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Christopher Richard Miles (G, 42-46):
died 16.11.2015. Brother of PDM (G, 4449). He resigned at the end of the RMAS
course to concentrate on farming, first at
North Park Farm, Godstone, where he bred
Jerseys, which were his pride and joy.
Chairman of a cooperative trading cereals.
Later, as the farm was overtaken by a gas
pipe line and the M25, he converted a large
proportion of his farm at Bletchingly into a
golf course, which has become an
environmental oasis. Fishing and stalking
filled his life. He became fascinated in the
natural colonisation of Norfolk by the stork
and travelled the world to study the bird.
He is survived by Jean, his wife of 59 years,
and their two sons and two daughters.
Christopher Jeremy Morse (K, 42-46):
died 4.2.2016. Son of FJM (Coll, 11-15)
and father of RSM (K, 72-76), AWM (K,
74-78) and SJM (G, 76-80). Exhibitioner,
Sen Co Prae, Latin Prose and Speech
Prize, Greek Prose and Verse Prize, Silver
Medal English Speech and Gold Medal
English Verse. National Service, KRRC.
Goddard Scholarship and Ella Stephens
Scholarship, New College, Oxford, 1 Class
Mod 1951, 1 Lit Hum BA 1953. Whilst at
Oxford he won five of the seven major
prizes. Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford
1953-68 and 1983-2011. Banker with
Glyn, Mills and Co 1953-64. Executive
Director, Bank of England 1965-72 and
Non-Executive Director 1993-97.
Alternate Governor for UK of IMF 196672. Chairman, Deputies of Committee of
Twenty (IMF) 1972-74. Appointed
KCMG for services to the reform of the
international monetary system. Deputy
Chairman Lloyds Bank 1975-77,
Chairman 1977-93: the youngest clearing
bank chairman ever, and by the end the
longest serving chairman among the
world’s top 50 banks. Chairman,
Committee of London Clearing Bankers
1980-82. Member, Council of Lloyd’s
1987-89. Vice President British Bankers’
Association 1991-92. Member of NEDC
1977-81. Governor, Henley Management
College 1966-85. Vice President, Business
in the Community 1992-98. NonExecutive Director, ICI 1981-89 and
T H E T R U S T Y S E RVA N T
thence of Zeneca 1993-99. Freeman, City
of London 1978. Chancellor, Bristol
University 1989-2003. Hon LLD Bristol
1989. Fellow of Winchester College 196783 and Warden 1987-97. President, Crown
& Manor Club 2002-2010. Received Ad
Portas 2012. British Chess Problem
Society 1977-79. Publication, Chess
Problems: Tasks and Records 1995. He was
FIDE International Judge for chess
composition from 1975. An eminent
banker who, but for opposing government
policy, could have been Governor of the
Bank of England and Head of the IMF. His
life could be summed up as conservative,
creative, competitive and caring. He was
willing to lend his help, be you Chairman
of the Board or the washer-up. He is
survived by Belinda, his wife of 60 years,
and their three sons and a daughter.
Obituaries The Times and Daily Telegraph.
See Richard Morse’s appreciation above.
Peter Murray Agnew Ansdell (B, 43-47):
died 5.2.2016. Lausanne University,
French History and Literature 1947.
National Service, Coldstream Guards,
with whom he served in Malaya 1948-50.
He first worked with Eburite Corrugated
Containers 1950-57; for Bowater Paper
Corporation 1957-61; and Collins
Publishers 1961-70. He then became
Managing Director of Heart of England
Cottages 1970-89. In retirement he took
up creative writing and won a competition
with a story about the Knights Templar at
Quenington. At Buckland, since he had
the gift of the living, he was instrumental
in re-filling a church empty of a
congregation. He could play on the piano
by ear from the classics to Noel Coward. A
gardener who created a lovely garden at
every house he lived in. He supported his
wife when she was national President of
the Donkey Breed Society. He is survived
by Susan, his wife of 57 years, and their
two daughters and a son.
George Graham Ernle Money (G, 43-48):
died 16.9.2015. Brother of JEdeBM (G, 4954) and father of JDEM (G, 75-79) and
PGEM (G, 80-83). VIII. He was born just
when Walt Disney introduced Mickey
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Mouse, and was nicknamed Mouse from
birth. National Service, Royal Engineers,
he ser