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Salute to the Colonel Number 20 Spring 2013 The magazine for former pupils and friends of Glasgow Academy and Westbourne School Salute to the Colonel ETCETERA 20.indd 1 11/04/2013 19:04 Editorial Contents ‘I prefer to stand!’ 3 Updates 4 Early-onset Anecdotage Yesterday I had the privilege of joining the people of Stirling in celebrating the life of Scotland’s oldest soldier. 5 Anecdotage Lt Col Francis Saunders – known pretty universally as Frank – served in two 12 Reunions and get-togethers world wars. Although only a boy during The Great War, he acted as a bicycle messenger scout in London and vividly recalled dodging bombs dropped 14 Academical Club from a Zeppelin – believing that every next one had his name on it. As we 16 Westbourne now know, he dodged not only German bombs but everything else that life had to throw at him and lived to the remarkable age of 106. 18 ‘One small cut for man… one giant lawn for mankind!’ I first met Colonel Saunders at our inaugural ‘Summer Evening on the Terrace’ in 2006 when he was only a few weeks short of his 100th birthday. 19 A Book of Thanks Believing that we would have a ‘frail’ and extremely ‘elderly’ Academical 20 From our overseas in our ranks, we were determined that his visit, however short, would be correspondents… as comfortable as possible. In the event, Frank was one of the first to arrive and stayed until the last possible minute, engaging pupils in conversation 22 Family announcements and refusing all attempts to make him to sit down. ‘I prefer to stand!’ was his 24 Obituaries repeated refrain to any who approached him with a chair. 27 Picture Post Wanting to make a fuss of him, we presented Frank with a picture of The Academy. In response, he made a 10-minute impromptu speech in which he deftly corrected my mispronunciation of his surname (I called him ‘Sanders’) Do we have your e-mail address? and rebuked us all gently for setting too much store by mere age alone. He It’s how we communicate best! was a most unusual enigma - an extremely modest man who clearly loved an audience! Keeping in touch In reaching his century, he followed a family tradition. His grandfather made The External Relations office is situated it to 100, while his father, a master mariner, lived to 105. With typically wry in Colebrooke Terrace. Former pupils are humour, he said that the secret to his long life was ‘a strict regime in which always welcome to pop in for a chat and look I enjoy a drink and a smoke every day’. But it was not mere age alone that round the school. Just give us a call to arrange made Frank Saunders remarkable. He had a youth and an energy about him a time. Our address is Colebrooke Terrace, that men half his age rarely possess. Glasgow G12 8HE and you can contact us on 0141 342 5494 or at [email protected] After the local government reorganisation of 1995, he stood as an independent candidate in the 1999 Stirling Council elections. When a The Glasgow Academical Club 21 Helensburgh Drive, Glasgow G13 1RR newspaper described him as, ‘A brave heart at 92!’ he responded: ‘I don’t President – Iain Jarvie like the word “elderly”. I prefer “mature”. I am still in possession of all my E-mail – [email protected] faculties and I can easily walk 10 miles a day without any ill effect.’ He also Secretary – Kenneth Shand revealed that he was doing all his own canvassing and clerical work. Tel: 0141 248 5011 At an event at Stirling Castle to mark the launch of Scotland’s Veterans Day E-mail: [email protected] in 2008, he asked for greater awareness of the efforts of the Armed Forces. The Academical Club pavilion He said: ‘It is important to celebrate our veterans. I took part in many is available for functions. campaigns and was involved in the first Battle of Alamein. People were Academical Club’s London Section killed and it was not nice. The armed forces are still doing these things today. Secretary – David Hall, 20 Cadogan Place People ought to appreciate them. I hope Veterans Day helps achieve greater London SW1X 9SA awareness of their efforts. Tel: 020 7235 9012 E-mail: [email protected] ‘It amuses me that I am the oldest veteran - but it saddens me that the others my age are all gone.’ Like us on Facebook; join us on LinkedIn Now Frank Saunders is gone too. Gone, but not forgotten. Malcolm McNaught, Director of External Relations [email protected] Cover photograph: Michael Lyon, Stirling Council 2 Etcetera ETCETERA 20.indd 2 11/04/2013 19:04 Updates Neil Brown (1992) shares a joke with some Afghan tribesmen Kath and Neil at the Queen’s colours parade last year. Frederick Anderson (1868) whom I now know to be Ryan Seeley In response to the article in Etcetera (2009), had some spark and character. 