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Artillery 1955-57. Scholarship, Trinity
College, Cambridge, 1 Maths. MA
1964. He first worked in Holland
with Shell Petroleum Co 1960; then
in Colombia for Esso 1964; English
Electric Computers 1967; and then
returned to Shell in 1968, first as
Chief Programmer in Lagos where
he reconstructed complex systems
and files destroyed in the civil war.
He was then assigned to Brazil as
Head of Computer Techniques and
Development. Finally, he returned to
Holland as Head of Economics and
Planning, where he was involved in in
exploration and production projects,
some with budgets exceeding £1bn.
He retired from Shell in 2006 and took
on consultancy work in the Middle
East, predominantly in Oman. He
is survived by Patricia, his wife of 60
years who accompanied him on 23
house moves, and their two sons and
two daughters.
Julian Guy Rowbotham (D, 51-56):
died 20.8.2018. He coxed 2 nd VIII.
Hertford College, Oxford 1956-59
Medicine and coxed the Blue Boat in
1958 and 1959. He then completed
his medical training at King’s College,
Durham, MB and BS 1963. He won the
Annual Aerobatics Cup in 1969 whilst
a member of Newcastle University
Air Squadron and then began a long
medical career, first as House Surgeon,
then House Physician and then
Senior House Pathological Officer at
Newcastle General Hospital. He acted
for a time as Medical Officer at the
Shell Hospital, Brunei. He is survived
by Dorothy, his wife of 52 years, and
their two sons and a daughter.
James Michael Grindall Fea (A, 53-
58): died 14.10.2018. Brother of RWBF
(A, 49-54) and father of JHMF (A,
87-92). When quite young he had
his appendix removed in a hospital
overlooking Molineux Stadium and
thereby he became a lifelong supporter
of Wolves. After spending a year on
a farm in the Canadian prairies he
returned to the United Kingdom to
The Trusty Servant
begin a 50-year career in the Law.
He ultimately became a partner with
Ryland, Martineau & Co. He was
Deputy Registrar and Legal Secretary
to the Bishop of Birmingham, with
duties ranging from donning a wig and
gown to process down the Cathedral
to sorting out problems under the
Clergy Discipline Measure. He was
Chairman, the Mental Health Review
Tribunal and of the Multiple Births
Foundation. He worked for a large
number of charities involved in
education, art and health in the West
Midlands. He was an enthusiastic
supporter of the renaissance of
Birmingham, particularly through
his fundraising for the construction
of Birmingham Symphony Hall. He
loved sport and skied for over 60
years. He was churchwarden at White
Ladies Aston for many years. A true
gentleman and a gentle man. He is
survived by Clare, his wife of 53 years,
and their two sons and twin daughters.
Malcolm Reginald (Reggie) Dale (Coll,
53-58): died 13.9.2018. Brother of HJD
(K, 54-58). Co Prae, VI (56-58), Running
Stripe, Boxing Team, Secretary of
Debating Society. University of
Grenoble 1959 – French Language
and Civilization. Exhibitioner, New
College, Oxford 1959-63 2 Mods
and 2 Greats. He first worked for
the Financial Times in 1963 and
became one of the top international
journalists of his generation. He made
his name as the FT Brussels bureau
chief 1968-76, covering the UK entry
into the then EEC. He was European
Editor, London 1976-81 and then the
US Editor in Washington and member
of the White House press corps during
the Reagan administration. He joined
the International Herald Tribune, first
as Economic and Financial Editor in
Paris 1987-93; he then moved back to
Washington as syndicated columnist
on global affairs 1993-2000; he founded
and edited the European Affairs policy
magazine and became public policy
scholar at Woodrow Wilson Center
in Washington 2002-06. He then
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founded and became Senior Fellow
and Director, Transatlantic Media
Network at the Center for Strategic
and International Studies 2006-16
and the Atlantic Council 2017-18. He
was President, European Journalists
Organisation, Brussels 1973-75. He
was a fervent Francophile with a
home in Hampshire and his village
house in Provence which he cherished
for 42 years. Married (1) 1965 Bronwen
Watkin Williams (marriage dissolved).
(2) 1987 Susan Barre (marriage
dissolved) (3) 2001 Helle Clausen, who
survives him with his two sons and a
daughter.
Roger de Ferranti Forster (H, 53-58):
died 5.12.2018. Father of CPZF (H,
83-89) and SAVF (B, 92-96). He played
rackets for the school. Magdalene
College, Cambridge where on his
Housemaster Ronnie Hamilton’s
suggestion he read History; 2 History
BA 1963. He was catapulted into
running the family farm and later with
his wife he set up his own independent
farming enterprise where he gave
free rein to his many innovative
and exciting ideas. He worked with
the Grassland Research Institute
and the Farm Electricity Council
who developed further his ideas. He
was a fearless skier, competing for
Cambridge. He became an intrepid
driver of classic cars and one most
memorable adventure, with his middle
son, he drove a 1937 Ford V8 ‘Woody’
from London to Saigon through
Russia, Tibet, the Gobi Desert and
China. He remembered all his life the
words of Sheridan ‘Tilbury Fort…
very fine indeed!’, drilled into him
by his housemaster. A gentle, loving,
unassuming but exceptional man. He
is survived by Trödissita, his wife of 54
years, and their three sons.
Michael Ruarc Eraut (Coll, 54-
59): died 7.9.2018. He was born in
Rawalapindi, then in India, now
Pakistan. He first came to England
on the Empire Windrush – he thus
claimed to be one of the first Windrush