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The Trusty Servant
Youngs & Co, Malaya 1954-58. He was in practice with Fawcetts, Salisbury 1960-88. In retirement he acted as Treasurer for Amnesty International, the National Children’ s Orchestra and the University of the Third Age. In 2001 he set off by himself on a 50-day tour of Australia to meet old friends and explore pastures new. His last words, addressed to his wife, were simple and very appropriately,‘ Thank you.’ He is survived by Damaris, his wife of 52 years, and their two sons and two daughters.
Anthony Valentine Barford( E, 42-46): died 28.10.2014. National Service with the RAMC, after which he started his medical training, first at University College of South Wales, BSc 1951. He fenced for the University of Wales. He then attended Welsh National School of Medicine, MB, BCh 1956. He first worked as a House Officer at Morriston Hospital, Swansea and then after training at Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford he started a long career as a geriatrician, in which he ended up as a Senior Consultant in East Birmingham Hospital 1969-95. During this time he was involved in developing two new purpose-built units and was a staunch supporter of the West Midland Institute of Geriatric Medicine as secretary and editor of the house journal. FRCP( Edinburgh) 1967. He retired in 1995 to live near Salcombe, where he embraced the Arts through NADFAS, founding a local society and becoming Chairman for the south-west area. Throughout his life he had an interest in skiing, golf, shooting, computers, radio ham and photography and was a very accomplished pianist. He always saw the good things in people. Married 1986 Veronica Chester, who survives him with his stepson.
John Martin Button( F, 43-47): died 14.1.2018. Brother of RMB( F, 44-49). Co Prae. Brasenose College, Oxford, 2 Law 1950. MA 1952. Qualified as a solicitor with Clifford Chance 1954. He then made a career move to merchant banking with Gresham Trust 1960-69.
He became a director of Ansbacher & Co 1970-96 and became Chief Executive of Ansbacher Offshore Group 1971-96, expanding the business to the Bahamas, Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands, Monaco and Zurich. He then set up the Federal Trust in Guernsey in 1996-2016. He was a keen yachtsman throughout his life, a passion he gained at Winchester when he cycled from Winchester to Southampton to sail. He was cruising together with his wife in their yacht‘ Rapscallion’ right up to 2016. He helped to restart the Sailing Club at Winchester after the war. He is survived by Ruth, his wife of 63 years, and their three sons and a daughter.
Hubert( Hugh) Gaitskell Ashton( E, 43-48): died 28.10.2017. Son of CTA( E, 15-20) and father of CJA( E, 70-79). National Service, Irish Guards, with whom he led the Bank Picquet from St James to the Bank of England. Trinity College, Cambridge, 2 Economics and Law, MA 1970. FCA 1966 with Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co 1953-61. He first worked for Schroders 1961-85, rising to be Head of Corporate Finance. He became Director at Hanson Plc 1985- 89 and finally Chairman of the Close Brothers Group 1989-95. When the bank was bombed by the IRA in 1992 he visited the scene of the bombing on the Saturday, dressed for a wedding, and was interviewed with the Lord Mayor. He was a non-executive director of BAA Plc 1986-93 and a Tax Commissioner 1972-2005. He was church warden for St Peter’ s, South Weald for 20 years; was on the Court of Essex University 1971-2005; President of South Weald Cricket Club 1981-2004. He became High Sheriff of Essex 1983 / 84 and DL for Essex 1983-2005. He was a liveryman with Skinners’ Company for 62 years, serving as Master 1986 / 87, during which year the Company celebrated its 660 th Anniversary. He was on the Governing Bodies of Tonbridge School from 1992, being Chairman 1999-2002, and of Brentwood School from 1975, rising to be Chairman 1990-96. He was a Trustee of the Butler Trust( Prison Service
Award Scheme) 1991-96. He was an Essex man to his roots but his deepest and closest loyalty was to his wife, Anna and his family, on one occasion involving a helicopter flight from a prize-giving at Marlborough to a sports day at Abberley Hall. He was survived for three months by Anna, his wife of 61 years, and their three sons and a daughter.
John Francis Robert Ryall( I, 43-48): died 8.2.2018. Brother of MJR( I, 39-44). National Service, Royal Tank Regiment. New College, Oxford, 3 Jur 1952. MA 1956. Westcott House, Cambridge 1952- 54. Ordained 1954. He was first curate at Petersfield 1954-56. Subsequently at St Mary’ s Portsea, Warblington with Emsworth, St Agnes, Freshwater Bay, Frating with Thorrington, Great and Little Yeldham and finally at Shalfleet in the Isle of Wight before he retired in 1995. Married( 1) Doris Burgess( died 1999) and( 2) 2000 Patricia Lower( died 2006). He is survived by his neice.
Roger William Barklam( C, 44-48): died 14.11.2017. National Service, Royal Artillery 1949. Trinity College, Oxford. He then worked as an insurance broker with Lloyds from 1952. He became Chairman of Hughes-Gibb and later a director of Faber and Dumas. He specialised in racehorse insurance and devised a bespoke policy for the US thoroughbred Secretariat, who won the Triple Crown of the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes in the US in 1973. He was also responsible for insuring Shergar who was kidnapped in 1983 and never seen again. He also insured the famous boxing kangeroo, Cassius Clay. He had the talent of switching effortlessly from being a no-nonsense businessman into an effervescent charmer. Married 1962 Angela( Goo) Butters, who died 2002. He is survived by their two sons and a daughter.
Neil Kenneth Maitland( G, 45-47): died 13.1.2018. Brother of JSM( G, 39-44). He was evacuated to Canada in 1940, returning in 1945 on HMS Nelson. He came to Winchester for VI
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