18 (Sporting Academicals in Shanghai Ryan kindly offered to pick me up from – Past and Present) Fred Anderson’s the station in order to collect the new great-grandson, Richard Lucas, got car, and within a couple of minutes Neil Brown (1992) in touch. He is offering a prize to we realised that we had both been to I am coming to the end of my military members of our community who may be the same school! Good to know that career and have attached a couple of interested in researching and completing entrepreneurial zeal is still imbibed at snaps that would perhaps advertise the a biography on Frederick Anderson. The Academy. CCF well - Afghanistan last year. I have For more details on the rules, research Alen McCulloch (1980) been married for 10 years to Kathryn expenses and prize on offer, please and we have three children - Rosie (8), contact him directly via: Angus (7) and Fraser (5). [email protected] Mahiul Muqit (1992) It’s the way he sells them! Mahuil has been appointed Consultant I phoned up Henry’s (Skoda) a few Ophthalmologist at the world-leading weeks ago in order to research the Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. possibilities for a new car for my father, After undergraduate studies at St Mary’s Dr Ian McCulloch (1947). This is a Hospital in London and Glasgow, he dealer with whom I have never had any has trained as an ophthalmic surgeon dealings, and I was delighted to realise specialising in Vitreoretinal Surgery. immediately that the Sales Advisor was Most recently he completed Vitreoretinal clearly keen and enthusiastic. Even on Fellowships in Oxford and Manchester. the phone I could tell that this man, Etcetera 3 ETCETERA 20.indd 3 11/04/2013 19:04 Updates Early-onset Anecdotage Awards School sports day in 1986 John Doak (1972) I am pleased to report that John Doak was included on Her Majesty the Queen’s 2013 New Year’s Honours List and has been awarded the Cayman Islands Certificate and Badge of Honour presented by His Excellency the Governor of the Cayman Islands in recognition of his services in the preservation of architecture and the history of the Cayman Islands. The attached photo taken shortly following the ceremony shows my wife Jackie and my children Jaime, Jackson, Cameron Claire and Jonathan. (I’m the guy with the medal !) I say ‘1986’ as I think Stewart Teachers as far as I can remember: Simmers is the chap in red rugby late Mr Tyson (always willing his charges to higher levels of effort!), Mr McNaught, Mr ‘Christ’ top and he would have left by Gray, and Mr Woods in the background sporting a 1987. As you can see it is the blue fantastic head of hair. ribbon event of tug o’ war where Morrison House are about to win! On the rope: If memory serves, we had the Stuart Simmers (he seems taller in that photo than I remember him!), Julian Richmond, late advantage in that pull as we were Gordon McKay, Alan Breckenridge (I think he pulling down hill on that section changed his surname to Pirie after leaving of the 100m track. school), Kemp (forgot first name), Dunbar (forgot first name), Chewie (nickname) Julian Richmond (1987) J Niall Scott (former Academy parent) Niall Scott - father of five children who all attended Glasgow Academy - was awarded an OBE in January 2013 for services to Community Relations and Young People in Scotland. Congratulations, Niall! Niall was a partner in the UK law firm McGrigors where he served as Chairman and Managing Partner. He is currently chairman of U.K. Fisheries Offshore Oil and Gas Legacy Trust Fund, a director of JW Galloway Limited and The Offshore Pollution Liability Association, as well Mrs Ritchie’s boys (1979) as a board member at Scottish Ballet and Roddy Strang (1987) sent us a series of photographs of class groups from his The Treasury Solicitor. Niall is also a schooldays. It’s interesting to note that, in the early ones, he can name (and spell) public interest member of the Council of his contemporaries (almost) perfectly; by the end, however, he’s struggling and the Institute of Chartered Accountants can’t even recall the Rector’s name. He says he must be getting old. Who are we of Scotland and a Trustee of several to disagree? charities. Back row (left to right): Roderick Strang; Graeme Ogle; Ewan Cameron; Alistair Smith; Mark Dunbar; Michael Harper; Brian Massey; Callum McKechnie; Lincoln Browning Middle row: Andrew Waddell; Colin Kee; Derek Muir; Peter Murray; Andrew Fife; Paul Jarrett; Martin Benson; Christopher Park Front row: Jonathan Marks: Rudi Sternschein; Stuart Carlisle; Thomas Cordiner; Mrs Ritchie: Martin Sinclair; Guy Wardrop; Gilles Graeme; Robin Dorman On ground: Scott Simpson: Brian Morton: Austin Sellyn: Robin McClure: Martin Forbes 4 Etcetera ETCETERA 20.indd 4 11/04/2013 19:04 Anecdotage Globe Players 1955 ‘Life’s never fair!’ I read with great interest Robert Trythalg’s article in the winter edition of Etcetera.
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