumé before taking part in mock interviews and careers conversations with OPs, as well as updating their CVs. At the end of the day, the volunteers were full of praise for the pupils. Said one: “This year’s students were smart, well- prepared for the meeting, had a good vision for further studies at a university, and participated well with good communication."

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There was plenty of groove and meaning in February as More than 50 Sixth Form pupils participated in their Gold the College’s Drama and Music Departments presented and Silver Duke of Edinburgh’s Award practice expeditions their version of one of the most popular musicals of all in early October. Over two separate days, those on Gold walked 35 miles and those on Silver walked 30 miles time. Audiences were transported back to the summer through the West Berkshire and South Oxfordshire of 1958 as Danny Zuko (Sam Braham) and Sandy countryside. Nine groups in total shared out the Olsson (Phoebe Curcher) fell in love in ‘Grease.’ responsibilities of carrying tents, cookers, and map reading Complete with all the well-known hits, leather jackets, for each day. Just two weeks later (with barely enough time for the blisters to heal) the Golds participated in a four-day pink diamond-encrusted jackets and tight curls, it was assessed expedition and the Silvers in a three-day assessed a colourful and action-packed retelling of a much- expedition, all of which were successfully completed. loved story. The stage in Drake Hall was transformed to include a music pit for a live band. The set featured On the final two days before October half term 100 a giant yearbook with the large pages turning to reveal Bronze-level pupils from the 4th Form took to the a new background for each scene. And if the College’s Berkshire countryside in 17 teams in order to complete version of the classic tracks wasn’t enough to excite their assessed expeditions. After navigating their way the audience, the surprise appearance of Senior and around the paths, tracks and byways the teams arrived Academic Deputy Head Will Williams, and a real back at the College where they pitched camp and cooked SPORTS NEWS car emerging through smoke as ‘Greased Lightning,’ an evening meal. After two days everyone successfully certainly did. completed their expeditions. They are likely to move on to Before Covid-related restrictions brought a halt to school the Silver and Gold levels. matches and participation in regattas, three pupils achieved international recognition in 2020. The Captain of the boys’ Andy Crossley, Head of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award 1st XV, Calum Scott, was awarded England Academy Player programme at the College, said: “Due to Covid-19 rules, status. This means he is part of a small group of players the expedition section of the Gold and Silver awards within his designated Premiership Academy club, London had to be adapted, including the choice of location Irish, and places him on a pathway to professional rugby (normally, we would go to South Wales). But I am very after Pangbourne if he so desires. According to the College’s pleased that so many worked together in their teams to Director of Sport, Sam Hewick, “Pangbourne rugby has complete the expeditions.” gone from strength to strength in recent years including girls’ rugby."

Meantime a 4th Former, Fleuve Williams, was selected for the Welsh Junior Women Development Squad as part of the water polo selection. Fleuve learned to play water polo for a club in Basingstoke and from there progressed to international training sessions for South East England. Selection for the English team was difficult, but Fleuve’s father is Welsh so she opted to represent the Principality.

In November, Connor Jacob qualified for The Junior European Open golf finals which will be hosted in Spain in 2021. First staged in 1993 and now in its 28th year, the Junior European Open is widely considered as the toughest test in junior golf across Europe.

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H1832-Pangbournian v4.indd 30 03/02/2021 10:50 H1832-Pangbournian v4.indd 31 03/02/2021 10:51 CO-CURRICULAR & COMMUNITY NEWS MOVING TALK FROM HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES More than 60 pupils were privileged Hitler invaded that state. The pair to be given an inspirational and were put on a Kindertransport train During the Michaelmas Term moving talk in March by a Holocaust and arrived in England in June 1939, half term holiday, Pangbourne survivor, Mr John Fieldsend BEM. but were separated to live with College pupils, Harry Standbridge, The insight given to the Form 3 different foster families. Neither boy Lewis Hoey, Ed Badcock and pupils, in particular, who had just saw their parents again; they were Peralta-Niewiarowski organised started a module on World War II taken to Poland and killed. and undertook a charity walk for in History, was invaluable. John was FareShare. This is the UK’s network of born into a Jewish family in 1931 in John regularly shares his story in WORTHWHILE charitable food redistributors, made Czechoslovakia to a Czech mother schools and colleges on behalf of COVID INITIATIVE up of 17 independent organisations. and a German father. The family, the Holocaust Educational Trust. It takes good quality surplus food along with John’s older brother, He spoke fondly of England, and Teacher of Design Technology (DT) from across the food industry and moved to Dresden in Germany recalled his foster home as a happy and Assistant Housemistress for St distributes it to frontline charities and shortly after. place. Later in life he carried out George, Rosie Jewell, took the lead on community groups. research and discovered that the a health and safety initiative, funded by the College, to create Personal In June, Pangbourne College Boat over the five weeks. The distance One of John’s earliest memories at man responsible for getting him and Despite driving rain, the quartet hiked Protective Equipment (PPE) for NHS Club and its rowers completed a one-way to Rwanda is 9,755 kms, the age of five, was a visit to Dresden his brother on the Kindertransport ten miles, with plenty of hill challenges and care workers during the first wave 20,000km challenge to Run, Row or as rowers would measure it, by Hitler in 1935 at which the fascist train was Sir Nicholas Winton, who along the way. Each carried a rucksack of the Covid-19 outbreak. and Ride the equivalent distance 9,755,000 metres. leader shouted “Die Juden, die saved the lives of over 600 children of food based on the minimum to Rwanda and back for the charity Juden… those terrible Jews.” Before during the Holocaust. Mrs Jewell said: “My sister is a nurse quantity that they would need to Rwanda Aid. The virtual challenge, Earlier in the year, in February, the long, John was no longer able to at the Royal Berkshire Hospital (RBH) survive for a week. The College stated led by the College’s Director of annual “Flower for Friends” exchange play with his friends at school as A Q&A session followed the talk in - she’s Lead Infection Control Nurse. that it “was very proud of the initiative Rowing, Richard Follett, saw staff raised more than £500 for charity. the bullying and exclusion of Jews which some interesting questions When I spoke to her, she said they they have demonstrated and their and pupils trying to cover as many The initiative allows members of the became ingrained. One day, when were posed. John ended with an were very low on PPE as the demand fundraising efforts. They smashed kilometres as possible individually school community to send cards playing with his father, he cut his optimistic message, encouraging the is so high. I wanted to do something their fundraising target of £200, to go towards the collective total attached to flowers to loved ones or head. Taken to a doctor, he was told pupils to take positive actions in their to help.” She decided to make visors – raising more than £800.” and reach the College flagpole finish friends on Valentine’s Day. This year “I don’t treat Jews.” Soon after, the lives. “I have one last request, and that face mask protectors. Devising a model point. They did so in just 33 days. the lovely designs were created by boys were sent to Czechoslovakia to is that you please make a better job of made of different coloured thin HIPS Many pupils logged huge distances Maddy Sawbridge. live with their grandparents. Then it than we (his generation) have.” (high impact polystyrene), the visors had to be laser cut. The file to enable this came from a DT specialist who had given it out for free online. After the lasers were cut, acetate was added and assembled on to the visors

Reflecting on the project, Mrs Jewell said: “This has been fully funded by the College. The Bursar, Neil Walne, and the Headmaster, Thomas Garnier, are really behind the project. We will have made 80 PPE masks by the time the acetate comes in, but my goal is 500 depending on the materials we can get. I think we’re going to need them in the months to come.”

