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CAMIER, Vernon Russell(’ 44) Vern’ s daughter, Annabelle Ahearn, wrote: Vernon Russell Camier was born at Elsternwick on 15 February 1926, and attended Scotch from 1938 to 1943. Also at Scotch was his cousin Ian William Camier( born 24 April 1927, SC 1942, died 14 January 2012). Vern won colours for athletics as a member of the 1940 to 1942 Athletics teams, and rowed in the 1943 1st VIII, losing the Head of the River to Melbourne Grammar School on the Yarra. In what was the equivalent of Year 10, Vern first experienced skiing at Scotch, and it was a passion Vern retained right through to the age of 84. From 1945 to 1946 he served in the RAAF, and he was demobilised as a leading aircraftman.
Vern graduated with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from Melbourne University in 1952. His entire career was spent working as a civil engineer, including with the Country Roads Board( now VicRoads) on bridge and road construction. In 1955 he supervised the construction of an electric powerhouse at Willington, England, and he also worked on railway tunnelling for the duplication of railway lines heading north out of London.
Vern returned to Australia in January 1957, working as a project manager for Thiess Brothers until 1960, primarily on irrigation channels, bridges and weirs at Tatura. He also worked on the Maltby Bypass on the Princes Highway to Geelong. Vern’ s final 26 years until retiring in 1986 were with consulting firm Garlick & Stewart, supervising road and drain work around Melbourne, as well as water supply works around Victoria.
He married Wendye Elizabeth Johnston at Scotch on 8 November
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1958. Their grandsons attended Melbourne Grammar School and Hutchins School, Hobart, Tasmania. He was an active member of the Old Scotch Collegians’ Association and regularly attended OSCA functions until this year. Vern died peacefully at home at Kew on 26 June 2017 aged 91.
CHARLTON, Barrie James(’ 50) Barrie’ s daughter, Sally-Anne Charlton Smith, wrote:
Barrie James Charlton was born at Mooroopna on 13 September 1932, the son of a newsagent. He came from Murchison to board at Scotch in Arthur Robinson House as a member of Littlejohn House from 1946 to 1949.
He was an avid sportsman, a gentleman and a scholar. Barrie represented Scotch in the 1949 1st XVIII as a midfielder, and in tennis and rowing( as a cox). His passion for life and his sports was evident as he continued his sporting career playing tennis, and football with the Goulburn Valley Football League.
Barrie’ s knowledge and skills gained from his education at Scotch enabled him to follow a lifelong career as a stock and station agent. His life was fulfilled through his children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren, to whom he devoted his love and life. He was very proud of his education at Scotch, and shared his stories of it with his family.
Barrie died at Advanced Care Yarra Valley Nursing Home, Yarra Junction, on 20 February 2017. I had the honour and pleasure of being part of his journey in life.
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CLARKE, Ian Raleigh Edgerton(’ 48) Ian’ s wife, Heather, wrote:
Ian was born at the Ballarat Base Hospital, Ballarat, on 26 October 1930, the son of medical practitioner and Old Boy Raleigh Clarke( born 12 August 1896, SC 1910-13, died 22 November 1958). Ian’ s long and proud family history at Scotch included his grandfather John William Clarke( born 22 August 1857, SC 1870-73, died 21 February 1904), great-uncles George Foster Clarke( born 14 June 1850, SC 1864-66, died 23 July 1897), Michael James Clarke( born 21 December 1851, SC 1864-67, died 26 May 1928), Charles Theophilus Clarke( born 27 April 1855, SC 1870-?, died 7 March 1939) and Albert Edgerton( born 23 May 1868, SC 1882-83, died 24 June 1927), sons Campbell( SC 1970-75) and Murdoch( SC 1972-76) and grandsons Ed Whittle( SC 2001-06) and Thomas Whittle( SC 2005-10).
Ian attended Clifton College( 1936-37) then Scotch( 1938-48). In 1953 he graduated with a Diploma of Pharmacy and was apprenticed to Howard Denny and Alan Day in Swanston Street. In 1955 Ian purchased a pharmacy in Inkerman Street, East St Kilda.
On 3 March 1956 Ian married Heather Mary Murdoch at Scotch. They moved to Horsham in December 1957 to run a pharmacy. Ian helped establish the Jaycees. They travelled with their children to England by ship in 1961, returning in 1962 after travelling throughout the British Isles.
In 1963 Ian opened a Kew Junction pharmacy, moving it several doors up Cotham Road in 1966. He sold the business in 1972 to join the Commonwealth
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Department of Health, to administer the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. In 1981 Ian joined the Drugs and Poisons Section of the Victorian Health Department as a senior poisons control officer. He retired in 1992.
Ian joined the Rotary Club of Balwyn in 1977, and in 18 years of membership was president and a committee member. In the mid- 1970s he joined the Liberal Party’ s Balwyn branch, and was active for 40 years. Ian joined the Probus Club of Balwyn in 1993 and was active until his health failed. He loved researching his family tree, and travelling overseas with Heather.
Ian died on 27 August 2017.
CLAYTON, Kenneth Reginald(’ 54) Ken’ s son, Jim( SC 1977-89), wrote:
Ken was born at Camberwell on 22 February 1935, attending Scotch from 1942 to 1954. He followed in the footsteps of relations including his brother Roger Martin Albert Clayton( born 28 October 1932, SC 1941-50, died 18 May 2016), cousin Geoff( SC 1940-48) uncle Rice Hopkins‘ Forty-five’ Clayton( born 19 September 1897, staff 1925-63, died 22 December 1984) and grandfather Martin Arnold Gibbs( born 28 August 1866, SC 1882-84, died 25 January 1916).
Ken completed a teaching qualification and helped pioneer Scotch-at-Cowes camps. Ken began teaching at Geelong College( 1959-62), where he was also a boarding house master. In 1963 Ken moved to Perth to undertake a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Western Australia, and was simultaneously a boarding house master at Scotch College, Perth – a portent of things to come.
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