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H1832-Pangbournian v4.indd 32 03/02/2021 10:51 H1832-Pangbournian v4.indd 33 03/02/2021 10:51 Three years ago, Ewen Southby- individual OPs facing death and the BOOKS Tailyour (55-59) produced a novel, brutality of war.” Below are partial reviews written by Crispin Reed Wilson, Gerry Pike, Robin Knight (56-61) and Mike Harris (55-59) of four Death’s Sting, based on his six months “The Second World War had been books published during 2020 by or about OPs. Full reviews may be read on the OP website. 1993-94 as a European Community over for only nine years when I joined monitor in the former Yugoslavia. At Pangbourne,” Rear Admiral Mike the time he described that book as Harris (55-59) adds. “Yet to a 13-year- “90 per cent true.” After consultations old Cadet it was already history and with libel lawyers and an explicit could have taken place a century account of a series of challenges that and narrow escapes, covering half a disclaimer at the start of this book, he AS IT HAPPENED earlier. This feeling was strengthened threatened then to engulf the agency. century of competitive yacht racing. has now written a factual account of By Nicholas Morris (54-59) by the ‘evocative’ stained-glass But on closer reading it becomes Those who know Rodney are aware this period – a 100 percent accurate window at the east end of the old apparent that the global lack of that he is always alert to miscarriages exposé, he says, of “duplicity, deceit chapel, mentioned by Major General consensus on just about everything of justice, or unfairness, and in the and dishonesty among ‘Allies’.” Tom Copinger-Symes (83-87) in to do with the United Nations and latter part of the book he launches a Paid To Predict is an uncensored, his Foreword, and the large brass refugees – one which is more deep- series of quixotic attacks on a range blow-by-blow narrative, based writes Gery Pike. “The number of memorial plate half-way along the seated now than it was then – is at the of topics. Some of these are perhaps on diaries written at the time, of casualties can be overwhelming north wall with all those names. bottom of the “crisis.” more questionable than others, but Ewen’s involvement in a “bankrupt until we somehow begin to connect the readers are always free to weigh the Using the OP Book of Remembrance organisation” which had outlived with the individuals concerned, as SUPERDOCIOUS! evidence and make up their own minds. and the resources of the internet its usefulness when he resigned in members of our family, close friends as his foundation, Robin Knight By Rodney Pattisson (57-61) disgust in April, 1994. At the end of or, in this case, fellow Pangbournians. with Barry Pickthall What is not in question in this memoir has produced an invaluable, well- is the heart of the narrative, which is an the book, one is left asking whether This meticulously researched second illustrated volume, giving us the Adlard Coles; inspiring, single-minded, indefatigable Ewen’s venture into international volume of the Old Pangbournian brief lives of all those OPs who were ISBN 978-1-4729-3559-5 quest for Olympic perfection before diplomacy and skulduggery was worth Record by Robin Knight goes a long casualties in war from 1917 to 2020. the days of sponsorship, elite coaching it. He certainly doubts it in this fluent way towards bringing them back as By their very variety, the full awfulness or squad systems. account – his 16th book. However, individuals, by telling us how they of war is recorded: 17-year-old 238pp; self-published and through the book is worth reading simply served and how they died. Apprentice John Benn in the Empire to reaffirm the huge gap that exists UNHCR PAID TO PREDICT There are stories full of courage, quiet Lancer, sunk by U-Boat in 1944; three between grandiose decisions taken for went down in the ‘mighty Hood’ in Nicholas Morris (54-59), an Australian, By Ewen Southby-Tailyour heroism and that most Pangbournian reasons of expediency by politicians 1941; one sunk in the heroic Armed began to work as a staff member of the of virtues, sacrifice. It is, as good (55-59) thousands of miles from the action and Merchant Cruiser Jervis Bay in 1940; UN High Commissioner for Refugees reality on the ground. history should be, authentic and evocative. To elevate some deaths a Japanese prisoner of war; several (UNHCR) in 1973 following a 14-year in Bomber Command; also a civilian THE OLD above others would be invidious; to career as an officer in the Royal Navy. casualty in an air raid on London. their loved ones, each one is special By the time he retired from UNHCR in PANGBOURNIAN RECORD Finally, we have Mike Cumberlege (19- and their stories deserve to be told. 2001 he was one of the agency’s most VOL. 2: CASUALTIES IN 22), a captured SOE agent murdered Yet, I suspect we will each be struck by senior officials. In the 1990s his focus WAR 1917-2020 by the SS. was on the Mideast and the Balkans different tales or details that strike us including three years as the Special Compiled and edited by as notably inspirational or poignant. This book is an essential second UNHCR Envoy for Albania and the Robin Knight (56-61) Just one vignette to illustrate my volume to accompany Knight’s meaning. Dick Shuttleworth who The Old Pangbournian Record: Old former Yugoslavia. Rodney Pattisson (57-61) is one of OP Society; left Pangbourne in 1938 had his Pangbournian Obituaries and Death the foremost sportsmen to come out ISBN 978-095-6877-031 In this book he draws together six of Pangbourne. His record speaks for honeymoon interrupted so he could Notices 1917-2016, to be found online accounts covering his experiences itself: two Olympic gold medals and a “‘The death of one man may be take up his new position as Squadron at www.pangbourne.com under Old in humanitarian crises in Cyprus, silver, as well as 14 World and European regarded as a tragedy, the loss of Leader RAF at the tender age of 21. Pangbournian Society/Obituaries. Namibia, Rhodesia and the Persian/ championships. It is perhaps legitimate millions merely a statistic’ may be He was then killed leading his very A lasting testimony to all the 180 Arabian Gulf plus an account of to ask why it has taken so long for his an apocryphal observation (usually first Blenheim raid. There are many individuals listed in it, this volume the two years 1989-90 when the story to be told. attributed to Stalin) but it reminds more I could cite with something has the additional advantage of UNHCR was in institutional crisis. To Fonthill Media; us of the potentially numbing effect on every page to bring home the being designed from the outset to be some degree, this is a ‘who hit whom’ This book is a treasure trove of stories ISBN 978-1-78155-768-6 war can have on our sensibilities,” particular honour and sacrifice of amendable online.”

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H1832-Pangbournian v4.indd 34 03/02/2021 10:51 H1832-Pangbournian v4.indd 35 03/02/2021 10:51 wife Jill after a stroke left her disabled and speechless. In retirement John held a succession of important voluntary OBITUARIES Throughout his life he was very interested in the education jobs as President of the Royal Naval Benevolent Trust The following is a summary of obituaries published on the OP website during 2020. The full obituaries may be read on the of the young, and spent many hours talking to primary 1991-98, as a governor at Canford School and as chairman OP website at www.pangbourne.com All OPs who know of the death of another OP are encouraged to contact the College with school children about his experiences. He was a highly of the Board of Governors at Pangbourne College the details. principled man, of great integrity and sense of duty, and 1994-2001. His eight years as chairman of the Board at his stoicism during his own illness was a source of some Pangbourne coincided with a difficult time for the school. wonder. On the day of his funeral, 300 people turned out Money was tight, John frequently found himself baffled on the pavements of Holmes Chapel in Cheshire to pay by the Headmaster’s (Anthony Hudson) semi-detached 1930s at Outward Bound, Barry joined Port Line as a cadet. In their respects as the hearse drove down the High Street. attitude to management, he never had confidence in the 1948 he moved to P&O as 4th Officer, and eventually Bursary and, three months after he became Chairman, HOUSTON, BRYCE served as Chief Officer, Staff Captain and Captain. He was WALKER, NORMAN he found himself under headline-level public pressure (38-41) died on September Troop Officer on the Empire Fowey, which was also his ROGER (45-48) died in as a result of a controversial pupil suicide. Later, the 5, 2005 as the OP Society first command. In 1961 he had left P&O and emigrated to Victoria, British Columbia, decision to go co-educational in 1995 owed much to his was informed by a relative in New Zealand where he went on to have a highly successful Canada on April 7, 2020, skilful chairmanship as he manoeuvred a disparate Board 2020. At Pangbourne he was career as a Marine Surveyor. Later he joined forces with a aged 88. He was born – the consequence of his deliberate drive to widen its in Macquarie Division and group of loss adjusters to form MBS Marine. in Yorkshire and split his membership – to get behind the move, despite a chronic Form Vc and obtained School childhood between England lack of funds to pay for the changes. Certificate. According to The At MBS Marine, Barry read and studied and corresponded and Canada, making several Log, he went into “Civil life.” widely with leading marine insurers, surveyors, and average transatlantic crossings. After His main focus in retirement was on landscape and marine In fact, asthma and a failed medical curtailed his intended adjusters. MBS acquired branches around New Zealand the NCP, he joined Clan Line Steamers as a cadet deck painting at which he became both highly competent and entry into the Royal Navy and participation in WW2, along and Barry set out to write a procedure manual to assist officer, with voyages to Africa and India before moving to prolific, holding many one-man exhibitions in London with the chance of further formal education. them with marine claims work. His manual developed Canadian Pacific Steamships and, in 1955, taking a Short and also in Cornwall and abroad. Most likely, he would into a book (one of four he wrote) called Surveying Marine Service commission in the Canadian Navy. wish to be remembered, above all, for his paintings. In an Engineering was his second love, after the sea, and so he Damage. He became the inaugural Regional Director of the Introduction to his 1999 exhibition at the Tryon & Swann On retiring from the Navy, he began a career in the returned home to Scotland to develop farm machinery International Institute of Marine Surveyors and was made Galleries in St. James’s, London, John wrote: ‘I only paint investment industry in Montreal. In 1966 he moved to products with his brother. Subsequently, he joined the an Honorary Fellow in 2016. He was also a Liveryman of subjects the sight of which has enriched my life in some Toronto where he remained until his retirement to British International Harvester Company, working in London. way, however briefly. My motivation comes from the sheer the Honourable Company of Master Mariners, a Fellow of Columbia. According to an obituary in the Globe & Mail, Here he progressed to chief test and design engineer – joy of painting, always dependent on the richness and the Nautical Institute and the Deputy Chairman of the NZ he will be remembered for his vast interests and curiosity, “no mean achievement with no formal qualifications” as Committee of Lloyd’s Register of Shipping. In 1973 he was subtlety of light and often inspired by travel.’” In 1998, the his love of music, his keen desire for travel, his enthusiasm year he became an Associate Member of the Royal Society stated in his Eulogy. Later, he returned to Edinburgh and one of the founding Trustees of the Spirit of Adventure for sharing these with others, his loving devotion to family joined the engineering firm James Bowen & Sons. In 1963 Trust, an organisation dedicated to youth through sail of Marine Artists, he was commissioned to paint HMY and friends, and his tireless energy and desire to step in Britannia for presentation to Her Majesty the Queen. he became MD of an offshoot called Bowen Agricultural, training and was much involved in its two vessels, Spirit of and help where needed. He was the OP Rep in Vancouver and in the 1970s purchased the company. In conjunction Adventure and Spirit of New Zealand. In 2008 he self- 2010-16. Michael Allsop, who succeeded John as Chairman of the with building the firm, he played a leading role in BAGMA published a book, All Hands and the Cook, in the hope of Board of Governors, added: “Being chair at that critical (British Agricultural & Garden Machinery Association), preserving something of the seaman’s past.” WEBSTER, JOHN M. time was a truly unenviable task; others, I am sure, would culminating in its presidency. He was also a governor of (46-50) died peacefully on have resigned in the face of what had happened but true LING, RICHARD HENRY two agricultural colleges in Scotland. 5 October 2020, aged 87. to form John, ever-conscious that his was not a business (43-46) died on May 26, He had been suffering from background, put a brave face on things and stuck at the 1940s 2020 from pneumonia aged Alzheimer’s Disease and task of steering the College through this period. That he 90. According to his brother, was living in a care home in THOMPSON, BARRY remained in office, and came out the other side, speaks Richard went to sea in the the south of England. He (42-45) “crossed the bar volumes for his integrity, commitment and leadership.” Merchant Navy with the Shaw joined the Royal Navy in peacefully” on September Savill & Albion Line and remained with the company for 1951 and had a stellar career TEESDALE, JOHN (47-49) passed away at his home in 24, 2020, aged 92, as the five years, leaving as a 3rd Officer when he was called up for commanding two frigates Stamford, Lincolnshire after a short illness on March 10, OP Society was informed National Service in the Royal Navy in 1952. During those two and holding a succession of high-level shore-based jobs 2020 according to a death notice in the Stamford Mercury. soon after by his family. Robin years in the RN, he served in the battleship HMS Vanguard. as Director of Naval Warfare in 1980, Flag Officer Sea He was 87. After his death, the OP Society unearthed an Paine (55-58) wrote: “At Training in 1982 and Chief of Staff to the Commander- undated letter from him in which he gave a short résumé of the time of his death, Barry After National Service, Richard came ashore and spent the in-Chief Fleet in 1984. He was then promoted to Vice his life. Post-NCP, his first move had been into training and was living in Meadowbank, rest of his working life in the paper industry, finishing as Admiral and served as Flag Officer Plymouth and Port employment in a local factory and night school. He then a suburb of Auckland, New Managing Director of a company called Dolan Corrugated Admiral Devonport in 1987 before retiring in 1990. He was decided to spend a year at Agricultural College, after which Zealand. In 1945, after a stint Cases based in Lancashire. For 12 years he cared for his appointed KCB in 1986. he re-joined the family farm.

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H1832-Pangbournian v4.indd 36 03/02/2021 10:51 H1832-Pangbournian v4.indd 37 03/02/2021 10:51 John had “the great good fortune” to spend the first 75 during the reign of Queen Elizabeth 11 – to the College for Marriage and work intervened at this point in the mid- new tour operation for British Caledonian Airways, years of his life in a spacious old farm house in Uffington, safe-keeping. It is on display in Devitt House in the Gerres 1960s. On my honeymoon in S.W. England, I remember based at East Grinstead – as Reservations Manager and two miles from Stamford, before semi-retiring to a modern cabinet of memorabilia.) calling on John and Ann, who were living in Somerset at the remained in this job for several years. By then he had a house in a village nearby. He had a lifelong friendship with time. John had started a career in the insurance business daughter and son and decided to move to Bexhill to assist EVERARD, TIM (48-52) Robin Arnott (47-50; he died in 2013), for a time kept while I headed into overseas banking with Barclays Bank their education, joining Exchange Travel in Hastings as died suddenly in Malvern in in touch with Pat Wootton-Wooley (46-50) who joined DCO. John and family moved to New Zealand in 1974, Reservation Manager. Later, he was General Manager of January 2020, aged 85. In 2015 the Army and had happy memories of his three years at searching new horizons, but decided to return to the UK in Waterhouse Tours, Eastbourne. During these years he was he had come back to the UK on Pangbourne. His wife Anne started a nursery school in the 1976. In 1982, John left the insurance business. With Ann, also a long-serving member of Skal, the worldwide travel a trip from his long-time base farmhouse. Today it is a successful prep school for 300 he bought a bookshop in Crowborough. They sold this in club, and President of its Brighton branch in 1990. in Australia and, from then on, children managed by his three sons. 1991 and then opened another bookshop in Cheltenham, thought about returning to JENYNS, RICHARD C. with Ann selling the books and John 'keeping the books.’ PADWICK, MICHAEL England. He and his wife had G. (49-55) “died peacefully This shop was sold in 2005 after they found it impossible FRANCIS DRUMMOND moved into their daughter’s flat in Malvern and were looking to on December 27, 2020, (47-51) died from to cope with Amazon and its discounting. buy a house nearby when he collapsed and died. aged 84,” according to his Parkinson’s Disease in In the meantime, John and I daughter Jennifer Collard. October 2018, aged 84. He At the NCP Tim was in Macquarie division and became He had been diagnosed attended Hereford Cathedral Chief of the College in Michaelmas Term 1951. He won the had re-established contact. with leukaemia just days School for three years before Devitt & Moore Chief Cadet Captain’s Prize in the Summer Through the good pages of the before. He is survived by his entering the Nautical College term 1952 and gained entry into the Royal Navy through OP Magazine, we discovered wife Karin, two daughters Pangbourne in 1947, the start the direct examination route. After BRNC Dartmouth, Tim we both had an ambition to and four grandchildren. of “four very happy years” joined the RN Submarine Service in 1956 and qualified see Mt. Everest with our own He had been living in Brussels since 1964, and always (his words). He was chess for submarine command in 1965. After captaining HMS eyes. John found that KE remembered his days at Pangbourne fondly. champion in his final year, won Maths and Navigation Talent, he served at HMS Dolphin, the RN submarine base Adventure Travel had a couple prizes, loved rugby, became a CC in Hesperus and, in in Portsmouth. Subsequently, he spent three years with the of openings on their 2001 trip At the NCP, Richard excelled at Maths, Physics and summer term 1952, was awarded HM The Queen’s Gold Royal Australian Navy at its anti-submarine warfare school to Everest Base Camp on the Theoretical Mechanics, gaining A levels in all three Medal as outstanding cadet of his 1951-52 year. at the RAN shore base HMAS Watson in Sydney before north side in the Rongbuk John Maltby (left) subjects, winning the Open Maths prize in 1954 and 1955 Valley, Tibet, so we both From the NCP he entered the Royal Naval Engineering returning to Dolphin in 1970. Two years later he served and the Jude Memorial prize for Science in 1954 and 1955. signed up for what turned out to be an epic undertaking. College, Manadon for studies in mechanical engineering. in HMS Resolution, one of the RN’s two ballistic missile He also became a Cadet Captain in Harbinger Division, He continued at HMS Dolphin, Gosport where he submarines. In 1974 he was posted to HMS Rooke, a naval In recent years, we attended a couple of OP Dinners at the represented the school at Athletics, and was in Form V1 qualified as a diving trainer and submariner. Mike met his shore base in Gibraltar for a year before transferring again College together as well as one Founders’ Day with Tony (Science). At the NCP he had been awarded Special Entry first wife in 1957 and their daughter was born in 1958. He to the RAN to command the Oberon-class submarine Sissons (49-53)) and one of the Over-60s lunches at the in the ‘L’ branch (Electrical) of the Royal Navy. Instead, was then sent on a 13-month assignment in HMS Belfast. HMAS Oxley in 1975. Turf Club.” he decided to do his National Service in the RAF (like his In 1961 the Padwick family sailed on ss Oriana for Sydney, father, a World War 1 Royal Flying Corps pilot), becoming Tim remained in Australia when he retired from the RN in GRICE, NEVILLE A.P. Australia following the offer of a post to coach the Royal a Pilot Officer in May 1956. After the RAF he went up the late 1970s and worked as a consultant on submarine (49-53) died in April 2020, Australian Navy in spotting and tracking submarines. to Magdalene College, Cambridge University to study projects in the Sydney area for a number of years. After aged 84, after contracting After a posting to Rosyth, Scotland in 1963 Mike returned Engineering. In 1964, “he moved to Brussels to take up a that, he farmed avocados for a while and bought a house in Covid and dying within seven to Sydney for a further two years. He then returned to days. On leaving Harbinger job with Eurocontrol (the European Organisation for the Gosport, Hampshire and was again based at Dolphin – Noosa, north of Brisbane, in Queensland. He was always a and the NCP in 1953, he Safety of Air Navigation), with the intention of staying there home of the RN Submarine Service. conscientious attender at OP Society events in Australia. eventually joined the MN a year or two,” according to his daughter. “Brussels quickly MALTBY, JOHN (48-53) died in late-August, 2020. Tim became home, and he stayed on even after his retirement In 1973 he moved to Durham. Here he oversaw the as a Marconi Radio Officer. Hendley (49-53) wrote: “John came to Pangbourne a year from Eurocontrol in 1997. He thoroughly enjoyed travelling building of a Type-42 destroyer HMS Newcastle, working Mostly, he sailed on Caltex oil before me but left in the same year, albeit at both ends of all over the world both for work and pleasure, and was at Swan Hunter Dockyard, Newcastle. After his retirement tankers as well as the occasional passenger liner, and twice that year. He was a Harbinger Cadet Captain and I was the always busy planning his next holiday.” from the RN in 1984, he worked for British Aerospace in experienced tense situations off Egypt and Cuba. Bristol and for Devonport Docks from an office in Bath. Yet same in Hesperus, but we did not socialise at that time. After 1950s retirement for him really meant an opportunity to engage Pangbourne and National Service, we kept in touch and In the early 1960s Neville left the sea and joined Lunn/ in local projects which greatly benefited the community. arranged a somewhat unusual short holiday on the Norfolk Poly Travel, originally working on the counter in Edgware MURISON, PETER G.J. (50-54), a retired Captain in These included the restoration of a village pond, producing Broads in the late-1950s sailing a hired half-decker, loaded Road in London, before becoming a Relief Manager for the Royal Navy, died in November 2020, aged 83. During a parish magazine for five villages and serving as a church with camping equipment. The following year we were joined the company and travelling to different parts of England. a 35-year naval career, as a Commander he captained the warden for several years. (Before he died, Mike Padwick by Richard Walton (49-53) for a full week of sailing on one In time, he managed several Lunn/Poly offices. In 1965 destroyer HMS Eskimo 1978-79. Promoted Captain in returned his Queen’s Gold Medal – the first awarded of the lovely old wooden sailing boats from Hunters Yard. he married and soon after joined Blue Sky Holidays – a June 1982, he became commanding officer of the Fisheries

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H1832-Pangbournian v4.indd 38 03/02/2021 10:51 H1832-Pangbournian v4.indd 39 03/02/2021 10:51 Protection Squadron to From there he joined the Grenadier Guards serving in Cyprus Nick never married, but he devoted much of his life to Pangbourne, his innate personal charm ensured his mid-1984. In 1985 he took during the Eoka troubles going on to serve in Malta, British helping others. In 2016 he was recognized by the charity popularity. From the College, after brief dalliances in the command of HMS Fearless, Guiana, Honduras, Northern Ireland and Germany. He was Livability for his services to that organization over a long City and at the Sorbonne in Paris, he was commissioned the amphibious assault ship Mentioned in Dispatches following a tour of Northern Ireland. period. He was due to be presented to Princess Anne to into The Life Guards in 1971and joined the regiment that had been part of the receive his award. Instead, he asked a replacement to pick in Germany. He began a full and varied military career In 1978-81 he commanded the 2nd Battalion Grenadier Falklands Task Force. His last it up on his behalf because he did not want any fuss about encompassing Germany, Northern Ireland, mounted duty Guards, first in Chelsea Barracks and then in Munster job in the RN was as Naval what he had done for the organisation which was, in his at Knightsbridge, Windsor and Cyprus before resigning his (Germany), where the battalion was in the Mechanised Assistant to the Second opinion, simply to answer the telephone.” commission in 1988 to return to Kenya. Sea Lord from 1989-91. In Infantry Role as part of 2nd Armoured Division. His last job retirement he became the before retiring from the Army in 1984 was GSO1 (General EBSWORTH, SIMON The family farm had gone post-independence, and he Secretary of Bucks Club in London before moving to Staff Officer) in HQ LONDIST. In 1982, as GSO1, he (56-59) died in February became involved in several projects, initially as a safari Cornwall and fund-raising on a significant scale for King was involved in making the Guards element of 5 Infantry 2020, aged 77. At the time guide and then as a partner in a safari company. Other George’s Fund for Sailors. Latterly, he lived in Somerset. Brigade ready prior to the Falklands Conflict. He was greatly he was living in a care home ventures included working in the security field for Armour respected by his guardsmen as a capable leader of men. in Great Bookham, Surrey. Group with a fellow Guardsman where his empathy with One of the Tributes at his funeral on December 12, was At the NCP, Simon was Africans was a tremendous asset. Latterly he became given by his lifelong friend Captain Tim Lee (51-53). In On leaving the army, Smith became a Queen's Messenger Secretary at the famous Muthaiga Club in Nairobi. This part, he said: “Our paths finally crossed properly when which took him to all corners of the world. In 1989, in Hesperus Division, the was a demanding job, but Stewart was an enormous we left Dartmouth in 1955. We were fortunate in being returning from Ulaanbaatar, he arrived in Beijing during the Squash and Tennis teams and success. Immensely popular, it was his charm and ability the last batch of officers to go to the training carrier Tiananmen Square protests and assisted in the successful the Cross-Country team. evacuation of the British Embassy. He retired to the family to persuade others rather than to cajole that reaped its Triumph as Cadets, then to the Gunrooms of capital On leaving the Nautical home, Ellingham Hall in Norfolk, where he dedicated reward. ships as Midshipmen (the carrier Ark Royal and then the College in 1959, he went to cruiser Newcastle in our case), to frigates as Acting Sub his life to replanting trees following the Great Storm of Liverpool with a view to joining Alfred Holt. However, he KENNAN, RICHARD Lieutenants (St Brides Bay for us) and finally to Greenwich 1987 and managing the estate. At his core he was a true changed his mind about going to sea, took a position with (65-70) died peacefully for eight months on the last ever Sub Lieutenants Course. Grenadier, countryman and loyal friend.” the Ford Motor Company and did a sandwich course at in hospital in Norwich, This was followed by eight months in the same Group for GILBERT, G.E. (51-55) died in 2020 as the OP Society Brunel University. It was at this point, in 1963, that he was Norfolk in January Warfare courses, making the total time together more than was informed by his widow. He went into "Civil Life" after 2020, aged 67. At four years. We got to know each other pretty well! That diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. Subsequently, the NCP and the Register of OPs published in 1963 lists Pangbourne Richard early friendship endured ever after. according to his brother, he had a wretched life battling him as working for "Lloyds" (either insurance underwriting bravely with the condition. He never married and was was Chief of Macquarie A second Tribute was given by the former First Sea Lord, or retail banking). Beyond that, we have no detail. never able to hold a job down, living in a succession of and rowed Bow in both the 1969 and 1970 1st V111s at Admiral Sir Jonathan Band, at one time Operations Officer mental hospitals and mental health and care homes. Henley. In his final year he won the Founders’ Prize, the in HMS Eskimo when Murison was in command. “At the COLLIER, N.M. (52-55) Marcus Graham Art Prize and a Royal Navy Scholarship. core of Peter’s naval make-up was his understanding that died in March 2020 following 1960s After Pangbourne, he went to BRNC Dartmouth and a long fight against bowel completed a Short Service Commission in the RN, serving competence and professionalism was the bedrock of a VETCH, STEWART cancer as the OP Society in submarines. capable and safe ship – but that leadership, example and DONALD GRANVILLE humanity were at the core of the better ships,” he said. “A was informed by his lifelong (64-68) died, aged 69, in calm navigation specialist, Peter had excellent judgement friend Terry O’Neil (51-56). Richard then switched direction and began an enduring December 2019 at home and a phenomenal memory, honed by a varied seagoing “Nick was born in 1938 and attended St Bede’s School, career in film and television production starting with a in Kenya surrounded by his career…In his final job at the Admiralty, he proved the Eastbourne, before joining the NCP. However, he never 12-month stint working on the James Bond film “The Spy perfect choice as the head of the people management team had much intention of going to sea, so it was little surprise family. A Memorial Service Who Loved Me” at Pinewood Studios. Following this, for all seamen and warfare officers. His memory of people when he left suddenly at the end of the Summer Term in Nairobi in early March was he trained as a film editor at BBC Television in London was quite extraordinary.” 1955 to follow a career in chartered accountancy. attended by a congregation before, in 1977, branching out. His subsequent career exceeding 400 which covered nearly all programme genres, including major TV SMITH, H.M.L. (50-54) This took him all over the world, including considerable indicates, according to his drama, documentary-making, children’s entertainment and died peacefully in November time in Australia, where he was able to pursue his great long-time friend Charles Horsfall (63-68), “the affection a current affairs programmes. interest in life which was the sport of cricket. He was a 2020 after a short illness. He lot of people had for Stewart.” was 83. At the NCP Henry member of M.C.C. for many years, but it was as a result of For much of this period he worked as a Senior Producer was CCC of Port Jackson, in his devotion to Middlesex CCC, and in particular to the Stewart grew up in Kenya on the family farm at Molo in with ITV Anglia’s Regional Production Unit. In 2002 Hesperus Division, a member legendary batsman Denis Compton, that it was the game the Kenyan Highlands and later at Lake Baringo. It was an Richard wrote, produced and directed “Submarine,” an of the Paravicini Club and in College teams for cross-country he pursued at Pangbourne with considerable success. idyllic childhood giving him a deep knowledge of Kenyan acclaimed documentary shown on Channel 5 to mark the running and shooting. His son Charles wrote: “On leaving the Nick’s other great sporting love was football and he was a wildlife which was a source of pleasure throughout centenary of the Royal Navy's Submarine Service. Among College at the end of 1954 my father went to RMA Sandhurst. faithful season ticket holder at Arsenal for many years. his life and was subsequently an asset later in life. At the interviews was one with Vice Admiral Sir Ian McGeoch

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H1832-Pangbournian v4.indd 40 03/02/2021 10:51 H1832-Pangbournian v4.indd 41 03/02/2021 10:51 (28-31), one of the Royal Navy’s leading World War 11 MURRAY, RUPERT C.I. (78-83) died in September, On leaving the College, Albert studied at Leiden submarine commanders. In 2005 Richard left Anglia 2020. He was 55, and lived in the Henley-on-Thames area. University in Holland before completing his national GOULD, CLIFFORD Television and set up his own production company Gig His lifelong friend Giles Fuchs (78-83) wrote: “Rupert was service in the Dutch Army. His subsequent career (1944-2020) died House Films Ltd. born in Shiplake and went to Rupert House preparatory spanned working in the UK and the Far East for both Fitch suddenly in February, school before joining Pangbourne College. His main sport Ratings and Standard and Poor’s. Latterly, he was a non- 2020, aged 76. He 1970s was rowing which culminated in a bow seat in the 1st VIII executive director of The Economist magazine. was a valued and REES, GORDON (71- under Peter Politzer, winning a number of heads and At his funeral there was a good cadre of OPs and four respected Governor of 76) died from sepsis in the regattas and representing the College in the Special Race OPs were the pall bearers together with his sons. Ralph the College from 1997- Conquest hospital, Hastings for Schools at Henley Royal Regatta. Arundell gave the English eulogy. In his words: “It was a 2014. Born in Somerset, he attended Haileybury School in mid-February, 2020, very moving day with over 350 in the church. In typical before studying Law at Dublin University. On graduating aged 61 according to his At Pangbourne Rupert got good enough A level grades to go to Exeter University to read history which remained Albert style, he had selected a plot in the churchyard close in 1966, he entered the teaching profession, beginning friend Peter Wright (73-77). to a group of Commonwealth War Graves of the aircrews He had been suffering from a life-long passion for him. He also continued his rowing, his career at Latymer School in London. From 1981-97 he of three RAF bombers shot down in 1943 on the way back pneumonia having had both intermittently. His favourite event was always Henley was the innovative Headteacher of Badminton School – from a raid on Dortmund. His theory was that it might give knees replaced in 2019. For Royal Regatta, of which he was a member. He was also a the only man so far to hold such a position at this leading his English friends more of an incentive to come and visit some years he was the OP Representative in Saudi Arabia. member of Leander Club. Earlier in life, days before his Bristol girls’ school. his grave.” At Pangbourne Rees became a Cadet Captain in Macquarie, 26th birthday, he was voted, tongue-in-cheek, Sloane On retiring from Badminton, Clifford joined the Board of got into the Upper V1 form, was Guard Commander and Ranger of the Year in 1991 and became ‘Ranger Rupert’ in 1980s Pangbourne College in 1997. Over the following 17 years rowed in the 1st V111. He gained his Colours for rugby with the national press. In business, Rupert had a distinguished he contributed greatly to the positive development of CLARK, RICHARD BABBINGTON (87-90). The the 1st XV, playing on the wing. career in Credit Risk insurance. He worked for all the big educational standards and pastoral care at the College. In OP Society learned through the pages of the Southern names and in 2019 set up on his own. With all his long- particular, he led the Education and Pastoral Committee After Pangbourne, and a couple of indifferent years, he Daily Echo newspaper that Richard, who was in Illawarra established clients following him, his business future imaginatively and creatively from its formation in 2005, started a career in computing. This led him to working and looked very rosy. Throughout his life Rupert was a popular division, died on Christmas Day 2019. He was 45. Six years living in 28 countries, including 17 years in Saudi Arabia. tackling issues as diverse as Pangbourne’s educational man, always happy even when one might think that a lesser earlier, according to the newspaper report, Richard’s wife Back in the UK, he worked for an American cyber company. philosophy, its timetables, the staff appraisal system, staff man may have succumbed to some unhappiness. His death gave birth to a daughter in Winchester. The birth was said He married twice, the second time, in his words, “a little morale and child protection policies. could not have been worse timed. We will miss him.” to be ‘traumatic’ and in the years following Mrs. Clark was more successful, and lasting 35 years.” He rowed a bit after diagnosed with postnatal psychosis. Early in 2019 Richard HALL-CRAGGS, Pangbourne and played rugby for London Scottish until his HOFMAN, ALBERT JAN decided that he needed support from the mental health JOHN (1931-2020) travels stopped play. Then he became an avid golfer known (79-84) died peacefully in services. An NHS referral was refused, so he turned to the died in March 2020, as ‘Bang McGavock.’ January 2020, aged 54, at private sector, whilst struggling to secure NHS care for aged 88 during the home in Leiden, Holland. GRIFFITH, PATRICK D his wife. first Covid lockdown. He had been diagnosed (72-75) died in Mallorca, Having gone to In a statement after the inquest into Richard’s death, his Spain in November 2017, with a brain tumour in early Shrewsbury School, he did his National Service in the parents said: “He tried extremely hard to care for his wife. aged 59 following a long 2018 and had undergone surgery. He bore the challenges Royal Engineers 1951-52 and represented the corps at They failed to get enough treatment in Southampton, so he illness. His ashes were of his prognosis with immense fortitude and continued to Henley in the Wyfold Challenge Cup After the Army, he rented a house in Chandler’s Ford hoping to get treatment scattered in the Bay of live life to the full. He was a long-time member and past funded himself to go up to St. John’s College, Cambridge Palma. The song played on his last journey was ‘Always look president of the Hollandse Club in London. and again said they were let down, so they went to University where he became a leading member of the Thailand in October.” Following treatment in Thailand, the Lady Margaret Boat Club (LMBC) and again rowed at on the bright side of life.’ At Pangbourne, Patrick was in As reported by Ralph Arundell (80-83), Albert was couple returned to the UK, but his wife deteriorated soon Henley. In 1956 he was in the winning Cambridge crew in Macquarie and rowed bow in the 1975 1st V111. His partner born in Wassenaar, Holland in 1965. The son of a Dutch after and was admitted to a specialist unit in Winchester. the university Boat Race and later toured Brazil with the for the last 14 years of his life was Maria Dominguez. Patrick diplomat based in Paris, he was a member of Illawarra crew, sparking a lifelong appreciation of the country. On was born in Dublin and spent his childhood in Cobh. He 1979-84. Throughout his time at the College, he was a real The psychiatrist treating Richard told the inquest that always spoke with great pride of his years at Pangbourne. graduation, he joined Plenty & Co, an engineering firm in presence, through his personality and height whether in his following his trip to Thailand his “demons of feeling guilty After the College, he went into the Merchant Navy. Newbury, and in his spare time became a noted rowing individual interactions (he became a Cadet Captain) or on flared up again.” On December 21 Richard crashed his coach of crews produced by LMBC. In the mid-1980s he moved ashore to Palma de Mallorca the Parade ground as the tenor drummer in the Marching car on the M3 and then had “trouble” with his wife on and began a new career as a captain and manager working Band. For three years he rowed in the 1st VIII from 1982- Christmas Eve which his parents considered to be “the last In 1963 the Nautical College had its first real opportunity on private yachts. In 2006 he moved to Binissalem, one of 84. “He was intelligent, cosmopolitan, charming, urbane straw.” His brother-in-law described Richard as a “beautiful to win the Princess Elizabeth Cup at Henley and Hall- the centres of the wine industry on Mallorca, and founded and had a great sense of humour. All his life Albert was man, quiet, considerate, thoughtful…a man, in my opinion, Craggs was asked to take over the coaching of the crew his own company Larkside Marine Services. His passion was immensely proud of his Pangbourne days and the group of clearly gripped with grief and guilt of his perceived failings for the last couple of weeks. The V111 was transformed always boating, rugby, a good steak and a cold beer. friends he had.” and his unsustainable family situation going forward.” in short order and won the preliminary rounds and final

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His colleague Jim McBroom remembered him: the Americans in 1945, Ian spent a day on board a New “Known to everyone as Ron, this donnish figure with the Zealand cruiser in Shanghai harbour and immediately www.dege-skinner.co.uk/shop multi-initialed title joined the College in September, 1973 decided to join the Royal Navy “and get my revenge.” from Wellington College where he was Director of Drama. 10% OP reduction on any He was a man of real taste, always impeccably dressed and Entering Dartmouth in 1948, and marrying Reggie in 1957, bespoke or ready-to-wear suits a stimulating conversationalist with a sharp and original wit a varied naval career took Ian as far afield as San Diego and who was not afraid to speak his mind. He did not suffer Bermuda. Aged 40 with four young children to support, the less able gladly, but for those boys who passed his Ian decided to retire from the Navy after spotting an entrance criteria there was always great support and he was advertisement for an “Executive Officer” at Pangbourne Contact William Skinner (OP 1982-1987) College. “There followed 20 very happy and fulfilling a devoted Sixth Form tutor. 10 SAVILE ROW, LONDON, W1S 3PF, UK • Tel: 020 7287 2941 years” in the words of the Eulogy at his funeral. [email protected] • www.dege-skinner.co.uk During his time Ron was a member of a very strong English Department, and he could fairly claim his share of the At the College, Ian threw himself into school life at a time degeandskinnerofficial successes at A and O level in his 14 years on board. His when Peter Points was radically modernizing what had finest moment came one year when the A level candidates been, until then, a nautical training establishment. He opened their papers to find that they had studied the pioneered computer studies at ‘O’ and ‘A’ levels despite wrong set books! It was no fault of Ron’s, but he moved lacking any formal teaching qualifications, started an RN swiftly and, with the Exam Board’s approval, he wrote a CCF unit, coached hockey, cricket and rugby and took new paper in an hour while the candidates sat isolated in many boys on adventure trips to Snowdonia. In 1981 he the hall. bought a 45-foot naval cutter HMY Sheemaun and for the next five years spent weekends and school holidays with Among Ron’s other roles, he was the Assistant crews of pupils on trips down the tidal Thames, across the Housemaster in Harbinger for 12 years and was held in Channel to Belgium and France, southwest to the Channel considerable esteem by John Calver and Ian Pearson. Islands and even up the Seine to Paris. In 1983 Points asked He either directed or assisted many successful College Ian to become Housemaster of Harbinger. There was much productions, and his offering of Moliere’s The Miser in 1981 to do, in particular in establishing a homelier atmosphere was especially well received. In the sporting arena, Ron in the division. The transformation of the culture of was a member of Leander and a passionate rowing coach. Harbinger was to become Ian and Reggie’s proudest The J14, J15 and J16 crews won 8 gold medals, 1 silver and achievement at the College. 2 bronze on his watch. In the Wardroom, he was a great supporter of many enjoyable events. Ron left the College Aged 60, at the end of 1994 Ian decided to retire to a Escape to a little normality.... cottage near Kingsbridge in Devon, close to Dartmouth. in 1987 to take up an appointment at St. Joseph’s College and be assured of the warmest of welcomes in a stunning location Over the next 25 years he “mellowed and learned to enjoy in Ipswich.” the ordinary things of life” especially his family, the Daily Special OP discount of 10% on published tariff IAN PEARSON (1934-2020), a valued, popular and Telegraph crossword, golf, singing in a church choir and The Berry Head Hotel and Apartments, Brixham, Devon TQ5 9AJ very hard-working member of staff at Pangbourne College preaching at Holy Trinity church, Salcombe more than Tel: 01803 853225 • www.berryheadhotel.com 1973-1994, last Executive Officer at the College, and 60 times. In his late 70s he began to lose energy and was Proprietors: Sarah and Edward Bence (66-70) Housemaster of Harbinger 1983-94, died at the end of diagnosed with vascular Parkinson’s – a disease that does December 2019 aged 85. Ian was born in Shanghai where not respond well to normal medications. Eventually Ian AA 4 Star AA Rosette award his father managed a brewery. The family remained there moved into a nursing home where he died.

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OFFICERS KAREN HARTSHORN Elected To Retire In December, 2020 Karen President Mark Dumas 2020 2025 Hartshorn, Director of Vice President Merrick Rayner n/a Development at the College Chairman Phillip Plato 2020 2022 since 2016, left the school as Secretary Adam Lewis part of the reorganisation of her Treasurer Paul Lawrence 2021 2024 department. As she departed, she Hon. Vice-Presidents Lionel Stephens sent the following message to OPs: Robin Knight Ian Williams "After moving my family from Dorset over the Christmas Richard Shuttleworth holidays, I started work at Pangbourne in January 2016. The OP Events Robin Paine n/a first couple of years coincided with the planning and delivery of the College's Centenary Year, and what a blur that was! ELECTED COMMITTEE MEMBERS The spectacular OP Mansion House event happened about six weeks into the new role, followed by a year of William Donaldson Mike Nicholson events, royal visits, and a superb trip to the OP Weekend in John Fisher Andrew Scott-Priestley Auckland organised by Robin Paine. Larry Howard William Skinner David Metcalfe Jonathan Spencer I have really enjoyed meeting so many entertaining and Claire Morphy (Whitehead) Andy Wells interesting Old Pangbournians. I've also enjoyed seeing five David Nicholson years of Sixth Form students leave as confident young OPs. Personal College highlights included singing in the College OP SOCIETY ACCOUNTS – Choir under the direction of Ellie Calver, performing at St Paul's Cathedral, and for Her Majesty The Queen in the YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020 Falklands Chapel. I also remember being stunned (in a good Given the unprecedented nature of 2020, a partial way) the first time I attended the College's Remembrance Financial Report for the 12 months ending 31 August 2020 Sunday service; I had never experienced anything like that. was presented to the OP Society Committee at its meeting in October 2020. I must thank the Committee of the OP Society, who welcomed me into their midst these past five years and Its highlights were: allowed me to suggest, develop and try new things. It • General Funds held at Lloyds Bank totalled £46,250 was always a pleasure to attend meetings and spend time (£45,115 in 2019). speaking with the committee members and to see their • Debtors totalled £2,423 (mostly expenses connected commitment to the College and fellow OPs. with the production of Vol. 2 of The OP Record). The past year has been like no other. Whilst I wasn't planning • Total Expenditure in 2019-20: £9,433 compared to to leave Pangbourne in the midst of it, I'm really £17,229 in 2018-19 (reduced due to the lack of OP pleased to be moving on to a challenging and creative events in 2020). new role in the charity sector. I will be Fundraising, • Total Income in 2019-20: £304 compared to £9,149 Marketing and Communications Director for the Berkshire, in 2018-19. Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust from early Notes: The OP Society agreed in 2018 to gradually redistribute funds in in 2021, helping a cause which is really close to my heart. its bank account in the form of grants and donations to small OP projects and to Pangbourne College. With that in mind, a deficit in the balance Best wishes to the entire OP community, and thank you for sheet is likely in the years ahead. your friendship and support these past five years."

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